Demand for HVAC equipment in commercial buildings is projected to advance 3.3 percent per year through 2021 to $12.3 billion with 58 percent of all HVAC equipment sales.
The Marathon® Motors UlteMAX™ Motor from Regal Beloit Corp. earned the gold in the HVAC Commercial Equipment category of The NEWS’ 2017 Dealer Design Awards.
A new Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study involving 196 cooling towers nationwide found that 84 percent contained Legionella DNA, indicating that the dangerous bacteria that causes a severe, even fatal type of pneumonia were present or had been at some point. This means the real question is not “whether there will be another outbreak” but only “where and when” it will occur.
These rooftop units can be configured at the factory, so consultant engineers or design-build contractors can get the exact spec unit they need delivered to the job site. With more than 35 options per tonnage size, there are more than 750,000 unit configurations available.
HTS New England, the New England division of one of the largest independent commercial HVAC manufacturers’ representatives in North America, announced plans to merge operations with Stebbins-Duffy.
The Aaon LZ Series air- and evaporative-cooled condenser chiller and packaged outdoor mechanical room is designed to provide energy-efficient full- and part-load operation while being easy to configure, install, and maintain. The company’s focus on versatility and ease of installation helped the LZ Series earn gold in the Commercial HVAC Equipment category.
Noesis, a lending marketplace for financing energy-saving commercial building improvements, has announced a free, mobile financing service for commercial HVAC contractors who want to grow their business by offering attractive payment plans to help close more sales.
Mitsubishi Electric Corp., following the acquisition of approximately 74.97 percent of the shares of DeLclima S.p.A. from De’Longhi Industrial S.A. on Dec. 23, 2015, launched a mandatory tender offer to acquire the remaining shares. Consequently, Mitsubishi Electric has completed its acquisition of all the remaining shares.
As concerns about the environmental impact of energy generation and uncertainty over future energy prices continue to build, commercial building owners are looking for ways to reduce energy spend, notes Navigant Research. This drive for efficiency is increasingly targeting HVAC systems.