Engineering researchers at the University of Florida found performance of home and business air conditioners plummets when they're undercharged with coolant.

Air Duct Cleaning Standards in the Works from NADCA

July 31, 2001

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Standard will recommend that hvac systems be cleaned based on a regularly scheduled basis and provide details about how clean the systems should be.

Study Reveals Growing Demand for Energy Management Services

July 31, 2001

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Customer interest in the newest energy management services is growing.

May Construction Contracts Slip 2%

July 20, 2001

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Large declines were reported for healthcare facilities (down 31%), warehouses and amusement-related projects (each down 26%), and hotels (down 19%).

Energy Alliance Launches Ad Campaign Urging Adoption of Comprehensive Energy Plan

July 20, 2001

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America's quality of life is at stake, group says.

Donation of Motor Drive Technology to Benefit Students

July 20, 2001

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Drives to provide hands-on study of revolutionary electrical control.

Regulators Look to Develop Markets

July 12, 2001

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The FERC directed power grid managers in the Northeast and in the South to develop broad regional power transmission management organizations.

Legionnaires' Outbreak in Spain Spreading; 178 Now Affected

July 12, 2001

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Sanitation crews using chlorine worked to disinfect four air conditioning systems found to be lodging the bacterium.

ASHRAE Publishes 2001 Pocket Guide

July 10, 2001

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The guide provides a general source of hvac/r information from ASHRAE Handbook charts, tables, graphs and equations, including the 2001 ASHRAE Handbook Fundamentals.

New Massachusetts Program Lets Businesses and Municipalities Decrease Electricity Costs

July 10, 2001

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Company's 42,000 business and municipal customers taking default service now have new choices of power suppliers and an opportunity to lower their electric bills.

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