The Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute adopted an Internet-based virtual meeting system to help reduce the cost of member participation in standards development and to speed up the standards process.
Goettl Air Conditioning, a small manufacturer based in Phoenix, joined Goodman Manufacturing, maker of Amana appliances, in urging the Bush administration to abandon its plans to roll back the residential central air conditioner and heat pump standard.
Strict air quality standards and demands from employees and building tenants are forcing employers and building operators to improve air quality. This demand will increase revenue in the air filtration market to $1.51 billion by 2007, according to consultant firm Frost & Sullivan.
The replacement of cooling chillers that use ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons is expected to nearly reach the halfway point this year, according to a survey of large tonnage liquid chiller manufacturers.