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Do you want to know more about indoor pollution
BESA: 83% of people want to know more about indoor pollution There is still a wide knowledge gap about indoor air quality (IAQ) in the UK, but more people are starting to ask questio...Read more -
Musings on HVAC&R-Heat Pumps and Heat Storage
Introduction Heat pumps are rapidly expanding as an effective means of preventing global warming and promoting carbon neutrality as heating equipment that can replace fossil fuel combustion equipment. The efficiency ...Read more -
NY State Implements Ban on Fossil Fuels in New Buildings
On May 2, the New York Senate and Assembly passed the state budget, which contains a provision banning gas cooking stoves and furnaces as well as propane heating in most new residential buildings. New York City passed a similar ban on natural g...Read more -
Weatherization Is Key to Effective, Low-Cost Building Electrification
Billions of dollars in Inflation Reduction Act rebates are set to become available beginning this year to help households improve their energy efficiency and electrify. As state energy offices prepare their programs to disperse the funds, they ...Read more -
Growth in global oil demand is set to slow significantly by 2028
Growth in the world’s demand for oil is set to slow almost to a halt in the coming years, with the high prices and security of supply concerns highlighted by the global energy crisis hastening the shift towards cleaner energy technologies, acco...Read more -
Five Questions with Air Quality Expert Jon Dougla
With smoke from wildfires in the news, impacting large portions of North America, we sat down with Jon Douglas, the air quality expert, for advice everyone can use to protect indoor air quality when outdoor condition...Read more -
BESA boosts for IAQ training to mark clean air day
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) is marking this year’s National Clean Air Day (CAD) by launching a major new approach to indoor air quality (IAQ) training. The theme of this year’s CAD #CleanAirDay on June 15th is ‘Clean up...Read more -
Renewable power will shatter more records
Global additions of renewable power capacity are expected to jump by a third this year as growing policy momentum, higher fossil fuel prices and energy security concerns drive strong deployment of solar PV and wind p...Read more -
IOR focuses on“NextGenCooling”
World Refrigeration Day has announced the theme of “Next Generation Cooling: The Future is in our hands” for this year's celebrations on 26th June. World Refrigeration Day celebrates the people and technologies responsible for creating and main...Read more -
Mainstream AC Brands Expected to Raise Prices
The expectation of global inflation is rising, impeding development of the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) industry. First of all, the sharply increased copper price is not friendly to air condition...Read more -
U.S. Poised to Embrace Heat Pump Heating on a Large Scale
The United States has mainly used gas-and oil-fired equipment for space heating and hot water supply for many years, but it is now making a decisive shift to electric heat pump heating and hot water supply, to counteract soaring en...Read more -
Comprehensive PFAS ban would have devastating effect
The EU's planned ban on the entire PFAS group of substances would endanger many industrial processes - especially the technologies of the energy transition. Many entrepreneurs from the mechanical and plant engineerin...Read more
