The Gold award goes to a new computer application designed to help technicians save time and money and provide efficient HVAC equipment installation and diagnostics.
The Cold Climate Heat Pump Technology Challenge is designed to help manufacturers speed the development of the next generation of heat pumps and ensure that they will perform reliably during chilly winters.
Prompted by energy-savings and carbon-reduction goals and helped by technological advances, building owners and managers are increasingly asking for sustainable buildings with high-efficiency HVAC systems.
Engineers say that, designed properly, run strategically, and equipped with the right accessories, air-handling units can help save energy in a commercial HVAC system.
The three-day meeting for distribution professionals touched on topics that affect the entire HVAC industry and, more broadly, a rapidly changing economy.