Barcelona, 23 March 2015 ADELTE recently secured two contracts for the design, manufacture and delivery of a total of 62 innovative Preconditioned Air units: 42 will be installed at Incheon International Airport and 20 more at Palma de Mallorca Airport.

After the launch in 2014 of a new version of the ZEPHIR Preconditioned Air Series (PCA), improving heating and cooling performance for a wide variety of stationed aircraft in all climatic conditions, ADELTE kicks off 2015 by introducing a complementary line of PCAs featuring cutting-edge full Inverter technology, engineered to deliver optimum airflow with an increased efficiency of up to 35% while consuming the minimum energy.

AENA commissioned ADELTE to engineer and install 20 ground-mounted PCAs with Inverter technology at Palma de Mallorca Airport. Distributed in 10 units of 30Tn, 6 units of 40Tn and 4 units of 70Tn, these GSEs are to be delivered in two phases, starting this summer, and will ensure a significant decrease of operational costs, refrigerant load and CO2 emissions and will contribute to improving the sustainability of the Balearics first airport.

Constant dedication to R&D&I is crucial for providing better service and delivering the most advanced gate solutions to clients around the world. With this totally new Inverter Technology, ADELTE is definitely pushing the GSE sector to the next level and accelerating the process towards green airports. comments Jordi Floreta, Vice-President & Commercial Director at ADELTE.

ADELTE was also awarded a contract by Incheon International Airport for the delivery of 42 PCAs, all ground mounted as well. The 27 units of 100Tn, 13 units of 45Tn and 2 units of 60Tn are scheduled to be supplied in the second half of 2016 for phase III of the airport extension. High quality pre-conditioned air, environmentally-friendly R-410A refrigerants, smart PLC control, durability and ease of maintenance are among the many advantages of the South Korean new GSE acquisition.

The ZEPHIR Series include 7 models: PCA 25, PCA 35, PCA 45, PCA 60, PCA 75, PCA 90 and PCA 100. The ZEPHIR Inverter Series include 3 models: PCA-Inv 30, PCA-Inv 40 and PCA-Inv 70.

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The Heat Network (Metering and Billing) Regulations 2014 are UK-wide regulations implementing some of the requirements of the EU's 2012 Energy Efficiency Directive, and apply to anybody who is a 'heat supplier'. A heat supplier is a person who supplies and charges for the supply of heating, cooling or hot water through either:

The regulations will have a far-reaching impact that many landlords may not have appreciated, as they will apply to many multi-let buildings where the landlord recharges the cost of heating, cooling or hot water supplied through a DHN or CH to at least two final customers.

The aim of the regulations is to allow users of heating, cooling and hot water supplies to be aware of the level of their consumption and as a result be incentivised to reduce that consumption. The largest share of CO2 emissions from UK buildings come from space heating and water heating.

Landlords' main duties under the regulations

Duty to notify by 30 April 2015

Heat suppliers must provide certain detailed information in relation to each of the DHNs and CHs that they operate to the National Measurement Office (NMO) by 30 April 2015. The information then needs to be updated every four years.

Required information includes the estimated total, per calendar year, of the installed heating capacity, heat generated and heat supplied; the number and type of buildings supplied by that system; the number of final customers supplied by that system; and the number and type of meters or heat cost allocators installed in the buildings supplied. There is no charge for making this notification but the NMO can impose civil sanctions for non-compliance with the notification requirements. These sanctions may include compliance notices or enforcement undertakings, and financial penalties for non-compliance with these notices.

Duty to install meters by 31 December 2016

Where there is more than one final customer, heat suppliers that operate DHNs or CHs must ensure that meters are installed in that building to measure the consumption of heat, cooling or hot water by each final customer by 31 December 2016, unless it would not be technically feasible or cost effective to do so. This assessment has to be repeated every four years.

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A man hired to install a furnace at a Louisville woman's home faces charges after police said he took her money and never performed the service.

According to an arrest warrant, the woman paid James Jarvis Jr., of Jarvis Heating and Cooling, $1,250 on Nov. 1 to install a furnace at her home near Fairdale.

After receiving the check, the victim said Jarvis, 53, never returned to perform any of the work and never provided any of the materials to the victim, according to the warrant.

The woman told police she didn't have heat in her home all winter.

Police said Jarvis and the woman had known each other for more than 10 years.

Jarvis is charged with theft by deception under $10,000 and knowingly exploiting an adult more than $300.

Jarvis was previously served a warrant in a similar case.

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EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. (PRWEB) March 16, 2015

Although Spring is around the corner, frigid temperatures remain stagnant across the state of New Jersey. Gold Medal Service, an award-winning heating, cooling, plumbing, waterproofing, and electrical home service company, offers energy efficient tips to make sure New Jersey homeowners HVAC systems dont go into hibernation early, leaving you in the cold.

By making some simple habit changes and opting for energy-efficient products, you and your family can reduce your annual energy bill, and subsequently your greenhouse gas emissions.

Investing in more energy efficient systems can save you a ton of money over time, said Mike Agugliaro, co-owner of Gold Medal Service. Up to half of your utility bill can be from heating costs, especially if the HVAC system is older than 15 years, because it costs more to run. You can save nearly 25 percent every month by investing in a more energy efficient heating and cooling and water heater system.

One way to cut down? Turn down the temperature of your water heater. A second option is the ENERGY STAR Tankless Water Heater. Unlike its traditional counterpart, the tankless water heater only heats the water as its needed and goes into standby mode when the demand for hot water ceases, so it uses less energy, and produces an endless supply of hot water.

Other factors that determine what your annual heating costs are:

If youre not ready to invest in a new system, here are a few more tips to keep your home warmer this winter:

We can also use products like AEROSEAL to seal duct work in old homes to improve efficiency, or if temperatures are uneven and youre not ready to put in a new unit we can install a split system by Mitsubishi to resolve the problem, said Agugliaro. Its reassuring to know that your home is safe and comfortable, and we are committed to providing that for you and your family.

About Gold Medal Service Gold Medal Service, rated A+ by the Better Business Bureau, was founded in New Jersey in 1994 with just two employees. Their vision was to provide homeowners with a reliable and trustworthy home service company customers could count on to fix just about anything that could go wrong in a home. Since then, Gold Medal has grown to include more than 120 employees and technicians solving plumbing, heating, cooling, electric, drain, waterproofing, and sewer issues for homeowners across the state of New Jersey. Gold Medal Service is an Angies List Super Service Award recipient. For more information, call 800-576-GOLD or visit http://www.goldmedalservice.com.

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OK, so we probably dont really need some of the things that are available, such as Boschs Indego robotic lawnmower, for example ideal if you dont fancy pushing a mower around the lawn yourself (1,299.99; bosch-indego.com). Or the Geberit AquaClean 8000plus, a loo that washes your bottom with a special spray (it has five different intensity levels). It also has a variety of special pampering functions, including a massage setting which has an invigorating effect, and an integrated warm-air dryer, as well as the most useful part an automatic odour-extraction function (4,422; geberit-aquaclean.co.uk).

Luxury loos and musical baths

Sir Stirling Moss is apparently a fan of Geberits rival, the Japanese brand TOTOs new washlet, which cleans itself and has a heated seat, as well as a slightly scary-sounding Tornado Flush (11,400; gb.toto.com). Does the world really need a musical bath? The developers behind 250 City Road obviously think so their show apartment has one, operated by Bluetooth, which effectively turns the bath into a speaker. Or how about Natuzzi Italias egg-shaped Sound chair, which comes with an iPhone dock and loudspeakers concealed in the headrest? (from 2,200; natuzzi.com).

Despite these outlandish examples, incorporating smart technology into your home can make sense. After all, most of us have got a Sky box these days, or Apple TV. So if youre doing a whole renovation project, it makes sense to install a little bit extra.

There's no need for lavatory paper with a smart loo

Thats what Viki and Mike Lander thought when they bought a Seventies property in Clapham two years ago. The couple, who set up their own interior design and development company last year (ensoul.co.uk), gutted the house, which hadnt been touched for 30 years. As we were building from scratch, we wanted to put in everything we wanted to enjoy, but also try to future proof for new things coming down the line, says Viki. So, they installed the works.

Theres the Sonos sound system, with speakers in all the main rooms and the ability to play different music in each one, because as a family were really into music, and its a big thing for us to have it seamlessly through the house, (and having no dangling wires or loose cables means their two-year-old son Leo cant get his hands on anything dangerous). The sound system is controlled through the couples iPads, iPhones and the computer, but a separate system, Control4, manages the media content: two Sky boxes (so they can watch different things at the same time) and a big media server with the couples music and film collection.

Worldwide security

Security in their wealthy area of London is paramount, so an IP security system of three cameras patrols the front and back of the house, plus the basement the cameras can be viewed anywhere in the world as long as theres a wireless network. A separate IP video entry system means that Viki can hear the doorbell on her phone if shes in the garden or the park. The couple also put in a combined heating/cooling system, digital taps in the bath, shower and basins and a commercial grade IT network for super-fast broadband and IP telephony, which lowers the cost of phone calls. They didnt bother with controllable mood lighting, but did fit the light switch back boxes to accommodate a wireless solution at a later point if necessary. At a guess we probably invested about 35,000 on all of the gadgets, says Viki. Its a lot of money. But this is the perfect home for us and our family and weve designed it as such.

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NEWFANE >> After years of work, the Brookline-Newfane Joint School Board is moving forward with three energy projects.

Officials have begun seeking contractors to build and maintain a new solar array at NewBrook Elementary; to install a sophisticated new heating/cooling system at the school; and to install three new, gas-fired boilers.

Two of those projects were approved in a special vote last fall, and school officials have said the overall idea is to provide energy and HVAC services to the regional elementary in a less-expensive, more-efficient manner that also reduces the institution's carbon footprint.

"We're taking the next step in the selection process to find appropriate entities to take on this work," said Victor "Bud" DeBonis, chief financial officer for Windham Central Supervisory Union.

Any company interested in the projects can receive complete bidding documents by contacting contact DeBonis at 802-365-9510 or vdebonis@windhamcentral.org. Bids are due by 4 p.m. April 3 at the Windham Central office.

DeBonis said officials, in addition to advertising for contractors in local media, have searched online for qualified companies that might want to undertake such projects. "We've done our best to make sure we have quality bidders," he said.

He added that "there were some firms that approached us and asked us to send them information ... for the solar, primarily."

The planned solar project consists of a 500-kilowatt generating facility that would be constructed on school land. Voters initially rejected the project in June 2014, but members of the school board and a volunteer Energy Committee revised the plan, which was then accepted via a 195-96 vote at an Oct. 23 special meeting.

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Its almost finished and the fish are coming.

Thats the promise as one of the last major structural items on the Mossom Creek Hatchery rebuild was completed and the new hatchery equipment installed.

A green roof, provided by Architek Engineered Solutions for Living Buildings, was planted on a cold but sunny winter day two weeks ago. Plumbing and wiring for coho tubs, incubator trays and monitoring equipment is just about finished.

Now, volunteers are getting ready to accept coho and chum salmon fry in tanks and tubs they have been preparing for weeks.

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Project co-ordinator Pat Dennett, one of a bevy of volunteers working on the hatcherys resurrection, is fond of saying Were on schedule and on budget and he can continue to say those words as the fish hatchery, built with $1.15 million in community, business and government donations and in-kind services, gets ready to resume operations.

Within days, the first chum fry from the Alouette River and the first coho fry from Noons Creek are expected to arrive.

Then the work of caring for the fish begins.

Were pretty excited, Dennett told The Tri-City News during a tour of the facility.

Several months of planning and construction are coming to fruition but for retired educator and Mossom hatchery founder Ruth Foster, one of the biggest moments of the rebuild was the installation of the green roof.

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Zuora, the company that helps customers manage their subscription models, today announced a massive $115M funding round involving not just Silicon Valley venture capitalists, but also public market investors.

Those public market names include Wellington Management Company LLP and Blackrock Inc, as well as Premji and Passport Capital. Existing investors Benchmark Capital, Greylock Partners, Redpoint Ventures, Index Ventures, Shasta Ventures, Vulcan and Next World Capital also invested along with Dave Duffield, co-founder and chairman of the board atWorkday; and Marc Benioff, chairman and CEO at Salesforce.com.

Todays investment follows a $50M round in September 2013 and brings the total investment across all rounds to $250M, according to Zuora.

The size of this round and the involvement of those public market companies could signal that Zuora is ready to move to the IPO stage. While CEO and co-founder Tien Tzuo was not ready to commit to such a move, he did acknowledge that the pieces were in place should the company wish to go in that direction at some point. He said for now though, the company is content to take advantage of its non-public status.

We now have a size round normally only available in the public markets and the type of investors in public markets, but we arent public. We dont have to report on our earnings. We can continue to keep our heads down and work.

He added, We will IPO when the time is right of our choosing.

Tzuo admitted while he was excited to announce this type of round, the money was a double-edged sword in some ways because in his words, The bar has been raised. The expectations are high.

He didnt sound like a man who was afraid of that challenge, but he understood the implications of this type of investment.

Tzuo was an early employee at Salesforce, helped build its billing system and left in 2007 with the blessing and investment of CEO and founder Marc Benioff to start a company that would push the subscription model that Salesforce helped popularize.

In 2007, that thing we talked about as a different business model and Benioff [recognized]every company was going through a similar transformation. Stop selling products and start serving subscribers, he said.

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Washington, DC (PRWEB) March 09, 2015

In a move thats expected to increase the use of solar hot water systems across New York, the states Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is expanding its Solar Hot Water Program statewide to include projects that displace hot water produced by heating oil, natural gas, propane and wood, as well as projects that displace electricity. After the announcement was made today, Rhone Resch, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), which strongly supported the expansion, applauded Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his administration for their continued commitment to clean, reliable solar energy.

This is a win-win for New York, Resch said. This will help to create new jobs and spur the states economy, while also helping to improve the environment. This expanded program will benefit homeowners, businesses, farmers and not-for-profit organizations. Taxpayers will also gain because solar hot water systems can significantly reduce the electricity needs of government buildings. Once again, Gov. Cuomo and his administration are leading by example and theyre to be congratulated for their unwavering commitment to a clean energy economy.

According to the announcement, NYSERDA will begin accepting applications to the expanded Solar Hot Water Program starting March 20 on a first come-first served basis.

This solar hot water expansion is an opportunity for more residents, businesses and organizations to benefit from this clean energy resource, John B. Rhodes, president and CEO, NYSERDA, said in making the announcement. As with Governor Cuomos NY-Sun initiative for solar electric systems, solar hot water can lower energy bills and improve the environment, while helping the state increase the use of renewable energy.

According to Resch, innovative solar heating and cooling systems (SHC) are offering American consumers cost-efficient, effective options for meeting their energy needs, while lowering their utility bills. In fact, a report prepared for SEIA outlines an aggressive plan to install 100 million SHC panels in the United States by 2050. This action alone would create 50,250 new American jobs and save more than $61 billion in future energy costs.

About SEIA:

Celebrating its 41st anniversary in 2015, the Solar Energy Industries Association is the national trade association of the U.S. solar energy industry. Through advocacy and education, SEIA is building a strong solar industry to power America. As the voice of the industry, SEIA works with its 1,000 member companies to champion the use of clean, affordable solar in America by expanding markets, removing market barriers, strengthening the industry and educating the public on the benefits of solar energy. Visit SEIA online at http://www.seia.org.

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LEON Gilbert Home Comfort has received the 2014 Dealer Sales Award from WaterFurnace International, a leading manufacturer of residential, commercial, industrial and institutional geothermal and water source heat pumps.

Gilbert Home Comfort has experienced a tremendous amount of growth in recent years as a WaterFurnace geothermal heat pump dealer. Gilbert Home Comfort was the largest WaterFurnace dealer in the state of Iowa in 2013 and now again in 2014.

Presenting the award was Galen Betz, regional manager for WaterFurnace and Rick Rockacy, territory manager for the state of Iowa, during a visit to the Gilbert Plumbings office.

We are delighted to receive this award, which is a testament to the hard work of our employees and their commitment to the comfort of our customers, said Steve Gilbert Jr., president of Gilbert Home Comfort. Even as the national economy has struggled, it is exciting to watch our geothermal sales continue to grow, and we appreciate the fact that WaterFurnace recognizes our efforts and our achievements.

Gilbert began selling WaterFurnace geothermal products in 1993 and has watchedthat portion of their business grow as interest in geothermal energy has increased.

Geothermal systems tap the free, completely renewable, unlimited supply of solar energy stored just a few feet below the earths surface and use that energy to drive heating and cooling systems in both residential and commercial buildings.

Gilbert Home Comfort does a great job for WaterFurnace in southern Iowa and northern Missouri! They truly care for their customers. They are able to offer innovative solutions. They have solid values of integrity and family that form the bedrock of their company. said Rick Rockacy, WaterFurnace territory manager.

Homeowners who install a geothermal system before Dec. 31, 2016, can take advantage of a federal renewable energy tax credit of 30 percent of the total investment of the system.

The tax incentive can also be combined with any state and utility incentives available. Additionally, there is a state of Iowa renewable energy tax credit of 6 percent of the total investment in the system that is available until Dec. 31, 2016.

In addition to federal, state and utility tax incentives that enhance the affordability of geothermal systems, this cost-effective, environmentally friendly technology offers a host of benefits that includes:

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