Joanna Turpin is a Senior Editor at The ACHR NEWS. She can be contacted at 248-786-1707 or joannaturpin@achrnews.com. Joanna has been with BNP Media since 1991, first heading up the company’s technical book division before moving over to The ACHR NEWS, where she frequently writes about refrigerants and commercial refrigeration. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Washington and worked on her master’s degree in technical communication at Eastern Michigan University.
As the parent of adult children, I try hard not to give too much unsolicited advice. Nevertheless, I broke my pledge when my kids got their first jobs after college. My piece of advice? Put away your cell phones, and don’t look at them except during lunchtime.
AI-enabled HVAC systems can offer benefits for building owners and occupants. By monitoring and analyzing conditions inside a space, as well as outdoors, the system can constantly make adjustments to the environment based on the data being collected.
According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a typical food retail store leaks an estimated 25 percent of refrigerant, or approximately 1,000 pounds, annually.
AI-enabled HVAC systems can offer benefits for building owners and occupants. By monitoring and analyzing conditions inside a space, as well as outdoors, the system can constantly make adjustments to the environment based on the data being collected.
2018 was a great year as far as the U.S. economy was concerned. Sales of HVAC equipment remained strong, the unemployment rate stayed below 4 percent, and the GDP increased.
Average sales for HARDI members increased by 3.6 percent in December 2018, and the average annualized growth for the 12 months through December was 11.4 percent.
Those in the HVACR industry can try to keep abreast of the issues through reading industry-related materials, attending conferences and workshops, and seeking out online training options.