REHAU Inc. announced completion of a radiant floor heating and cooling system for a historic warehouse located on Pier One, the northernmost pier on San Francisco's Embarcadero. What makes the Pier One project unique is not the use of a radiant floor heating RFH system to heat the building, but...
Halla Climate Control HCC, a subsidiary of Visteon, is a global manufacturer of air-conditioning parts and systems for passenger cars. Accenture partnered with Halla to initiate a performance-focused Enterprise Resource Planning ERP implementation project to help the company improve its management transparency, global operation capabilities and operational efficiency. As a...
This article briefs about two companies from Sweden and Germany, which met through the IRC network, and are together making 'smarter', smaller HVAC units to meet this growing market. More and more people expect to live and work in comfortable indoor temperatures and clean air all the year round. As...
To help organizations rapidly reduce telecomexpenses in an uncertain economic climate, Rivermine todayannounced Rivermine 6.0 -- the new standard in automated wireline networkand wireless device expense management. Taking its award-winning and patent-pending telecomexpense management TEM softwareplatform to a new level, Rivermine 6.0 offers a...
Integration of Resource Scheduler and Network Thermostats Provides Automated Climate Control of Scheduled Rooms to Reduce Costs and Carbon Footprint FRAMINGHAM, Mass. and WESTFORD, Mass. -- PeopleCube, provider of intelligent workplace, resource and energy management technology, and Proliphix, Inc., developer of the first and only Internet-enabled communicating thermostat...
JOHANNESBURG AFP — South African firms are resisting the urge to pull out of Zimbabwe despite an increasingly hostile business climate in the hope they will be in prime position to benefit from a future upturn. Once a relatively stable market, Zimbabwe has become a nightmare for foreign...
NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-10 July 2008-Munters AB acquires moisture and water damage restoration firm Vastgota Torkteknik ABC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Swedish air humidity and climate control systems developer Munters AB (OMX Stockholm: MTRS) said on Wednesday (9 July) that it has agreed to acquire Vastgota Torkteknik AB for...
FOUNTAIN HILLS, Ariz. -- PetGadgets.com is teaming with Komfort Pets to hook up six lucky pet owners with the most advanced and stylish pet carrier on the market. The Komfort Pets Carrier is the world's first climate-controlled pet carrier. Since its introduction, the Komfort Pets Carrier has been used by...
SYDNEY AFP — A major climate change report for Australia's government on Friday recommended the rapid introduction of an emissions trading scheme to curb greenhouse gases and warned that delay could be disastrous. "Without early and strong action, some time before 2020 we will realise we've indelibly surrendered...
While savvy driving saves gas, some driving techniques popular among hypermilers are dangerous and illegal. Do: -- Check tire pressure at least once a month and inflate tires to the vehicle manufacturer's standards listed in the owner's manual. Fuel efficiency is reduced by up...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/522bc2/2008_australia_u) has announced the addition of the "2008 Australia - Utilities - Environmental Focus for Smart Grids" report to their offering. For those needing high level strategic information and objective analysis of Australia's smart grid industry, this report provides essential reading and...
Coenco SystemR Helps Improve Work Environment and Productivity KENNESAW, Ga., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- With Metro Atlanta as the sixth largest distribution center in the country, Georgia continues to draw warehousing and distribution companies from around the world. Meanwhile, the costs associated with heating and cooling...
Enhances Global Capabilities for Life Science and Healthcare Industry PLANTATION, Fla. -- DHL Global Forwarding, the world's leading air and ocean freight service provider, continues to enhance its global capabilities for the life science and healthcare industries by expanding its network of Envirotainer QEP certified sites. The proper...
Coenco SystemR Helps Improves Work Environment and Productivity MARIANNA, Fla., June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Tri-States Automotive Warehouse owner Walter Spence no longer has to worry about significant downtime and expense to train new warehouse workers at his 100,000 sq. ft. facility in Marianna. "It was...
Lagotek Home Intelligence Platform HIP ver. 3.4 adds whole home window coverings control and more BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Lagotek announced the release of the new version of its Home Intelligence Platform HIP. With this version, the customers can control all their motorized windows coverings throughout the house with...
LOS ANGELES AFP — Republican nominee-elect John McCain Tuesday vowed to combat global warming without sacrificing economic growth, contradicting President George W. Bush on the need for binding emissions cuts. Unlike Bush, McCain pressed for mandatory cuts in emissions of warming gases as he spoke at a California...
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho -- The loss mitigation company Apply 2 Save, Inc. has expanded its capabilities to assist its customers by leasing an adjacent building in the northern Idaho Prairie Commerce Park as its new Operations Center. As the lead tenant, Apply 2 Save will now occupy an additional 18,712...
LONDON and BOSTON, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Hotech Edge, a leader in wireless building management networks, has developed and implemented a range of innovative wire-free building security and energy conservation applications for the hospitality industry based on Ember's ZigBee networking technology. Hotech Edge's G-Mesh networks cover entire...
BANGKOK, Thailand, Jun 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Only a few years ago not many people paid much attention to an exhibition devoted exclusively to the environment. But how quickly things change. Now with oil at over $130 a barrel, food and transportation costs soaring and climate change ushering in floods,...
The Philadelphia School Reform Commission made the right move in seizing control of six poorly performing schools run by private operators. Now that it has resumed operation of those schools, however, the district must hold itself to the same standard. The schools - operated by a variety of providers, including...
