People in Ontario will get access to new apps to help manage their energy consumption, thanks to a pilot program led by MaRS Discovery District, in partnership with Hydro One and London Hydro and supported by the Ministry of Energy.
Danfoss has announced that supermarket chain Winn-Dixie is the winner of its fourth annual EnVisioneer of the Year award. Winn-Dixie is using Danfoss AK-SC 255 system controllers integrated with Danfoss Electronically Delivered Services (EDS) to significantly improve store energy use.
Homeowners choosing to purchase these highly efficient furnaces will reap the benefits of lower energy bills, while contractors will appreciate the many features that make them easier to install and service.
Major changes to requirements regarding building envelope, lighting, mechanical systems, and the energy cost budget are contained in the newly published energy standard from ASHRAE and IES.
FirstService Residential, one of North America’s largest residential property management companies, is bringing the cost- and energy-saving initiatives of affiliate FS Energy to nearly 100 of its managed properties in Florida.
BuildingIQ, a leading energy management software company, announced that the city of Las Vegas is the first city to deploy its cloud-based energy management system broadly for optimized power consumption. The deployment is part of utility NV Energy’s mPowered program.
Powerhouse Dynamics, creator of the eMonitor™ enterprise energy and asset management system, has launched a system leasing program. Multi-site operators of small commercial facilities can now take advantage of the energy savings offered by the eMonitor with little or no upfront investment.
A combination of factors has led a number of new and existing companies to develop software-based building energy management systems (BEMS) that can help customers realize new opportunities to gain maximum energy efficiency and operational benefits out of their building portfolios, notes Navigant Research.
The allure of energy efficiency across multiple HVACR sectors is aiding in the rise of contractor interest in variable-refrigerant flow (VRF) technology.