BEAU LABEL INCREASES CAPABILITIES AND COMPETITIVENESS WITH FUJIFILM’S ILLUMINA LED RETROFIT SYSTEM

Hanover Park, Ill., March 21, 2018 – Fujifilm’s Illumina, an LED-UV retrofit system for converting any traditional UV or waterbase flexo press to LED-UV curing, allows for increased productivity and cost savings at Beau Label LLC, a third generation family-owned New Jersey-based print services provider celebrating their 51st anniversary in 2018.
Illumina represents the most powerful new or retrofit LED-UV curing system on the market. The UV energy emitted at Illumina’s 20% power setting is the same as the 100% power setting of other LED-UV curing systems. Patented LED technology delivers up to 44% more energy toward the substrate, resulting in faster curing.

“We recently converted our nine-color conventional UV, and our eight-color water based ink press (now full LED-UV) to Fujifilm’s Illumina LED-UV retrofit system.  Our install took only about a half day,” said Vincent ‘VJ’ Melapioni, president, Beau Label. “It was a very pleasant experience. We were up and running again very quickly.”

“We made the switch primarily due to the cost savings in electricity,” said Melapioni.  “Prior to our conversion, we were running 110 or 120 amps of 480 volt service to a press to run the UV’s,  and with Illumina, we are now running 10 amps of 480 volt service. That’s a significant savings.”

The Illumina LED-UV cure is an instant on/off process, dramatically lowering the energy usage and stress on lamp bulbs experienced in conventional “always-on” UV mercury lamp curing. LED-UV also eliminates the costs generated by cooling air blowers, ozone extraction and heat makeup systems. Illumina employs additional patented and patent-pending technology to achieve even greater savings, resulting in financial savings per retrofitted press per year. The patented design produces less heat than competitive LED technologies and heat-dissipation is also much more effective.

“With our previous system, we had a noise factor due to the powerful blower extracting the heat, which was also taking out the (HVAC) heating and air conditioning,” adds Melapioni. “Illumina has made a better working environment, which our operators appreciate. It’s quieter and more efficient to keep the temperature stable within our 30,000 square foot facility.”

Beau Label is also experiencing increased press speeds with Fujifilm’s Illumina system.

“Since installing the Illumina system we are seeing increased press running speeds upwards of 15 percent compared to conventional UV, and I know it’s capable of more,” adds Melapioni.

Beau Label is adapting to new output options since the Illumina install, catering to clients in the food, beverage, wine and spirits industry, as well as private label health and beauty segments, pet supplies, household, industrial and promotional products.

“Illumina will enable us to run shrink films without chilled drum rollers,” says Melapioni. “We are only a few months in, and that’s a possibility we are already entertaining.”

Beau Label converted to Fujifilm’s 300 Series inks when it converted existing UV presses to LED-UV. The more efficient design of Illumina is optimized with Fujifilm 300 Series flexo inks, and the inks are uniquely designed to perform equally well under LED-UV or conventional UV-arc curing.

“Fujifilm manufactures the (300 Series) ink, so in the unlikely event we have an ink issue, I’m not going to be told ‘it’s the lamps not the ink,’ and I know Fujifilm stands behind their high quality inks,” says Melapioni.  “With the Illumina system, we’ve had no issues with curing or adhesion on any substrate, and the ink colors are more vibrant.”

Beau Label opened its doors in 1967, started by Melapioni’s father, who previously worked for his father’s offset business. Over the years, Beau Label has grown its business, making investments in capital, acquisitions, real estate, and people.

“My father and two of his partners started in the label business many years ago,” says Melapioni. “My father will soon be 78 years old, and he still comes in to work every day.”

“I have a phenomenal team of over 30 full-time employees, with many of them being long-term, and dedicated to Beau Label, several with 30-plus years of service,” said Melapioni.

With continuous investment and expansion of his business, Melapioni looks forward to adding Illumina to his others presses in the near future.

“Beau Label is always looking for more business. If you’re not growing, you’re shrinking, you’re going backwards,” concludes Melapioni.

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Uncertain climate change policies create challenges for heating and cooling sector

As both federal and provincial governments bring regulations and policies in line with climate change agreements, Canada’s heating and cooling sector is wrestling with an uncertain future.

Warren Heeley, president of the Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI), which represents 1,350 individual and corporate members and another 200 associate members in the HVAC contractor sector, says there are two sides to the challenge, heating and cooling, but both root from government change.

On the heating side, there are uncertainties around what technologies will replace natural gas systems in residential and commercial spaces.

While Ontario’s Climate Change Action Plan calls for more biogas to be added to the fossil-derived natural gas pipeline grid and more vehicles to use natural gas as a fuel, the government backed away from a controversial plan to eliminate natural gas as a heating source by 2030.

Following Amsterdam’s lead, however, Vancouver has passed a bylaw banning natural gas by 2050 and the industry is concerned that no cost efficient technology is ready as a replacement.

Also, says Heeley, members are concerned about ramping up to learn about whatever technology is put in place and want to ensure they don’t end up in a Beta vs VHS war.

“The concerns are, OK so what do we heat homes and commercial spaces with?” says Heeley. “And what about the eight to 10 million installed natural gas furnaces? They aren’t going to give them up overnight.”

Similarly, on the refrigeration side, there are concerns that having just completed the shift to a higher standard of cooling efficiencies and CFC-free cooling mediums, new measures flowing from the federal government’s signing of the Montreal Accord in 2016 bring in a new set of demands.

“The issue is there’s many different types of cooling refrigerants out there and we really want the manufacturers to create a standard,” says Heeley.

At this stage the association has more questions than answers which is a source of frustration, he says.

First, since geothermal systems — either air or ground — are the most likely technology to replace natural gas devices, which of the technologies in the marketplace will be best suited to deliver 100 per cent heat?

The reality, he says, is those heat pumps will likely always need a backup heat source for the most extremely cold days. Mini-split heat pump units are popular in the Maritimes, he adds, but again they need backup.

While there is work being done on cold climate heat pump technology, there’s no certainty it will be practical for Canadian weather, what the cost will be and what the operating costs are since they all run on electricity which is becoming increasingly expensive.

Governments may be pushing people toward electrically-driven heat sources but the general populace is somewhat suspicious, given their experience with soaring hydro rates over the last seven or eight years.

Meanwhile, Heeley says, the natural gas sector is also lobbying hard and there are efforts to reduce the amount of emissive, fossil derived natural gas in the grid by adding more bio-derived natural gases such as methane from bio-digesters on farms and at sewage treatment plants.

For contractors, he says, there’s a need to clearly identify the most viable technologies, to train on their installation, maintenance and managements and to understand the performance characteristics in real world applications.

No one wants to place their bets too early and find out they backed the wrong horse, he says, but neither can they wait too long before they find they’ve fallen behind.

While Canada produces only 1.6 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, the federal government signed the Montreal Accord on Climate Change and wants to be seen as a leader in climate change strategy.

For the cooling and refrigeration sector, the issue is a continuation of changes that have been affecting technology and the refrigerant mediums used.

The first shift was in the 1970s and 1980s because CFCs were causing ozone layer depletion, Heeley says. Subsequently, in the 1990s there was a shift away from their replacement HFCs and now there’s another shift to newer formulations, ROTPs.

Other questions the HRAI faces are more political: If there’s a change in government will incoming leaders dismantle the strategies or change the timelines?

“There’s some skepticism,” he says. “And making the investment in new technologies is expensive, for both large and small firms.”

The issue is that there are so many different types of new technologies, he says, and the contracting industry wants the manufacturers to settle on a sector standard.

“The problem is when you formulate ever higher standard refrigerants they tend to be more volatile,” he says. “That means they’re more flammable and that’s a problem with vehicles and everything else.

“With the volatility now, you’re getting into issues with the building code. The horizon for this is 2020, then 2025. Really that’s now because manufacturers and contractors work on five year horizons.”

WATCH: Westerner Park unveils potential $180 million in improvements

Westerner Park recently revealed an update to their 2008 Land Use Master Plan that may include up to $180 million in improvements to the site.

“We have done a revision of the next 10 years and what that site development looks like,” Westerner Park CEO Ben Antifaiff said. “We are going to introduce those concepts today.”

The concepts outlined key initiatives including the $15 million Exhibition Hall which recently broke ground; a potential $26 million convention centre; a potential $17 million galleria; a potential $46 million new hotel; a potential $25 million twin arena complex; potentially $8 million worth of upgrades to the Centrium — which may include an expanded seating capacity of up to 8,500; and potentially an additional $15 million in upgrades to parking site services and other renovations.


Antifaiff said the plan outlines what the next 10 years at Westerner Park could look like and fundraising will carry on throughout the projects and will most likely include government grant money.

“It starts off with the current construction of the Exhibition Hall and envisions what future assets and venues we need at the park in order to meet our future development objectives,” Antifaiff said.

The hosting of the Canadian Finals Rodeo (CFR) at Westerner Park will be aided with these new developments, however, Antifaiff said that current facilities are able to meet the needs of that event.

Instead, these developments will go towards key components of Westerner Park’s business model, including the expansion of agricultural programming.

“This land use update addresses that by the new Exhibition Hall and future facilities,” Antifaiff said.

Another aspect of Westerner Park’s business plan is the improvement of the Enmax Centrium, which is approaching 30 years of age.

“We have a few things to address in the Centrium in order to ensure its longevity,” Antifaiff said.

While much of the improvements needed at the Centrium include their HVAC system, concessions and cooling systems, there is the potential for the expansion of 7,000 to 8,500 seats to the venue which will host CFR and will continue to host the Red Deer Rebels Hockey Club.

Key to both the development of the Exhibition Hall and the potential Convention Centre is the ability to host large scale trade shows and conventions, with the Exhibition Hall, opening in February 2019 initially being able to offer catering for groups up to 2,000. The proposed convention centre would have the capacity to host many more.

“We would like to attract more larger trade shows and conventions to Central Alberta and right now there isn’t sufficient space for a 5,000 person trade show,” Antifaiff said.

Antifaiff was reluctant to reveal the events that are currently in discussion but he did say Westerner Park is looking into bidding into a couple large-scale events.

“In the next three to five years, you are going to see events that have never been in Central Alberta,” he said.

One thing Antifaiff was excited for was the Exhibition Hall’s ability to convert to a full-sized soccer pitch.

“There has been a tremendous amount of interest from Alberta Soccer about what they can bring to Central Alberta because of our location. It is ideal being in the middle of that north-south corridor,” Antifaiff said.

Antifaiff also outlined that the Land Use Master Plan also includes two options: one with the current racetracks and one without.

Currently, the racetracks do not generate much revenue outside of Westerner Days and their removal would lead to some significant changes including a large expansion of available parking on-site.

Antifaiff said part of the night’s meeting was looking for public feedback on the racetracks future.

In the immediate future, Central Albertans can watch out for the construction of the Exhibition Hall between the Stockmans Pavilion and the Agri-Centre, followed by many internal upgrades which will be planned around upcoming larger events.

“We hope not to have too much disruption to our guests during the next phase,” Antifaiff said.

He added the Convention Centre would be a larger disruption if it happens, but that won’t be happening for at least five to six years.

Smart Office Market Expected to Reach USD 61.4 billion by 2023, at a CAGR of 11.26% during 2018-2023

As of 2017, the global smart office market was valued at USD 32.62 billion and is expected to reach a value of USD 61.4 billion by 2023, registering a CAGR of about 11.26% during 2018-2023 (the forecast period). Smart office is an integration of multiple technologies, which enables a centralized control and monitoring, helping in an efficient resource management. Traditional office spaces have manually-operated systems for lighting, surveillance, HVAC, and safety and access control. With the changing workplace environments, there is a need for scalable office infrastructure.

Global Smart Office Market Major Key Players:  Koninklijke Philips Nv, Honeywell International Inc., Abb Ltd, Schneider Electric Se, Siemens Ag, United Technologies Corporation, Johnson Controls International Plc, Cisco Systems Inc., Crestron Electronics Inc., And Lutron Electronics Co. Inc. (For more details register for sample).

Global Smart Office Market By Product: Smart Office Lighting, Security & Access Controls System, Energy Management System, Smart HVAC Control System, Audio _ Video Conferencing System, Fire & Safety Control System, Others

Smart office system deploys sensors, automated systems, and advanced communication networks, to enable a centralized control and the wireless data transfer for monitoring and data analysis. This system improves the efficiency of offices. Automated lighting systems and advanced HVAC systems help offices in a better energy management. Advanced connectivity systems in smart offices enable cross-continental communication with video-audio conferencing features. The growth in business and emerging business opportunities in the developing economies are driving the establishment of new infrastructure, with many consumers opting smart office systems for the future. This factor is indicating a growth in demand for smart offices.

Increasing Focus on Energy Efficiency is Driving the Market-

The top five consumers of the electricity are expected to account for more than 40% of the global energy consumption. Building operations are expected to account for around 36% of the overall energy consumption. With the growing demand for electricity, the consumption of natural resources has increased drastically, over the last decade. Rising concerns, over environmental safety, are pushing governments to initiate energy regulations, in order to control the overall energy consumption. This factor is pushing offices and other commercial buildings to reduce the overall energy consumption. Offices are looking to employ smart energy management systems, in order to reduce the overall energy consumption and control carbon footprint. Moreover, at present, companies are deploying automated lighting systems and smart HVAC systems. These systems enable operation based on presence and remain off in the absence of personnel. This factor is helping companies to reduce the energy consumption and growing environmental concerns. It is also pushing the companies to adopt efficient systems, which, in turn, is driving the rate of adoption of smart offices, globally.

Smart HVAC Control Systems are dominating the Market Landscape-

Smart HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) system is critical in the face of depleting natural resources, particularly fossil fuels, setting to raise the cost of energy supply and distribution, over the coming years. On the account of these regulations, most office buildings need smarter processes like heating and cooling, so that new office buildings can become more energy efficient. Moreover, for the millions of offices built over past decades, smart HVAC system is expected to become an essential investment opportunity, if companies are resolute to mitigate their effects on the environment and energy savings. Manufacturers, however, are taking these dynamics and even further presenting a wave of new products that include everything, from self-diagnose systems to variable-speed air handlers with electronic controls. Besides, smart thermostats are bringing the revolution with their wide range of applications in the Internet of Things office automation. The HVAC sensor market is increasing proportionately with the increase of building automation, along with the growing need for efficient and convenient technological systems in the office for numerous applications.

North America is Expected to Dominate the Market-

The North American smart office market is expected to witness an enormous growth rate, owing to the demand for smart lighting and security & access control systems. Technological penetration and the increasing security concerns among various organizations are propelling the growth of the North American smart office market, which stands on the top of the charts in terms of revenue. Over the years, North America has been taking a giant leap in terms of technological advancement, with companies making prosperous approaches to add value to the market growth. Market players in this region have launched advanced and efficient products, to deliver powerful services to organizations. Firms are leveraging devices, such as smartphones and other technologies, in order to get solutions at a faster rate and lesser cost, as technology penetration is high in North America. As of 2017, the United States held a major share of the North American smart office market. The majority of the companies in the United States have invested heavily in establishing a connected office environment, to maintain a certain flow of operations. Also, the intervention of IoT in the industry has made firms willing to invest to automate functions and help in optimizing the entire workforce efficiency. The increasing number of smart devices has been the primary reason behind the implementation of the connected offices, as more devices and a heavy dependence on the emerging cloud computing technologies will exponentially improve the quality of products and services being provided by the firms.

Home Automation Market – High Initial Cost for the Installation over 2025

Smart home automation products have gained immense popularity among households in a number of developing and developed nations. These computer-based systems are equipped with variety of capabilities that help household owners perform a diverse range of automation tasks, with higher energy efficiency. With the help of internet, these can control vital home functions remotely from anywhere in the world. Some of the common functions performed by home automation devices are automated heating and air conditioning, the operation of water sprinkling, security systems and alarms, ventilation and lighting of buildings, and controlling window coverings, kitchen appliances, and entertainment devices. In most cases, home automation devices are powered by renewable sources of energy to conserve energy. Or, they can be operated manually. A typical home automation system consists of computers and peripherals, interconnecting cables and wireless links, reliable net connection, and emergency backup. The proliferation of connected devices at homes and the constant advances made in the IoT networks are prominent trends bolstering the adoption of home automation systems. In addition, recent advancements made in the communication technologies, including sensors, is positively contributing to the growth of the market. The rising popularity of wireless home automation systems also bode well for the market. Advancements in wireless technologies such as infrared, Zigbee, and Wi-Fi are further expected to unlock exciting opportunities for market players in major regions. The advent of feature-rich products with long-term benefits is a key factor accentuating the growth of the market. The high installation cost may dissuade many homes to adopt smart home automation systems. Nevertheless, the launch of inexpensive technologies and the vast energy savings in the long terms are crucial factors likely to open attractive prospects in years to come.

Global Home Automation Market: Overview

Home automation system refers to a computer-based system that monitors and controls ventilation, fire systems, security systems, and lighting within a building. A home building automation system includes hardware and software, configured to work in tandem under the set protocols. With these systems, centralization of lighting, HVAC, security, and entertainment is enabled via integration of electrical devices. Although most of the home automation devices are powered by electricity, they can be manually overridden whenever required, and owing to advancements in device communication standardization, devices with distinct aspects that are made by different companies can connect and function together. The basic principal of home automation system is to conserve the usage of energy as much as possible and utilize renewable resources whenever possible. With rapid urbanization across the world and increasing security issues, the demand in the global home automation market is expected to escalate at a healthy rate during the forecast period of 2017 to 2024.

Global Home Automation Market: Key Trends

The increasing need to increase the efficiency of various domestic application is the primary factor that is prompting the adoption of home automation systems across the developed and emerging economies. Several functionalities of home automation depends on internet connectivity, which has improved multifold in the recent past and thereby positively reflecting on the global home automation market. Proliferation of smartphones across the world is another factor that is augmenting the demand for home automation, as consumers can now track security on the real time and improve comfort levels. Conversely, high initial cost for the installation of these home automation systems is the most prominent hindrance for the market from reaching its full potential.

Application-wise, the global home automation market can be segmented into lighting, safety and security, entertainment, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC). Out of these, safety and security segment serves most of the demand, although HVAC segment is also expected to surge rapidly during the forecast period owning to growing awareness to conserve energy. By technology, the market can be bifurcated into wired, power-line, computing network, and wireless. Wireless segment, which can be further sub-segmented into Wi-Fi, Z-wave, Zigbee, and KNX, currently is the most profitable.

Global Home Automation Market: Market Potential

Continuous technological advancements in the field is leading to devices that are smarter as well as efficient as far as energy conservation is concerned. Though the bargaining power of the suppliers is decreasing as several smaller vendors are offering substitutes, the demand for advanced products with long-term benefits are expected consistently open new opportunities for the players.

Global Home Automation Market: Regional Outlook

Region-wise, the market can be divided into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa, and rest of the world. Currently, technologically advanced countries such as the U.S. and Canada, with high acceptance rate of luxury service, make North America the most lucrative region for the market for home automation. Europe market is expanding at a sluggish rate, while Asia Pacific is projected to show the most prominent growth rate during the forecast period.

Global Home Automation Market: Competitive Analysis
Some of the leading companies in the global home automation market are 2GIG Technologies, Honeywell International Inc., Schneider Electric SA, Control4 Corporation, Crestron Electronics, Inc., iControl Networks Inc., Vantage Controls, ADT Corporation, AMX LLC, Siemens AG, and Johnson Controls. In this fragmented competitive landscape, the players in the market are focusing on strategic alliances and research and development of innovative products in order to expand their shares.

Ontario businessman who saved millions by going green reveals his secret

Paul Rak is a businessman, not an environmental activist.

But when he realized eco-friendly changes could save him money, double his equipment and allow him to hire more workers at his southern Ontario metal fabrication plant, he couldn't refuse.

“It’s a huge misnomer to say, ‘Oh, it’s going to cost jobs,’” Rak explained. “If you increase standards, you improve employment.” #cleaneconomy
The cost-cutting measures also happened to slash his plant's carbon pollution.

Since 2006, Rak said he's saved $2 million and grown his workforce by 25 per cent at VeriForm Inc. in Cambridge, Ont., through dozens of adjustments to the plant's natural gas and electricity use.

He said his experience proves that stricter environmental standards don't kill jobs or growth.

“It’s a huge misnomer to say, ‘Oh, it’s going to cost jobs,’” Rak explained in an interview on March 14. “If you increase standards, you improve employment.”

Among other changes, Rak outfitted his plant with newer equipment that uses less energy and requires less maintenance, changed the plant's electricity-use patterns to avoid being dinged at higher rates, and tightened up factory floor rules to better conserve heating in the winter.

The changes have cut his greenhouse gas emissions down from 261 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent a year in 2006, to 60 tonnes in 2017 — a reduction of 77 per cent. With the help of purchased offsets, the plant now bills itself as carbon neutral.

It didn't take long-term investments, said Rak. Instead, “we were seeing paybacks of about three to six months on these projects."

Although his efforts were voluntary, Rak argues that Ontario should be looking to build on the environmental standards for businesses that it already has in place, because he believes doing so will create more jobs.

"When you say (for example), ‘These cars need to be more efficient,’ somebody’s got to do the engineering, we need to apply the newer technology — so it always increases jobs, and it makes us leaner with less waste," he said.

VeriForm was featured in a March 2018 report by the Smart Prosperity Leaders' Initiative, which brought together businesses, labour leaders, NGOs and others to brainstorm Canada's transition to a low-carbon economy. The report reached several conclusions, including the need to keep "world-class environmental standards” in Canada, like carbon pricing, in order to continue to attract private investment.

Voters in Ontario, Canada's most populous province, will soon face a choice about how seriously to heed their words.

Ontario's green regime under the microscope
As Ontario prepares to go to the polls on June 7, the province's environmental policies, including its carbon pricing regime and support for renewable energy programs, are being put under the microscope by its main opposition party.

Doug Ford, leader of the Progressive Conservative party, has previously called the province's Green Energy Act, which supports renewable energy, a “scam,” and said putting a price on carbon pollution — currently required under Ontario's cap and trade system — is a "job-killer."

Ford has repeatedly described Ontario's carbon pricing as a large cost to the economy, despite government figures showing it has in fact raised more than $2 billion in provincial revenue. Ford's team declined to reveal the source of his figures to National Observer.

“The carbon tax is a terrible tax. It’s a terrible tax for the people of this province. It’s a job-killer, absolute job-killer, to companies around Ontario, right across this country,” Ford said at a Feb. 28 leadership debate. “We’re trying to compete worldwide, with our hands tied behind our back.”

Meanwhile, his former leadership rival, Tanya Granic Allen, who is seeking her party's nomination to run as a candidate in Mississauga-Centre, has attacked renewable energy and questioned humanity's contribution to climate change.

"I’m going to take those wind turbines and I’m going to rip them right out of the ground," she said at the February leadership debate in Ottawa. Constituency members of the riding eyed by Granic Allen will meet on April 21 to decide whether to nominate her at the party's candidate for MPP.

When Rak hears those kinds of comments, he wonders whether the person saying them has really thought things through.

“I’ve met politicians," he said. "I’m not sure if they’re educated on these things, if they’re just trying to win voters, or if they’re really looking long-term at making us competitive."

He's not alone in his understanding of going green for profit: VeriForm was given ideas, technical support and organizational resources by regional sustainability initiatives, which boast about the dozens of firms they connect with that are happy to push green standards forward.

There are approximately 70 organizations in VeriForm's region around Waterloo, Ont. that are working on reducing their environmental footprint in business-friendly ways, said Tova Davidson, executive director of Sustainable Waterloo Region, which supported VeriForm through its Regional Sustainability Initiative.

"We are happy to support this local movement which is being scaled across Ontario," she said.

Mike Morrice, executive director of Green Economy Canada, a non-profit based in Toronto and Ottawa, said the green movement is widely supported across southern Ontario businesses, "from breweries to insurance companies to utilities."

"We’ve seen there are plenty of business leaders who are keen to respond, and in doing so, who want to stay ahead of whatever standards or regulations politicians set that raise the minimum bar for their competitors," he told National Observer.

Campbell’s Soup factory singled out
Ford’s pitch is that Ontario’s green policies are hurting business. At the February leadership debate, he pointed to Campbell Soup Company’s Jan. 24, 2018 announcement that it was closing its iconic manufacturing facility in Toronto as evidence.

“Right now, we have a company closing called Campbell’s Soup, down in Etobicoke. A hundred years — 100 years they’ve been in business,” he said. (The plant itself opened in 1931, which is 87 years ago.)

“When we had a talk to the people at Campbell’s Soup, do you know what they said? They said, ‘How can we compete, when we have the highest hydro rates in North America? Highest property taxes? Highest water rates?" Ford continued.

"And then, you try and burden us with a carbon tax? That’s unacceptable.”

National Observer asked Campbell Soup Company on March 28 if it could confirm the meeting with Ford or a member of his team that he described, whether it had ever expressed concern about Ontario utility rates and property taxes hurting competitiveness, or whether it considered carbon pricing to be a “burden.”

Nicky Thomson, the company’s senior manager of media relations, acknowledged on March 29 receiving a query from National Observer but did not respond to repeated emails and phone calls on March 29, April 2 and April 4.

The company's press release said it was keeping its Canadian headquarters and commercial operations in Toronto, moving to a new location, and moving its soup and broth production south of the border to U.S. plants. It said the plant's closure was due to "excess capacity" in its supply chain, thanks to "productivity improvements" and less canned soup being produced overall.

It's unclear how much the company has had to pay as a result of Ontario's cap and trade program — if anything.

Ontario’s emissions reporting data indicate the soup factory emitted 31,629 tonnes of climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions between 2016 and 2017. That number is greater than the 25,000-tonne cutoff point, over which Ontario mandates that a facility partake in cap and trade, meaning the soup factory would likely be in the program.

But it is also relatively low compared to the highest carbon polluters in Ontario that emit amounts in the millions of tonnes per year. Out of 270 listed facilities with emissions greater than zero, provincial data show the soup factory emitted the 116th largest amount.

More importantly, the province is currently giving away free emissions credits specifically to help businesses comply with the program while staying competitive, and “most large emitters” will receive these free allowances until 2020, The Canadian Press has reported.

Calculating exactly how many free credits the soup factory was awarded is difficult without more knowledge of the facility, because the province takes into account a wide range of factors about each individual emitter when choosing how to give out the freebies.

How VeriForm greened its operations
Rak's business of metal fabrication — cutting, bending and assembling sheet metal to create structures — is a relatively energy-intensive endeavour.

His plant has drill presses, welding machines, plate rollers, and other large, heavy equipment. The plant itself is also large, requiring lots of lighting, heating or cooling depending on circumstances.

There are different ways for metal fabricators to green their operations. Some are adopting fiber laser cutters, which use far less power than traditional lasers, while others are buying newer, more efficient welding machines.

Prior to his own climate-friendly changes, Rak's delivery trucks were keeping his plant’s bay doors open as they unloaded, letting the cold air in, so he installed a system to alert staff that the doors were open using an LED notification. This allowed them to moderate the heat in the winter.

“We used to spend $6,000 a month on natural gas, now we’re lucky if we spend $600,” he said.

Rak said he makes $4 million a year in gross sales. While he didn’t want to reveal his annual revenue, he said it has “more than doubled” since adopting the new sustainability measures.

This works out to “$70,000-plus per year” in electricity savings, “about a tenth” of what they were 12 years ago, he said. He's also saved “$30,000-plus per year” in natural gas savings and “easily $35,000+ a year” in maintenance savings, he added.

He put in place new rules around what machines are run at what time, and began monitoring their power draw. Running all the equipment at once, he said, leads to a spike in power use that will lock in the plant at that peak electricity rate over the month. He also changed the factory lighting to lower-energy bulbs.

“We get live charts that show our usage,” he said. “We’ve been able to reduce our peak, almost every year for the last five years, by around 15 per cent every year, just by monitoring it.”

As for staffing, 20 per cent of his costs over a two-week period were on secondary shifts, like weekend shifts, he said. Juggling staff schedules saved on heating and lighting expenses.

Rak said the sustainability savings allowed him to increase VeriForm’s staff, despite the 12-year cost-cutting exercise. He said he could not report staffing figures with “absolute certainty” but said his workforce is “about 25 per cent larger.”
Support from regional sustainability initiatives
Rak said his work with Sustainable Waterloo Region helped him see how other businesses, as well as the city and regional governments of Cambridge and Waterloo, run their own buildings and machinery.

“I went in skeptically saying, ‘I’ll never learn anything from these people, it sounds like hubris,’" he admitted. "But we came away learning a ton that we weren’t doing, and it pushed us forward."

Davidson of Sustainable Waterloo Region said the Regional Sustainability Initiative was "proud to have been a part of VeriForm's success."

"VeriForm was one of the first members of our program and has been a leader and inspiration from the outset," Davidson wrote in an email.

"Our support of VeriForm through this process of setting and reaching their impressive 100 per cent GHG reduction target has included not only technical supports, but also organizational resources. These have included carbon accounting software, educational forums and best practices, regular progress reporting, one-on-one coaching, and convening a network of like-minded organizations to encourage ongoing progress."

Regional Sustainability Initiative is also supported by Morrice's Green Economy Canada.

“VeriForm is a great example of what can happen when a business leader...sees sustainability not as a compliance issue, but as an opportunity to set themselves apart,” said Morrice in an email.

Parents concerned over lack of air conditioning in Mississauga school

Many parents are irate about their children having to withstand the heat in a Mississauga catholic school where air conditioning is limited.

As the calendar turned from summer to fall, parts of southern Ontario were put under a heat warning, with temperatures exceeding 30 C from Monday, Sept. 25 to Wednesday, Sept. 27.

Danielle Levesque spoke on behalf of a number of parents of children from St. Philip Elementary School in Mississauga, one of the many schools that only have partial air conditioning.

Levesque said children have come home from school sick as a result of being inside hot classrooms for most of the day.

They go outside to the heat and come into the heat, and that’s not healthy,” said Levesque, whose daughter Isabella — a Grade 1 student at St. Philip  — developed a heat rash over the past several days.

The heat wave may be over, but for the parents at St. Philip, the situation has become escalated; they’ve reached out to Dufferin Peel Catholic District School Board (DPCDSB) trustee Bruno Iannica, the Ministry of Health and Mississauga East-Cooksville MPP Dipika Damerla for assistance in acquiring the funds to invest in air conditioning for classrooms.

They have a meeting scheduled with Damerla on Wednesday, Oct. 11, by which time they hope to have gathered enough signatures on a petition they’re passing around to make their case.

“If there’s A/C in the library and office, (the school is) obviously equipped for air conditioning,” Levesque said.

“I want to know where that money is going to; how much they were allotted for every school; and how come the new schools have it, but they’re not upgrading the schools that don’t have it and giving the kids a comfortable place to learn.”

Daniel Del Bianco, DPCDSB’s superintendent of planning and operations, has said equipping older schools with air conditioning isn’t all that simple.

He says the board’s 149 schools currently have a backlog of $225 million in renewal needs, while the board is funded $23 million annually for operational maintenance and renewal purposes.

Del Bianco went on to explain that there’s a challenge in addressing the needs of 65 schools that were constructed before 2000, when air conditioning wasn’t standardized by the board of trustees.

To install full air conditioning in those 65 schools would cost between $35 million and $40 million.

“That’s almost two years’ worth of full funding which we’d address just for air conditioning,” Del Bianco said. “One, I don’t believe (it) is allowed; and two, you have other large components of buildings you can’t let fail.”

Many other school boards face similar issues. For example, only 125 of the Toronto District School Board’s 584 schools are fully air-conditioned.

Del Bianco said the installation can be complex and intrusive. In some cases, it can take between six and 12 months to do properly, and there are ongoing operational costs to consider.

The DPCDSB is looking for alternatives such as cooling stations, and in November, they will present findings from a feasibility study to the board of trustees.

Board spokesperson Bruce Campbell said each school has hot weather guidelines to follow. In St. Philip’s case, Campbell said students are advised to keep water bottles in their desk to stay hydrated throughout the day.

In addition, classes are cycled through air-conditioned areas of the school, such as the library, while students are kept indoors (no outdoor recess or lunch) with the lights kept down low.

Campbell also said teachers are advised to monitor students for any signs of heat stress, but Levesque didn’t feel that was enough.

She said several parents have been taking their children out of the school during the heat-stricken days, which Campbell said parents always have the option to do if they’re concerned.

Seresco Names Havtech “2017 Rep of the Year”

CHICAGO — Seresco USA Inc., Decatur, Ga., the leading indoor pool mechanical dehumidifier manufacturer in North America, presented manufacturer's representative Havtech, Columbia, Md., with its "2017 Rep of the Year" award at the International Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo 2018) Jan. 23 in Chicago.

Seresco also gave Quota Buster awards to 11 manufacturer’s rep firms that helped Seresco record a 34-percent increase over 2016. Quota Busters were:
Kilmer Environmental, Mississauga, Ontario
Qualite Air Totale Inc., (QAT), Laval, Quebec
Gardiner, Solon, Ohio
Hahn-Mason Air Systems Inc., Charlotte, N.C.
Midwest Mechanical Solutions, Golden Valley, Minn.
ThermalNetics, Auburn Hills, Mich.
Marsh Specialty HVAC, Black Diamond, Alberta
Hobbs and Associates, Virginia Beach, Va.
Texas AirSystems, Dallas
The Master Group, Boucherville, Quebec
McQueeny Group, Overland Park, Kan.


Havtech recorded a 384-percent sales increase in its Washington DC and Baltimore area territories over last year—a near-record for the 14-year old annual event. CEO, Norm Long attributes the 31-year-old firm’s success last year to several projects including the Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia, Fairfax, Va. The JCC renovated its facility into a cutting-edge aquatic area that included a 20-ton Seresco NP-Series “Protocol” dehumidifier that environmentally uses up to 75-percent less refrigerant than conventional mechanical models. Another project was a group of natatoriums for the Maryland National Capital Parks and Planning Commission (MNCPPC), Riverdale, Md., which used seven NP-Series dehumidification units ranging from 20 to 50-tons on three aquatic facility retrofits. “The facility director was looking to keep a watchful eye over the three buildings from his remote office using Seresco’s WebSentry® Web browser-based technology,” said Long, “which allows access to the monitoring and control of the units via a smartphone.”

Another Havtech project, the new $20 million, 435,000-sq.ft. St. James Sports and Wellness Center, Springfield, Va. is using three 64-ton NP-Series dehumidifiers for its natatorium that offers a 52-meter Olympic-sized indoor pool and other aquatic features.


“Havtech has teams of experts that are fully engaged in all aspects of a project from design all the way to start up and commissioning,” said Mark Palitza, national sales manager, Seresco. “They don’t rest until every project they work on is a success. This is an amazing rep firm and we are delighted to have them as a partner.”

Vertical density channels Mississauga growth

Single-family residential development lapses as green fields dwindle


Hazel McCallion’s endorsement of smart growth was characterized as something of an epiphany at the turn of the 21st century when the then Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs appointed her to chair a panel on the future direction of regions across central Ontario. Today, this perceived turnabout may trigger corresponding eureka moments about her city. Mississauga is not your parents’ suburb.

As Harold Madi, senior principal and lead of Stantec’s urban places division, submitted to PM Expo attendees in Toronto last week, nearly five decades of lower-density development will take some time to fill in to more compact neighbourhoods and pedestrian-oriented commercial streets, but the vitality of the city’s condominium market demonstrates that single-family residential is no longer the default built form. Just five per cent or 100 of the dwellings granted development approval in 2016 were single or semi-detached homes, compared to nearly 1,200 apartments and mixed-use units.

“Is vertical density resulting in urbanity? It’s a work in progress,” he mused.

Madi and co-presenters, Lesley Pavan and Sharon Mittmann from the City of Mississauga’s planning and development department, provided a historical overview and a look at some pending projects in an urban setting that is still very young compared to many similarly sized cities.

“Downtown Mississauga was really just a cornfield in the early ’70s,” observed Pavan, the director of development and design for the city, which was incorporated from component municipalities in 1974 and now tallies more than 720,000 residents.

The seminar title, Mississauga in Transition: Far from Built, reiterates a vision for continued growth even though its green fields are almost entirely built out. Madi — who first arrived in Mississauga as a three-year-old immigrant to Canada and recently joined the city’s urban design advisory panel — traced a rural/suburban-to-urban trajectory that has occurred in sync with his own passage from childhood to middle age.

Setting the bar
He tagged FRAM Building Group’s infill project in Port Credit Village and the international design competition and resulting “Marilyn Monroe towers” for Fernbrook Homes/Cityzen Development Group’s condominium development at Burnhamthorpe Road and Hurontario Street as key projects that have helped overcome resistance to change through design excellence, appropriate fit with surroundings and positive impact on property values.

“Early projects have got to be of a certain quality that is going to set the bar,” Madi advised. “We have to get the scale right — do something well and let it infect others.”

Similarly, he sees the now 30-year-old City Hall as a bold, postmodernist choice. “If there was an architectural attempt to create a landmark, they succeeded tremendously at that,” he said.

Earlier still, the aptly named Square One was the first piece of the puzzle built within 4,000 acres of land that developer Bruce McLaughlin had assembled in an effort to “build a city from scratch”. Arguably, only the typeface in the circa 1970s promotional literature Pavan and Mittmann shared in their presentation would be dated in a 2017 discussion of urban planning objectives.

“When you don’t structure your city’s growth, it sprawls. The most expensive, soul-destroying problems of today’s cities can be traced to urban sprawl. If the community is designed for tomorrow and all the tomorrows to follow, the problems and the waste can be avoided,” McLaughlin’s message states. “Mississauga City will be flexible. It will be expansible. It will have diversity and choice.”

Pavan outlined the ensuing combination of municipal and provincially imposed policies that underpin today’s development platform, as well as the role of market forces. Notably, the absence of height restrictions in the downtown might be seen as something of an oversight dating to the time when proposals for 40- or 50-storey towers simply weren’t expected, while, now, it would be politically onerous to try to retroactively impose limitations.

Madi suggested the city faced “a moment of truth” as it neared the end of its supply of green field land for new development and then quickly found a solution. “It immediately embraced growing up,” he maintained.

Pending and missing pieces
Two major downtown residential projects, approved and pending or in progress, include: Amacon Parkside Village, slated to deliver more than 5,300 units in 17 towers ranging from 17 to 55 storeys; and Rogers-M City’s plan for approximately 5,000 units in 10 towers, ranging from 21 to 60 storeys. Two smaller scale projects set for the area known as the Lower Exchange District, south of Burnhamthorpe Road, will add another 750 downtown residential units in a 30-storey and a 25-storey tower.

Like its urban neighbours, Mississauga has goals to boost public transit, improve access to Lake Ontario, enhance the employment base and provide more postsecondary education opportunities. Construction of the Hurontario light rail transit (LRT) line is scheduled to begin next year to forge a dedicated spine of frequent north-south service across the city. Outside the downtown core, master plans for the Lakeview and Port Credit waterfronts foresee a mix of residential, commercial and recreational uses and productive reclamation of currently derelict brownfield sites.

All this helps connect the new vertical density to the low-rise built form that preceded it and supports what Madi termed a “heroic effort” to make a downtown. “‘Downtown’ conjures up an entirely different notion of the city versus a ‘city centre’,” he asserted.

Among some still missing and interrelated ingredients for urbanity, he identified: improved mobility in the so-called last mile to people’s homes; walkability and the range of businesses and services in neighbourhoods and along arterial streets that would give residents cause to walk; a critical mass of residents to support those businesses and services; and a wider range of housing types in which those residents can live.

“We are really focusing on the missing middle,” Pavan reported.

As for McLaughlin’s long ago promise for diversity and choice, one seminar attendee expressed her appreciation for the ability to openly practice, in Mississauga’s civic square, the faith for which she had been persecuted in her country of origin.

U.S. HVAC manufacturers steel for job loss

The association representing American HVAC manufacturers calls threatened new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports “injurious” to the sector and to manufacturing jobs in general. The Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) is expressing disappointment over U.S. President Donald Trump’s March 1 announcement of a pending 25 per cent tariff on steel and a 10 per cent tariff on aluminum.

“The HVACR and water heating industry would be negatively impacted by an increase in tariffs, as would the consumers that rely on the products we manufacture,” Stephen Yurek, AHRI’s president and chief executive officer, reiterated in a statement reacting to President Trump’s assertions.

AHRI was also among 25 U.S. industry associations that petitioned President Trump and U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross earlier this week to disregard two Department of Commerce reports believed to be the basis for the move to dramatically heighten the tariffs. The reports, released in mid January, concluded that the current level of steel and aluminum imports weakens the U.S. internal economy and could impair national security. They urged “quotas or tariffs” that would allow domestic steel and aluminum producers to ramp up to 80 per cent of their capacity.

In turn, the 25 industry associations predict such actions will lead to thousands of job losses within the United States. “Historical and current data shows that the remedies prescribed in the reports will significantly raise input costs for industries that use these products,” they wrote in a joint letter — noting that these industries are “cumulatively far larger in terms of employment than steel and aluminum.”

Refreshed 2019 Kia Optima Debuts at New York International Auto Show

SX 2.0T infuses Optima with available European-style sport leather seating
More Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS)1 technologies now standard across Optima line
New UVO play, UVO link and UVO link2 with Navigation debut on 2019 Optima
NEW YORK, March 28, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The refreshed 2019 Kia Optima debuted at the New York International Auto Show today.  Kia’s best-selling midsize sedan was unveiled with new design cues inside and out, expanded ADAS technology, a new UVO infotainment strategy and available European-inspired red and black two-tone sport leather-trimmed seats.  Additional available enhancements to the Optima line include new alloy wheel choices, ambient LED interior lighting, and a new Passion Red exterior color.

“The Optima continues to be one of our best-sellers for good reason; its stand-out design sets it apart from other cars in the midsize segment,” said Orth Hedrick, vice president, product planning, Kia Motors America (KMA).  “The 2019 refresh sharpens the overall design inside and out and we are making a number of ADAS technologies standard across the entire Optima line, which underlies the tremendous value Optima offers. A new approach to our award-winning telematics system, UVO, will make it easier for buyers to understand its features and UVO link includes an embedded modem.  The new two-tone sport seats are for those looking to differentiate their Optima with unique European-inspired design cues.”

Proudly assembled* in the U.S. at Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia (KMMG) in West Point, Georgia, the 2019 Optima will go on sale later this year and will be offered in four trim variants: LX, S, EX, and SX.  Pricing will be announced closer to the 2019 Optima’s on-sale date.

Design Enhancements
The 2019 Optima receives a number of redesigned interior and exterior elements.  The LX comes standard with Stinger-inspired LED daytime running lights, a new 16-inch alloy wheel design and matte gray-finish grill.

A long list of enhancements to the affordable S model emphasize sportiness and technology, including: new projection beam fog lamps, LED taillights, dual exhaust, sport side sills with gloss black trim, a gloss-black grill and 18-inch alloy wheels.  Standard push-button start, smart key, smart trunk and power front windows with auto up/down functionality add convenience.

The EX boasts the turbocharged 178-horsepower engine with a seven-speed dual clutch transmission with an adaptive Smart Shift drive mode.  It also adds new leather seating surfaces with front seat heaters.  A new 17-inch alloy wheel design and Smart Cruise Control with Stop-and-Go1 are standard.  Similar to the S, the EX is equipped with standard fog lamps, LED taillights and dual exhaust. Available options include new ambient multicolor interior lighting, and a heated steering wheel.

Redesigned 18-inch wheels are standard on the SX and the SX Limited (SXL) package is available with Michelin 235/45R-18 tires. New LED fog lights, ambient interior lighting, sport steering wheel and Smart Cruise Control with Stop-and-Go functionality are standard on both SX and SXL variants.  The SX features available European-styled red and black two-tone sport leather-trimmed seats, panoramic roof, a Harman Kardon®[3] premium audio system with UVO link with Navigation, heated steering wheel, gloss black door pillars and side moldings, and a sport bumper with LED fog lamps.  The SXL is available with a striking new two-tone bronze and black interior with Nappa leather seating surfaces.

Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS)
Offered as standard equipment across the Optima lineup are a number of ADAS1 features, a suite of technologies designed to work in concert to potentially lessen the severity of a collision or avoid it entirely.  Under certain driving conditions, Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA)1 can automatically apply the brakes to reduce speed, which may minimize the effects of a frontal collision.  The Forward Collision Warning System (FCW)1 is designed to detect a potential collision with a vehicle it senses in front of the Optima and provides an audible warning and visual displays to alert the driver.  Driver Attention Warning (DAW)4 monitors the driver and will provide visual and audible alerts if it senses the attention level has been significantly reduced.  Lane Keep Assist (LKA)1 may apply corrective steering if it senses the vehicle drifting outside the intended lane, while the Lane Departure Warning (LDW)1 monitors the position of the Optima within its lane and warns the driver if it detects that the vehicle is deviating or about to deviate from the intended lane.

UVO Telematics and Infotainment
Since its introduction in 2013, Kia’s UVO telematics and infotainment system has made it easier than ever for owners to interact with their Kia vehicles and also stay connected.  With ever-increasing functionality and in-vehicle entertainment options, KMA is restructuring UVO into an easy-to-understand tiered system and the 2019 Optima is the first Kia to launch with this approach.

UVO play is standard on the LX.  Featuring Apple CarPlay®[5] and Android Auto™6 capability, UVO play tethers the user’s compatible smartphone to the Optima’s audio system through a USB cable7.  Via voice recognition8, drivers may use their compatible Apple9 or Android10 smartphones for navigation, to make calls, send and receive messages, and listen to music all in a way that allows the driver to stay more focused on driving.

UVO link11, available as standard equipment on S, and EX models, offers an extended suite of connected-car security and convenience features.  UVO link includes Apple CarPlay5 and Android Auto6 support and adds features such as on-demand diagnostics12, maintenance alerts, vehicle alarm notifications, geo fencing and speed alerts.  Similar to the K900 luxury sedan, convenience features such as remote start with HVAC control13, remote lock/unlocking, and remote activation of the horn and lights are all included in UVO link.

The top-tier UVO link with Navigation is offered optionally on the EX with Premium Package and standard on the SX and SXL.  Standard with all the features in UVO play and UVO link, UVO link with Navigation adds MY POIs and Map Care, which allows for two free map updates per year14.

VIDEOS: Helicopter turns heads as it makes a special delivery at Square One

An orange Sikorsky helicopter hovering over Square One shopping mall in Mississauga early Sunday morning (March 4) attracted a lot of attention from passersby.

The helicopter, owned by Toronto-based Sprint Mechanical, landed in a north parking lot around 7:45 a.m. and was working at the mall for about an hour.

It was carrying HVAC equipment to the roof as several onlookers stopped their vehicles, got out and began taking photographs and videos.

Once the work was done, the helicopter landed in the parking lot and anyone interested was invited to get a closer look at it.

The work was scheduled to take place a couple of weeks ago, but inclement weather forced a postponement. The company used the helicopter last year to lift HVAC equipment onto the roof at Yorkdale Shopping Centre.

HVAC Automotive Market: 2018 By Global Key Players - Denso, Valeo, Behr, Halla, Delphi, Visteon, Sanden, Air International Thermal Systems, Calsonic Kansei Analysis To 2022

April. 10, 2018 (NEWS) -- HVAC Automotive Market Global Forecast 2018 To 2022 research report expands information on HVAC Automotive Market by technology (Manual, Automatic), by Vehicle type (Passenger vehicle, Commercial vehicle) by application (residential, commercial, industrial and other) and By Region.

Global HVAC Automotive Market Highlights:

The global market of automotive Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC) is booming and expected to gain prominence over the forecast period. The global Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC) market is forecasted to demonstrate an exponential growth by 2023 with a significant CAGR over the forecast period (2017–2023).

Market Competitive Landscape: Denso Corp, Valeo SA, Behr GmbH, Halla Climate Control Corp., Delphi Automotive, Visteon Corp., Sanden Corp., Air International Thermal Systems, Calsonic Kansei, and DelStar Technologies.

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The report for Global HVAC Automotive Market of Market Research Future comprises of extensive primary research along with the detailed analysis of qualitative as well as quantitative aspects by various industry experts, key opinion leaders to gain the deeper insight of the market and industry performance. The report gives the clear picture of current market scenario which includes historical and projected market size in terms of value and volume, technological advancement, macro economical and governing factors in the market. The report provides details information and strategies of the top key players in the industry. The report also gives a broad study of the different market segments and regions.

Regional Analysis: Asia Pacific is expected to remain the largest region due to continuous growth in automotive sector owing to the presence of manufacturers and developing nations such as china and India. Increasing awareness related to energy efficiency products to reduce energy cost is the primary factor which driving the demand for Automotive HVAC market in APAC region. Whereas North America stood second, the market in this region is mainly driven by the increasing vehicle production and stringent government regulations to encourage the energy efficiency.

Market Segmentation: HVAC Automotive Market segmentation is based on technology (Manual, Automatic), Vehicle type (Passenger vehicle, Commercial vehicle), application (residential, commercial, industrial and other) and Region

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 MARKET INTRODUCTION

1.1 INTRODUCTION

1.2 SCOPE OF STUDY

1.2.1 RESEARCH OBJECTIVE

1.2.2 ASSUMPTIONS

1.2.3 LIMITATIONS

1.3 MARKET STRUCTURE:

1.3.1 GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE HVAC MARKET: BY TECHNOLOGY

1.3.2 GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE HVAC MARKET: BY VEHICLE TYPE

1.3.5 GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE HVAC MARKET: BY REGION

2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

2.1 RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY

2.2 PRIMARY RESEARCHPT

2.3 SECONDARY RESEARCH

2.4 FORECAST MODEL

2.4.1 MARKET DATA COLLECTION, ANALYSIS & FORECAST

2.4.2 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION

2.4.3 MARKET CRACKDOWN & DATA TRIANGULATION

3 MARKET DYNAMICS

3.1 INTRODUCTION

3.2 MARKET DRIVERS

3.3 MARKET CHALLENGES

3.4 MARKET OPPORTUNITIES

4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

5. MARKET FACTOR ANALYSIS

5.1 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS

5.2 SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYSIS

6 GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE HVAC MARKET

6.1 INTRODUCTION

6.2 MARKET STATISTICS

6.2.1 BY TECHNOLOGY

6.2.1.1 MANUAL

6.2.1.2 AUTOMOTIVE

6.2.2 BY VEHICLE TYPE

6.2.2.1 PASSENGER VEHICLE

6.2.2.2 COMMERCIAL VEHICLE

6.2.3 BY GEOGRAPHY

6.2.3.1 NORTH AMERICA

6.2.3.2 EUROPE

6.2.3.3 ASIA-PACIFIC

6.2.3.5 REST OF THE WORLD

7 COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS

7.1 MARKET SHARE ANALYSIS

7.2 COMPANY PROFILES

7.2.1 DENSO CORP

7.2.2 VALEO SA

7.2.3 BEHR GMBH

7.2.4 HALLA CLIMATE CONTROL CORP

7.2.5 DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE

7.2.6 VISTEON CORP
7.2.7 SANDEN CORP.

7.2.8 AIR INTERNATIONAL THERMAL SYSTEMS

7.2.9 CALSONIC KANSEI

7.2.10 DELSTAR TECHNOLOGIES

7.2.11 OTHERS

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Global HVAC Insulation Market Report Till 2024 Growth Analysis and Forecast

DecisionDatabases newly added the fact-findings of Global HVAC Insulation Market Report that gives meticulous investigation of current scenario of the market size, share, demand, growth, trends, and forecast in the coming years. The global HVAC insulation market research report also known as heating, ventilating, and air conditioning market provides detailed information about the industry based on the revenue (USD MN) for the forecast period. The research study is a descriptive analysis of this market emphasizing the market drivers and restraints that govern the overall market growth. The trends and future prospects for the market are also included in the report which gives an intellectual understanding of the HVAC insulation industry. Furthermore, the report quantifies the market share held by the major players of the industry and provides an in-depth view of the competitive landscape. This market is classified into different segments with detailed analysis of each with respect to geography for the study period.

The major market drivers are rising demand for HVAC system and Expansion of construction industry. The market growth might be restricted due Lack of awareness and Strict government regulations under the study period.

The report offers a value chain analysis that gives a comprehensive outlook of the HVAC insulation market. The attractiveness analysis of thismarket has also been included so as to evaluate the segments that are anticipated to be profitable during the forecast period.

The report also studies the competitive landscape of the global market with company profiles of players such as Arabian Fiberglass Insulation Co., Ltd., Armacell International S.A., Fletcher Insulation Pty Ltd., Glassrock Insulation Co S.A., Kingspan Group PLC, Knauf Insulation, Kuwait Insulating Material Manufacturing Co., Lisolante K-Flex S.P.A., Owens Corning Corporation, Paroc Group OY, PPG Industries Inc., Rockwool International A/S, Saint-Gobain S.A. and Xiamen Goot Advanced Material Co. Geographically, the HVAC insulation market has been segmented into regions such as North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East &Africa.The study details country-level aspects based on each segment and gives estimates in terms of market size.

The HVAC insulation market has been segmented based on types such as glass wool, stone wool, phenolic foam, elastomeric foam and others. The study incorporates periodic market estimates and forecasts. Each type has been analyzed based on the market size at regional and country levels. The HVAC insulation market has been segmented based on applications such as residential, commercial and industrial. The report provides forecast and estimates for each application in terms of market size during the study period. Each application has been further analyzed based on regional and country levels.

ButcherJoseph & Co. Advised ESOP-owned HB McClure on Acquisition

ButcherJoseph & Co. (“ButcherJoseph”) served as the exclusive financial advisor to HB McClure Company (“HB McClure” or the “Company”) on its acquisition of Nash Plumbing and Mechanical, LLC (“Nash”). The transaction closed November 2017. Headquartered in Harrisburg, PA, HB McClure provides heating, cooling, plumbing, electrical, fuel oil, propane, emergency, and home comfort services to homeowners and businesses throughout Central and Southeastern Pennsylvania.

HB McClure’s president and Chief Executive Officer, Robert Whalen, commented, “As we pursue opportunities for growth, we are committed to fostering and protecting the core values we’ve worked to establish over the lifetime of our business. From our initial discussions with Nash’s leadership, the cultural alignment and overlapping missions were evident. We were fortunate to work with such a thorough and talented team of advisors, including ButcherJoseph & Co. ButcherJoseph structured a sound transaction process that maximized our opportunity as an employee-owned company, and helped us position ourselves for even greater success.”

Joseph Strycharz, ButcherJoseph co-founder and Managing Partner, stated, “We were honored to work with HB McClure, their advisors, and Nash’s team to successfully complete this deal. As an ESOP-owned company, there were a number of considerations and varying levels of analysis required in order to assess the value creation opportunity. Acquiring Nash allows HB McClure to diversify and expand its end markets, and creates a greater pool of management experience and skillsets with Nash’s leadership to pursue even larger commercial projects. This transaction truly aligns the incentives of the ESOP and its participants, and positions HB McClure for tremendous growth.”

About HB McClure
Founded in 1914, HB McClure Company is a leading Pennsylvania-based mechanical contractor primarily providing heating, ventilation and air conditioning (“HVAC”) services throughout the region.  The Company serves a diverse base of customers both in residential and commercial applications, and currently has over 500 employees.

About ButcherJoseph & Co.
ButcherJoseph & Co. (“ButcherJoseph”) is an investment bank headquartered in St. Louis with a presence in Chicago, Washington, DC, and Charlotte, NC. ButcherJoseph provides investment banking advisory services to middle market companies. With more than $7 billion in successfully completed Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”) transactions, ButcherJoseph & Co. is known as a leader in the ESOP field.

Global HVAC（Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning）Equipments Market 2018 – LG, Samsung, United Technologies

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RIT student, company CEO dedicated to changing energy landscape for HVAC customers

Rochester Institute of Technology student Brandon Hudson was a young entrepreneur when he was asked to build a web-based thermostat for a new energy-solutions business.
Three years later, the fourth-year applied arts and sciences major from Buffalo, is CEO of Connexus, a heating and cooling control and monitoring company that offers a suite of products designed to simplify the installation of any HVAC system and create unique whole-home solutions. The company offers an Internet of Things platform for HVAC contractors that streamlines installation, maintenance and management for customers — while reducing costs, time and energy consumption.
Connexus, a member of RIT’s Venture Creations technology business incubator, targets the HVAC needs of larger homes, smaller commercial buildings and structures with multiple heating zones or complex mechanical rooms.
Connexus is the first to the market and is completely modifiable after installation, according to the founders. The system also alleviates current industry problems including high engineering costs, lack of comprehensive controls and poor system performance, among others. Hudson said it also reduces the end-cost and gives contractors never-before-seen access to HVAC systems.
“The heating and cooling space is really divided,” said Hudson. “There are higher-end systems that are fully automated. The need comes in the middle space where we are able to provide a powerful platform that scales across building size, standardizes the whole install process and enables it on your phone. We are able to program all of our components so that they work well together. More importantly, we are meeting the needs of our customers and our product is reliable.“
The product is targeted to contractors because of their deep understanding of HVAC and supports a model of real-time tuning and maximizing equipment efficiency. And Hudson said that the goal is to offer a platform where consumers have the right “tools” and are allowed to take control of them using their smartphone applications. For customers concerned about aesthetics, the company’s products support “hidden” thermostat sensors that blend into walls.
No stranger to running a company, Hudson began his entrepreneurial ventures as a first-year RIT student with his business Click, a watchband adapter for Apple Watch. Today, Hudson’s parents operate Click so he can focus on his studies at RIT and Connexus.
“It was pure serendipity that I became a member of the Connexus team,” he said. “I saw it as a great opportunity, and there is a big need in the market for our product.“
As the company looks ahead to the next five years, Hudson said they will continue to study collected data that will enable them to increase efficiency and allow the system to diagnose issues before they even occur. Part of their strategy is assisting contractors and giving them actionable insight into the system, which others don’t currently have because of the high cost of monitoring.
“If a boiler breaks, there is flooding and you call someone to fix it. We’re trying to reverse that,” said Hudson. “An early-alert system warns the contractor that a problem is brewing and he or she alerts the homeowner. This changes the dynamic of the space. We are trying to turn emergencies into simple sales calls.“
The Connexus team includes Chuck Russo, HVAC engineering; RIT alumnus Eric Schumann, hardware engineering; Bill Cosselmon, mechanical engineering; and John Bisgrove, sales.
“I spend a lot of time in basements,” said Hudson. “I’ve designed much of the software — about a million and a half lines of code across the entire system. All of this has been created by not thinking inside the box. There has been an industry standard for heating and cooling, and we’re re-inventing that standard. I predict that creative energy solutions will be part of the next industrial revolution.”

BSRIA HVAC presentations highlight growth in global AC splits & VRF sales

The recent BSRIA global HVAC trends presentations given at the 2018 Mostra Convegno Expo (MCE) in Milan have been hailed a “great success” by a wide range of delegates from all industry segments attending

Aline Breslauer, Senior Market Intelligence Analyst, kicked off with a presentation on the changes occurring in the heating markets. Although, still a high-value market, due to the progression of the condensing technology and growth in the heat pump market, Europe is no longer the biggest heating market region worldwide.

Growing by 20% in 2017 – Asia-Pacific is the “rising star” hosting the largest boiler and heat pump markets worldwide – specifically China. It also includes the high value Japanese heat pumps segment.

Aline said: “The main drivers of the global heating markets are energy efficiency legislation for buildings and products, energy transition and distributed energy generation, urbanisation and the increasing share of blocks of flats, as well as digitalisation.

“The policy push for heat pumps in new build is very clearly showing positive results: it is also clear that the problems related to the adoption of heat pumps in the wider context of existing homes are far from being resolved.

“Another key trend is the shift towards communal heating and district heating systems which support the increasing sales of heat interface units.”

Anette Meyer-Holley, Manager VAC&R & Private Client, highlighted that the size of the global air-conditioning sector is more significant than heating, renewables and building automation and controls systems (BACS) combined.

The global air-conditioning market is dominated by splits, which is a reflection of the large Asian markets, where splits also act as a heating product.

Anette added that China continues to dominate the air-conditioning markets, followed by the US and Japan. The Chinese market has been boosted by the latest five-year plan, as well as a hot summer which resulted in restocking at distributor level and in incentives to switch to more environmentally friendly equipment.

After the global overall drop in sales in 2016, primarily due to the impact of the slowdown in China, BSRIA has seen a recovery in 2017, with estimated total volume sales reaching 136 million air-conditioning units.

Anette said:

“Splits are the most significant market globally, with sales expected to reach around 113 million outdoor units exclusive of VRF in 2017. China and Asia Pacific account for 70% of global sales, with China holding dominant position on the market, hence what happens particularly on the Chinese market, has an impact on the global trends. VRF continues to do well with growth of over 20% expected in 2017 supported by the picking up of the overall construction markets that have seen a modest growth of two% in 2017.

“These trends occur in the greater context of the uncertainty surrounding phasing out HFC refrigerant gases. There was a continued surge in refrigerant prices in 2017, with the price for fluorite reaching a six-year high last year. In addition, tax implementations in Europe makes for a very uncertain 2018 with open questions on how will the introduction of new refrigerants impact on the availability of units (and more importantly on their costs) and how much will this impact the prices of the actual AC units. It is certain that on the medium/long term this is not just a European issue and that changes will happen at a global level.”

Henry Lawson, Senior Market Research Consultant, focused on the changes in the BACS market and the progression of the Internet of Things (IoT) in building services.

Henry said: “The global smart building market was worth around US$30bn and it includes BACS, Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS), Smart Connected HVAC and Smart Homes.”

Presenting the latest trends in BACS, highlighting that IP is becoming the norm and wireless solutions are becoming less of a niche, Henry said that a “significant share” of smart home products in fact is installed in non-residential applications. He concluded that the global smart buildings market is growing to reach almost USD 70bn by 2021 and that software and analytics will become increasingly important.

The evening of BSRIA presentations concluded with Krystyna Dawson, Business Manager, WMI, who stated that among all the important global trends four currently have a major impact on the HVAC markets: energy transition and urbanisation – due to their impact on markets’ product choice – and digitalisation and commoditisation – as they increasingly shape consumers’ expectations in all aspects of life.

Krystyna concluded:

“In this context, BSRIA sees advances in provision of smart services in buildings although their progress is hampered by the fact that advantages related to these technologies do not necessarily benefit those who have to pay for them in a direct way as buildings have many stakeholders. Sociological changes prompted by digitalisation also start having a profound impact on the way products and services are channelled to the market.”

Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Market 2018-2027 Global Key Players: Daikin, Johnson Controls, Zamil Air Conditioners, Lennox International, Honeywell International, Ingersoll Rand, Gree Electric Appliances Inc, Samsung Electronics

Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning Market 2018

Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning Market Share, Size, Trends, And Business Opportunity Analysis Report 2018 include historic data, with forecast data to 2027. Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning Market report is helpful for future strategy development, and to know about Market Drivers, Restraints, Opportunities, And Global market size, share, Growth, Trends, key players forecast to 2027

Global Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning Market Information, by Systems (Heating, Ventilation, Humidity, Integrated Controls), by Components (Sensors, Control & Control Devices), by Revenue Source (HVAC Controls, Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS), by region (Europe, Americas, Asia Pacific & MEA) - Forecast to 2027

Market Synopsis

Market Scenario:

This market is influenced with growth drives such as technological advancements which drive demand the market with high growth rates, extreme weather conditions, the growth of population and  continues urban development also play a major role in the growth of the Global Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC) Market.

Key Players

The Global Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC) Market is consisting of key players like Daikin, Johnson Controls, Zamil Air Conditioners, Lennox International, Honeywell International, Ingersoll Rand, Gree Electric Appliances Inc, Samsung Electronics, Fujitsu General, Siemens Building Technologies

Regions Covered

Americas

North America
US
Canada
Latin America
Europe

Western Europe
Germany
France
Italy
Spain
U.K
Rest of Western Europe
Eastern Europe
Asia– Pacific

Asia

China
India
Japan
South Korea
Rest of Asia
Pacific

The Middle East& Africa

Market Segments:

For the Better understanding of this report the Global Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC) Market is has been segmented on the basis of types of air conditions which include Split Residential Air Conditioners, Window or through the wall air conditioners, Packaged Air Conditioners, Central Air Conditioning. The market has different application which includes commercial, residential, institutional, hospitality and others.

Regional Analysis

HVAC market in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) market is primarily driven by the rising infrastructure projects in the region. The Middle East and Africa (MEA) is expected to grow at a CAGR and is expected to have a market share. The European and the North American market is expected to be the largest market globally and is expected to have a market share

HVAC Unit Precautions

In the last month fire crews have responded to two businesses due to problems with their HVAC units.

Amy's Kitchen in Pocatello was evacuated after a fire started due to problems with an exterior HVAC unit.

In Idaho Falls, crews responded to Taco Bell after smoke was coming from a vent.

At Vogt’s Heating and Air, they don't see too many fires, but do see loose wire connections that can cause burnt wires

Fires are uncommon because heat can be contained in the metal box and there are many pieces of technology that can prevent disasters from happening.

"Now motors usually, if they overheat, there is an internal overload tin them and it will shut them down,” shares Joe Krieter, a Service Technician with Vogt’s Heating & Air. “But sometimes, if the winding is burnt, it is a nasty smell. It is like okay, have somebody come and look at it."

Krieter advises that you get your unit serviced on a regular basis by a licensed technician.

Wendy's Sleek New Prototype Is Deliciously Eco-Friendly

Wendy’s has officially unveiled a new restaurant model called Smart 55. It made its debut a few weeks ago in Portsmouth, Virginia. From the interior to the exterior, the new layout is more open and includes private booths, a wi-fi bar, and touch screen self-serve fountains with over one hundred drink options. Most importantly, the model is also designed to create a smaller eco-footprint compared to other standalone Wendy’s restaurants.

To begin with, this building model is smaller. While typical Wendy’s restaurants need at least an acre of real estate, these can be built on an area as small as a quarter of an acre. Still, with the open plan, the building can fit almost 60 people at the available seating areas within the 2,600 square foot layout.

This model also focuses on energy efficiency. For example, the Smart 55 uses high efficiency HVAC units, which work in lower-energy heating and air-conditioning units. To brighten up the place, they set up light-emitting diode or LED lighting. The kitchen, which is probably the most active part of the restaurant, is hooked up with a range of smart energy saving equipment.

With about 6,600 franchise and company-operated restaurants around the world, Wendy’s shift towards sustainable initiates looks to have a far reaching impact.


This new location, in particular, is owned by Delight Restaurant Group, a franchisee of Wendy's restaurants which has 30 locations. The Delight Restaurant Group has been making moves to make their buildings more eco-friendly and joined the Department of Energy's Better Building Challenge in 2017 to follow through on their commitment to bring their energy usage down by 20 percent over the course of 10 years.

Besides this new eco-conscious location, Wendy’s has been taking steps to better manager their energy usage throughout the company. Wendy’s built LEED-certified restaurants in Missouri and Georgia to test out how to best incorporate energy conservation efforts into all of their restaurants. The company also supports the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) which promotes cost-efficient and energy-saving green buildings.

Wendy’s is also stepping up when it comes to recycling. They work with oil recycling companies to turn their cooking oil into second use items like biofuel. As a result, Wendy’s restaurants are able to recycle about 545 lbs. to 750 lbs. of waste oil monthly. They also do regular recycling across the company, and make sure their corrugated cardboard boxes stay out of landfills. Hopefully, more companies follow Wendy’s lead and build a greener future.

Wellesley receives $137K for clean energy projects

Stoneham, Waltham and Wellesley received Green Communities designation grants from the Baker-Polito Administration totaling close to $600,000, to fund clean energy projects.

On April 5, Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito presented the awards to the Middlesex municipalities at a ceremony hosted in Wellesley at Town Hall.

“This is part of our state-wide initiative to work with local communities to help ourcommonwealth continue to be the leader in the country in terms of energy efficiencies,” said Polito. “We are ranked number one regarding energy efficiency policies and that’s now seven years in a row.”

With three more communities, she said, the state now has 210 out of its 351 cities and towns that have been designated a Green Community, and “that means each community has adopted a plan ... that helps us reduce our carbon footprint and reach our green house gas emission goals across our state administration.”

In December 2017, Stoneham, Waltham and Wellesley were designated by the Massachusetts’s Department of Energy Resources (DOER) along with 22 municipalities across the state as Green Communities.

Since the program began in 2010, DOER’s Green Communities division has awarded over $85 million in grant funding to the commonwealth’s cities and towns through designation and competitive grant rounds, according to a DOER April 5 press release.

According to Polito, state grants could be used to integrate changes – such as, simply changing out light bulbs to LED (light-emitting diode) lighting, or updating furnaces and HVAC (Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) equipment, or sealing windows that are drafting in old historic buildings – into the community to achieve savings.

“Then the community can turn those savings into other green initiatives or into services for the residents and their community,” she added.

Wellesley becoming a Green Community

Under the Green Community Act, cities and towns must meet five criteria to be designated a Green Community and receive funding, including reducing municipal energy consumption by 20 percent over five years, according to the DOER press release.

“This process engenders fruitful collaboration,” said Marybeth Martello, administrator of the Sustainable Energy Committee in Wellesley. “It gets people talking about sustainable energy in a municipality.”

Prior to seeking a Green Communities designation, Martello said, Wellesley had already been making “great” strides in energy reduction through the work of the Wellesley Municipal Light Plant, the Wellesley Facilities Management Department and the Sustainable Energy Committee (SEC).

However, she said, having to meet the criteria put forward by the state requires interdepartmental engagement, which is why SEC also met with the Wellesley Department of Public Works, Wellesley Police and Fire, School Committee, Advisory Committee, and Board of Selectmen regularly to discuss energy use, day-to-day operations, and the win-win opportunities that accompany energy use and emissions reductions.

Town already making strides

Wellesley’s various departments, boards, and committees worked together to develop the town’s solar bylaw – which annual Town Meeting passed, amending the zoning bylaws to include a solar overlay district at the cloverleaf intersection of Routes 9 and 128 – under Criteria One, the Energy Reduction Plan – which outlines a plan to reduce municipal energy use 20 percent below 2015 levels by the year 2020 – under Criteria Four, and the Fuel Efficient Vehicle Policy – which requires that the municipality replace non-exempt vehicles with energy efficient models where such models are available and practicable – under Criteria Four.

“These conversations have heightened our attention to energy use and are helping make it a more prominent consideration in day-to-day government decision-making,” said Martello. “Now, as Wellesley goes forward as a Green Community, the grant opportunities that the commonwealth offers will help keep sustainable energy on the minds of our town officials and a high priority among the goals we set for our community.”

“For me personally to be able to see these communities truly embrace green initiatives and want to be part of something good in their community and great for our commonwealth, I fell really proud of the partnership and where we’re heading as a state,” said Polito.

Humber College second annual HVAC career fair a success

Humber College’s second annual HVAC career fair attracted a crowd of students and soon-to-be graduates to network with potential employers.

The fair is offered exclusively to the college’s HVAC/R Technician and Technology programs, as well as its Sustainable Energy and Building Technology programs.

About 200 students attended the event, in addition to 27 employers – up from 13 compared to the college’s first career fair.

Exhibitors included: Noble, Wolseley, Mitsubishi Electric Canada, Baltimore Aircoil Company, Next Plumbing Hydronics, Reliance Home Comfort, Engineered Air, R.G. Henderson, Temspec and Yorkland Controls, among others.

“It’s a lot of diverse groups of people,” said Amanda Browning, HVAC and hydronic inside sales representative at Noble. “Everybody’s looking for something different. We’re here to show them that there’s a technician side, there’s a wholesale side and there’s really anything you can do in the industry.”

Businesses were able to promote their brand and career options while getting to know students on an informal basis.

Employers made use of Humber’s offices the following week to interview candidates. As a result, a number of students have landed part-time, full-time and summer jobs, according to Alan Gaunt, professor of HVAC at Humber.

“Its intimidating at first being a first year student,” said Tyler Woon, a first year HVAC/R student. “But all the companies are really helping out with the application process and what to do to build a career.”

Humber’s School of Applied Technology and its Academic and Career Success Centre organized the fair, held at the Learning Resource Common at Humber North Campus in Toronto, ON.

“We’ve done well with the career fairs,” said Ethan Manley, inside account manager at Wolseley Canada. “We want to get more exposure. It’s an aging industry and we need more young talent.”


Humber’s HVAC/R Technician and Technology Diploma trains students on installation and service techniques for heating and air conditioning systems in residential and small commercial buildings.

Courses include HVAC controls, refrigeration, engineering practices, technical mathematics, advanced piping systems, oil code, mechanical ventilation, HVAC software applications, combo-commissioning and more.

Humber’s Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technology advanced diploma program provides training on energy systems used for commercial and industrial complexes.