Recipients of new HVAC systems through the Lennox Feel The Love program included veterans, teachers, first responders, and families in need of new HVAC systems.
The platform adjusts air-change rates based on continuously monitored particle levels. Airflow is optimized when particle levels are low and increased as levels rise.
The EnVisioneer of the Year competition recognizes North American OEMs, building owners, municipalities, contractors, and end users that have introduced a new product, opened a new facility, or invested in a system upgrade using Danfoss products or solutions to realize significant energy and environmental savings.
ECM Technologies’ ThermaClear addresses the pervasive issue of oil fouling that affects the majority of HVAC equipment, leading to reduced efficiency, increased energy consumption, and premature equipment deterioration, the company said.
The latest rule will require every mobile home gas furnace — and every new residential, non-weatherized gas furnace — to have a minimum annual fuel utilization efficiency (or AFUE) of 95% starting in late 2028.
By splitting the absorption process into two steps, lithium bromide solution concentrations are lower in the system, enabling lower hot water temperatures within the generator, lower hot water flow rates, and the elimination of crystallization risk within the chiller.
“We are excited to be recognized by Good Housekeeping,” said David Budzinski, president of the global residential and light commercial division at Johnson Controls.
The Department of Energy recently proposed new higher energy efficiency standards for residential water heaters. Industry is split over whether the new standards will help or hurt consumers.
Manufacturers will have five years, from the date the rule is published in the Federal Register, to ensure that new gas furnaces comply with the new minimum.