Carrier has announced that its Côr smart thermostat is now compatible with Amazon’s popular Alexa-enabled devices such as the Echo and Echo Dot. This compatibility allows homeowners to easily direct the thermostat to set and change temperature by voice command.

ACCA has launched its newest online certificate program, Qtech: Basic Electricity for the HVAC Contractor. Through Qtech, contractors can offer employees on-demand training in quality HVACR installation, maintenance, home performance, and other areas.

The district heating and cooling market by consumption was valued at $142.7 billion in 2014 and is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.8 percent to reach $243.4 billion in 2024, according to Transparency Market Research.

TPG Growth announced it has invested in C3 IoT, reinforcing its position in the Internet of Things (IoT) market. According to the company, C3 IoT applies the sciences of big data, advanced analytics, and machine learning to enable smart business processes.

The Clifford H. “Ted” Rees Jr. Scholarship Foundation, a charitable foundation of the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) and ACCA, announced scholarship awards totaling $63,000 to 37 students, including four veterans, studying to become technicians in the HVACR and water heating industry. 

Emerson has announced a strategic investment in Transformative Wave, a Kent, Washington-based provider of technologies to help drive energy efficiency and savings for rooftop HVAC systems, including cloud-based building automation control, remote monitoring, and diagnostics.

The global energy management system (EMS) market was valued at $31.29 billion in 2015 and is forecast to reach $63.16 billion by 2021, increasing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.4 percent between 2016 and 2021, according to a report from Zion Research.

Solar energy system pricing is at an all-time low, according to the latest editions of two recurring “state of the market” reports released by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab).

Verdigris, an artificial intelligence (AI) company for smart buildings, has announced the launch of Einstein, its next-generation Internet of Things (IoT) smart sensor and metering solution designed to reduce energy consumption and cost in buildings.

The smart home market continues to expand, with 47 million connected smart home devices shipped globally in 2015. The market is projected to broaden substantially at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 60 percent, reaching 477 million devices in 2020, according to IHS Markit.