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.
The economy might be on shaky ground right now, but HVAC contractors can come out the other side by not panicking, being deliberate, and taking advantage of the opportunities that are there.
Chillers use the principles of thermodynamics to remove heat from a conditioned space. But “chiller” is a broad term that encompasses system configurations, refrigeration technologies, and methods of rejecting captured heat. Experts take a closer look.