Latin America. This Friday, May 20, starting at 10:00 a.m. (Bogotá/Mexico City time) ACR Latin America will hold the Air Conditioning for Hospitals Summit, a free virtual space with lectures on air conditioning solutions for hospitals and health centers.
United States. On the evening of May 22, 1922, Willis Haviland Carrier invited 300 people to a sheet metal workshop in Newark, New Jersey, for a free meal and boxing match followed by the introduction of the first centrifugal chiller technology. Today, Carrier celebrates the centenary of the invention of the centrifugal cooling machine that, in many ways, made the modern world possible.
International. A Japanese refrigerant specialist announced the development of the new HFO-1123 blend, a low-GWP refrigerant that is expected to be the next-generation standard for air conditioners; a work carried out in cooperation with the University of Tokyo.
Argentina. FEMSA, owner of the Coca Cola brand, inaugurated its factory in Buenos Aires, located in the industrial center of Ezeiza, being the first sustainable building in the country and the first industrial building to obtain LEED GOLD certification in Argentina.
United States. Emerson announced that its Sensi smart thermostats received the 2022 Energy Star Partner of the Year award. As a three-time winner of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy's highest honor, Sensi also receives the Sustained Excellence Award, the only smart thermostat to receive this award.
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