McDonald’s has recognized the benefits of building energy management systems, and has installed solutions from Trend Controls in restaurant outlets across northern Europe. This not only reduces costs, but helps make the renowned hamburger seller one of the world’s most sustainable quick service restaurant chains.

In an emergency situation, clients usually agree to address their emergency need and worry about tightening the building envelope later. However, when time allows, good practice these days should go much deeper. 

Advances in heat and energy recovery ventilation technology, driven largely by industry standards and increasingly stringent building codes, have pushed manufacturers to offer multiple energy-saving ventilation solutions contractors can choose from for new and retrofit projects on residential and commercial structures.

The country could be on the tipping point of a potential transformation in building energy efficiency and the role of the electric utility in serving commercial buildings. 

The bill faces an uphill battle as the tumultuous political climate of an election year threatens to stall the bill yet again.

Unlike the 2005 regulation changes, the 2015 changes will affect both residential and commercial efficiency standards.

The 2014 AHR Expo served as the HVACR industry’s “Sustainability Central” when it took place recently in New York City. 

Heat recovery systems help companies improve their efficiencies by utilizing heat already in the system, producing the desired purification and temperatures.

Facility staff hoped to standardize the HVAC filtration system while reducing labor costs, energy use, and material waste.