June, 2011

Honeywell Estimates Smart Buildings and Homes to Meet 20% of Electricity Demand by 2020

Within the next decade, more than 20% of electrical demand in the United States is expected to be met by building operators and homeowners more effectively optimizing their energy consumption and resources in collaboration with their utilities, say energy experts at Honeywell. This shift will put energy users at the center of efforts to [...]

Posted on Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Honeywell Wins $96 Million Contract for Safety and Mission Assurance Services at NASA

Honeywell has won a five-year $96 million contract with NASA’s Safety Center (NSC) to provide audits, assessments, and assurance services across the agency’s centers and suppliers. The current contract adds compliance verification of safety and mission assurance requirements to a well-established history of performance providing contract assurance for NASA for more than a decade. Under [...]

Posted on Thursday, June 9, 2011

Honeywell Green Jet Fuel™ Powers U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Demonstration

Honeywell Green Jet Fuel™ powered two Air Force F-16 aircraft as part of a Thunderbirds demonstration at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. During a Joint Services Open House at the base, two Thunderbird aircraft performed using a 50/50 blend of Honeywell Green Jet Fuel made from camelina and petroleum-based jet fuel. Camelina, grown and harvested [...]

Posted on Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Honeywell Teams With North Carolina Housing Authorities to Improve Resident Comfort and Cut Energy Costs Almost 30 Percent

Honeywell announced a $4.7-million energy conservation and building modernization program with the Washington Housing Authority & Mid-East Regional Housing Authority (WHAMERHA), which provides affordable housing to low- and moderate-income families in the Washington, N.C. area. Backed by a 20-year performance contract with Honeywell, the program features a mix of conservation measures and equipment upgrades — [...]

Posted on Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Honeywell Announces Certifications and New Programs at 11th Annual European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE)

Honeywell and other leading business aviation companies from around the world gathered in Geneva for the 11th annual European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE). Jointly hosted by the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) and the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), EBACE features exhibits, static aircraft displays, education sessions and maintenance and operations sessions for [...]

Posted on Friday, June 3, 2011

Honeywell Sponsors 250 Teachers from 27 Countries and 47 States to Participate in Astronaut Training and Improve Teaching Skills

Honeywell awarded 250 scholarships to participants of its Honeywell Educators @ Space Academy program, which was created in partnership with the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in 2004. The program is designed to help teachers move beyond the standard math and science curriculum with supplemental teaching techniques developed through real-life astronaut training. Teachers from 27 [...]

Posted on Thursday, June 2, 2011