Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory have designed and built an advanced model system that successfully uses small quantities of magnetocaloric materials to achieve refrigeration-level cooling. According to Ames Lab ...

United Technologies has opened its new UTC Center for Intelligent Buildings in Florida. UTC describes the $115 million, 224,000 ft2 (20 800 m2) building as “a state-of-the-art innovation and technology experience center”. The building ...

Regal Beloit Corporation has acquired Nicotra Gebhardt Group on a worldwide basis. Regal Beloit, with a group turnover in excess of USD 3.5bn, is a leading manufacturer of electric motors, electric motion controls, power generation and power trans ...

Bitzer has acquired the shell-and-tube heat exchanger segment of Alfa Laval SpA based in Alonte, Northern Italy. This makes Bitzer the largest independent manufacturer in the shell-and-tube heat exchanger market worldwide. The products taken over ...

Home appliances maker Whirlpool Corp announced on April 24 that it is selling its Embraco compressor business to Japan’s Nidec Corp for $1.08 billion in cash, as it focuses on its consumer-facing businesses. The deal does not include Embraco ...

M. Anand Principal Counsellor, CII – Indian Green Business Council (IGBC)

Dr. Prem C. Jain Chairman, Indian Green Building Council

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Zeco Aircon Ltd. has been awarded ‘Saksham Saathi Award’ for doing exemplary work in the field of Apprenticeship Promotion. The award was conferred at a function held at Gurugram, Haryana on March 1 by the Chief Minister of Haryana Man ...

Honeywell Homes & Building Technologies hosted an event on Indoor Air Quality at The Leela, Mumbai on May 15. Named Connect 2018, the event brought together domain experts on the subject on a common platform for spreading awareness about the f ...

Buying an energy effi cient inverter air conditioner would be cheaper than a traditional one this year, given that the price gap between the two has come down to as low as Rs 3,000 from Rs 5,000 to Rs 6,000 last year. “With the scale moving ...

One of the leading air-conditioner players – Panasonic India – has pinned high hopes on the AC category and claimed that a majority of the sale growth would come from the e-commerce  platform. Gaurav Sah, Business Head – Air ...