The HVAC industry suffers the stigma, not from intentional wrongdoing, but rather adoption of rules of thumb that have little basis in fact. Prove to the industry they are on the wrong path and they will adopt right thinking.
Design and construction of Metro Tech’s latest building, a 54,000-square-foot facility housing its Metro Career Academy (MCA) for at-risk high school students, incorporated a host of sustainable building and renewable energy aspects that resulted in becoming a LEED-certified CareerTech building by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).
Throngs of attendees took part in numerous educational and networking events that were designed to promote awareness of issues related to creating healthy, comfortable, sustainable homes.
Johnson Controls Global WorkPlace Solutions (GWS), a leading provider of facilities and real estate management, has launched a new offering called Enterprise Energy Services to help global 1,000 companies reduce energy consumption and meet carbon-reduction goals.
A multitude of trends and innovations offer new opportunities for progress increasingly converging on the prospect of a new basic concept: whole-building systems.
The air conditioner uses technology that turns solar heat into air conditioning with minimal electrical power use, thereby saving 90 percent of energy, said the company.
Telkonet Inc., developer of the EcoSmart energy management system, has signed a strategic partnership with Islandaire, one of the nation’s largest packaged terminal air conditioner (PTAC) manufacturers for the hospitality industry.
A new study has suggested the potential benefits from deploying super-efficient air conditioners could yield significant, untapped potential for air conditioner efficiency.