The Quincy Housing Authority (QHA) aimed to reduce the energy consumption of the its primary building, decrease its carbon footprint, and increase the comfort and durability of the buildings for residents.
Spotlighting its commitment to environmental sustainability and energy-efficient technologies, LG Electronics USA is the leading technology provider for the new Growing Green Center on the campus of Parks & People Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that hosts out-of-school time education and recreation youth programming while also supporting, renovating, and creating new park and green spaces throughout Baltimore.
Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) has announced its endorsement of H.R. 3515, the HVAC Expensing and Technology (HEAT) Act introduced by Reps. Pat Tiberi, R-Ohio, and Ron Kind, D-Wis. The HEAT Act would allow for commercial building owners to expense qualified HVACR equipment under Section 179 business expensing.
UnityPoint Health - Meriter has been recognized three times as one of the “100 Top Hospitals” and is part of one of the nation's most integrated health systems. Their dedication to providing comprehensive, coordinated care through clinics, hospital, and home care services for patients located in south central Wisconsin underscores their commitment to every part of the hospital.
Visitors to the Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum in Key West, Florida, enjoy stepping back in time to see how the prolific author lived during his 10 years in residence there in the 1930s. The two-story home was built in 1851 in the Spanish Colonial style, constructed of native limestone hewn from the grounds. The home was in poor shape when Hemingway and his wife, Pauline, purchased it, but the couple could see beyond the rubble and ruin to appreciate the grand architecture and stateliness of the home.
American Residential Services (ARS), a Memphis, Tennessee-based, privately-held national provider of air conditioning, heating, and plumbing services, is honoring those who served in the armed forces by executing community outreach initiatives geared towards veterans. The ARS Cares for Veterans initiative aims at donating an HVAC system or water heater to a veteran in need.
Chris Cunningham didn’t have the honor of serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, but he’s always had a deep respect for those who do. He gives veterans priority status when he hires, but he wanted to do more.
The newest version of the Carrier® Côr™ thermostat, enabled to work with Apple’s HomeKit™, is now available for sale through Carrier dealers nationwide. Using the Apple HomeKit, customers can use iOS-enabled devices to easily control their Côr thermostat from anywhere in the world.
Demolishing old homes to build new, eco-friendly ones from scratch isn’t an option when there are 84 million of them already standing. The time, cost, and displacement involved make it silly. And that’s to say nothing of the sheer waste of materials from bulldozing, which would defeat the whole purpose.
Ingersoll Rand has earned a Better Project award for its work implementing energy productivity at its Trane manufacturing, engineering, and assembly facility in St. Paul, Minnesota.