Providing both capital and collaboration, GE led a $22 million investment in San Francisco-based Project Frog and began construction of one of its prefabricated sustainable buildings at GE’s Learning Center.
The Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA) has announced that its new Building Systems Analysis and Retrofit Manual, 2nd edition, is now available.
As one of the latest concepts to emerge from the trend toward sustainability, high-performance (HP) buildings are generating a lot of buzz. And the role of HVAC equipment and those who install it is rapidly developing in response to this construction trend.
Open doorways enable ease of movement for people and materials, yet open doors are one of the greatest sources of energy loss in a building. While the doors are open for in-and-out productivity, costly energy escapes. Air curtains offer a simple and sensible solution to this issue.
The California Solar Initiative (CSI) - Thermal Program is encouraging Californians to take the next step in going green by installing solar water heating.
In commercial buildings, workers usually come and go en masse each day. As a result, energy use can rapidly become inefficient. Now, a new study done on Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) buildings reveals some data that could help designers and building managers optimize energy usage.
Photos from the 2013 ACCA Conference & IE3 Expo in Orlando, Fla.
Podcasts
Cade Clark, assistant vice president of government affairs for the Air-Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), gives a brief overview of the new version of the Shaheen-Portman bill, what AHRI thinks of the energy-efficiency legislation, and how it might affect the HVACR industry if it becomes law.
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