Ten patients at Abington Memorial Hospital were relocated to another building yesterday after a "smoky" smell was detected on a maternity floor. The fire department was called at 3:17 p.m. after sparks from workers' tools landed in some insulation and smoldered, causing the smell, according to hospital officials. The workers were installing a heating and air-conditioning unit in the basement of the Highland Building. The patients were on the second floor. There were no injuries and the move was precautionary, according to hospital officials. - Mari A. Schaefer .

Mekar opens Middle East office

The brand has been installed in iconic projects in Dubai including Burj Dubai, Burj Al Arab, Dubai Mall amongst several others. Mr. Giuseppe Boaro, President of Mekar, Italy made this announcement on the occasion of the Big 5 Show, where the company is displaying its wide range of air conditioning equipment. Boaro said,

'This move is essential due to the growing demand for Mekar airside equipments and its increasing popularity for iconic projects. We are setting up our own central warehousing and distribution facility in the UAE to meet our clients' mounting requirements and at the same time provide efficient support to our distributors in the region Royal Gulf. Mekar has plans to increase its market penetration in Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait through this office.'

Contractor emerges as charity's Champion

Vandals destroyed the heater at the American Red Cross' headquarters on Sixth Street in Modesto last week, sending a shiver through the charity, but things began to warm up again Tuesday.

The donation means the organization won't have to dig into its charity funds to fix the unit, Ciszek said.

Electrical system controls AC units, lowers energy use

Manufacturer of electrical equipment, cable management systems and wiring accessories, Legrand, has developed energy saving occupancy sensors known as the Wattstopper system. The product is based on passive infrared and ultrasonic technologies, are designed to monitor and control lighting and temperature levels in domestic, commercial and industrial applications. “Recently launched Wattstopper switches and sensors turn lighting and air-conditioning off in unoccupied areas," says Legrand South Africa national sales manager Timothy Mountjoy. “This saves users hours of wasted energy each day, thereby ensuring substantial energy savings at a crucial time in this country," he says. Wattstopper low temperature sensors are designed for installation in cold storage facilities and freezers, and operate on the basis of passive infrared technology that senses occupancy by detecting the difference between heat emitted from the human body in motion and the background space.

Tesoro, Seawater AC, Hoku Scientific and Wall Street

Tesoro, owner of the larger of Hawaii's two refineries, says gasoline price margins have shrunk so it will make less gasoline. Tesoro says its Kapolei refinery will be dialed back to as little as 74% capacity. Here's an alternative to oil for downtown office buildings. Honolulu Seawater Air Conditioning has lined up more than 10 million dollars in equity financing. U.S. and Swedish investors are chipping in for a zero emissions seawater air conditioning plant. Downtown building owners could save a fifth of their air conditioning costs by using seawater instead of a system-based on freon. Hoku Scientific has installed two solar power systems on neighbor islands. Its newest turnkey photovoltaic systems are at the Lihue and Kona operations of Paradise Beverages. The company uses a lot of power to refrigerate its warehouses, since it's the Hawaii distributor of Coors, Corona, Miller and Heineken.