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Distributors see slow growth ahead
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Distributors who made it through 2009 can congratulate themselves on surviving one of the most difficult years that HVACR wholesale distribution has endured in a long time. And while business is not back to pre-recession levels, the outlook is definitely improving.
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How will the global economy react to the crisis in Japan?
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Japan's earthquake and nuclear crisis have put pressure on the already fragile global economy, squeezed supplies of goods from computer chips to auto parts and raised fears of higher interest rates.
The disaster frightened financial markets in Tokyo and on Wall Street. Japan's Nikkei average lost 10 percent, and the Dow Jones industrials fell so quickly after the opening bell that the stock exchange invoked a special rule to reduce volatility.
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Wholesale prices move up 1.6 percent in February
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Wholesale prices increased 1.6 percent in February, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. This rise followed advances of 0.8 percent in January and 0.9 percent in December,
and marks the largest increase in finished goods prices since a 1.9 percent advance in June 2009.
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Locking caps fitted to stop refrigerant inhalation
Refrigeration & Air Conditioning
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Locking caps are being fitted on home air conditioning systems to deter young people from inhaling the refrigerant through the service valve. The resulting ingestion can cause death or brain damage, reports the Midlothian Exchange in the U.S. To address the growing problem, a new change in the Virginia building code took effect March 1 requiring all new home construction to have refrigerant locking caps on HVAC systems.
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Federal Reserve: US economy on 'firmer footing'
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The Federal Reserve expressed more confidence in the U.S. economy even as Japan's nuclear crisis raised worries around the globe. The Fed said the economic recovery is on "firmer footing" and the jobs market is "improving gradually," in a statement released after its meeting recently. That's a more upbeat tone from its previous meeting on Jan. 26. After that meeting, Fed policymakers said the rate of economic activity was
"insufficient" to bring about "significant improvement" in the job market.
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Reducing energy consumption in refrigeration compressors
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New rolling bearings for household appliances have been developed that reduce energy consumption in refrigeration compressors by up to 5 percent. By using these energy efficient bearings, the overall
energy efficiency rating of the compressor can be improved by one class.
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Industrial production grows for sixth straight month
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Factories likely produced more goods in February in response to greater consumer demand, boosting industrial production for the sixth straight month. Economists surveyed by FactSet expect output at the nation's factories, mines and utilities rose 0.6 percent last month. That would mark the biggest increase since December. Overall industrial production dipped 0.1 percent in January, the first decline in 19 months. But that mostly
reflected a decline in utilities following an unseasonably cold December.
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RHI provides spur for absorption and adsorption chillers
Refrigeration & Air Conditioning
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One part of the cooling industry will benefit from the RHI, as the government has ruled cooling from absorption and adsorption chillers as eligible for payments. The Department for Energy and Climate Change said: "Heat used for cooling counts towards the renewables targets under the Renewable Energy Directive and therefore, provided it meets all other eligibility criteria, it will be eligible for RHI support. Heat can be used to
provide cooling through absorption chillers; this is quite common practice in commercial and industrial uses. Therefore, cooling delivered in this way will be supported under the RHI."
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Standard on existing residential building performance improvement is under ANSI review
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The Air Conditioning Contractors of America Educational Institute Standards Task Team has announced an American National Standards Institute public review
period for a new standard, "Existing Residential Building Performance Improvement." The public review period will close on April 25. The proposed standard is said to identify the metrics, tolerances, approved procedures, and required documentation to (1) evaluate the current performance, (2) establish the basis to create performance improvement specifications, (3) identify approved approaches to implement the specified improvements and (4) establish the procedures to objectively assess the
performance change of the completed improvements.
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Smart grid budgets rising, survey says
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Budgets to support smart grid planning and implementation are increasing, according to a survey by Microsoft. In the Microsoft Worldwide Utility Industry Survey 2011, 73 percent of those surveyed said budgets for these efforts are on the rise. But the survey projected only a modest increase - 8 percent - in the number of utilities moving past smart grid planning and into implementation.
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Industrial production in US falls 0.1 percent; manufacturing gains
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Industrial production unexpectedly declined in February, led by a plunge in utility use, a Federal Reserve report showed. Manufacturing rose as automakers ramped up assembly lines. Output decreased 0.1 percent after a 0.3 percent gain in January that was initially reported as a decline. Manufacturing, which makes up 75 percent of the total, rose 0.4 percent last month following a 0.9 percent gain that was three times as large as
the prior estimate. Utilities output fell 4.5 percent on milder weather.
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France considers ban on pre-charged splits
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The French government is considering banning sales of pre-charged split system air conditioning units to the general public. According to AREA, the European contractors association, the French Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development is considering modifying the distribution system of these pre-charged systems by applying the same restrictions as with fluorinated gas in cylinders.
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