by Paul Kenney | Dec 4, 2014 | Industry News
Manufacturer Says ‘Rope-Free’ Elevator System Could Revolutionize Buildings Industry ESSEN, Germany—German manufacturer ThyssenKrupp claims to have developed the world’s first “rope-free” elevator system. The company says its MULTI...
by Paul Kenney | Dec 4, 2014 | Industry News
HVAC&R Manufacturers Optimistic About Prospects for 2015 WESTPORT, Conn.—There is growing optimism for improving economic prospects for the HVAC&R industry in 2015, according to a recent ASHRAE Journal and AHR Expo survey. Eighty-seven percent of respondents...
by Paul Kenney | Dec 4, 2014 | Industry News
Stanford Team Invents ‘Mirror’ to Beam Heat From Buildings Into Space PALO ALTO, Calif.—Stanford University engineers have developed a coating material that can help cool buildings, even on sunny days, by radiating heat away from the buildings and sending...