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Home » rooftop unit efficiency

Articles Tagged with ''rooftop unit efficiency''

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Humidity, Not Heat, Is Driving Transaera’s New Approach to Commercial HVAC

Following a successful field trial with Amazon, the company’s rooftop technology highlights how manufacturers are rethinking humidity control and energy efficiency
Dana Slone
Dana Slone
June 4, 2026

Newly deployed technology rethinks how commercial air conditioning systems handle humidity — and uses novel materials to develop advanced heat pump systems that dehumidify, cool or heat air. 


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Correct Installation of the Relief Air Plenum Pressure Sensor

Ensuring accurate measurement and control in air handling unit operations
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Miles Ryan P.E.
May 27, 2026

A guide to proper relief air plenum pressure sensor installation for stable and effective AHU control.


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Smarter Rooftops: How Connected RTUs Are Changing HVAC

Real-time data, predictive diagnostics, and BAS integration are reshaping RTUs
Hannah Belloli
Hannah Belloli-Oster
February 24, 2026

Once seen as a simple workhorse, rooftop units are becoming intelligent building assets — changing how contractors install, commission, and service commercial HVAC systems. 


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Bosch Home Comfort Releases Commercial Rooftop Heating and Cooling Units

The ACHR NEWS Editorial Staff
February 18, 2026

All Bosch RTUs are designed, engineered and assembled in the USA and feature R-454B A2L refrigerant in alignment with low global warming potential (GWP) industry guidelines. 


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Carrier Advances Rooftop Heat Pump Technology with Commercial Field Trials

The ACHR NEWS Editorial Staff
December 28, 2025

Carrier’s new 10-14-ton rooftop heat pump unit has been installed at a large national retailer in upstate New York as part of ongoing field trials.


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Safer RTU Service: Field-Tested Ways to Use Sensors and Smart Practices to Cut Ladder Climbs

With fall hazards still leading construction fatalities, remote monitoring is giving technicians new ways to stay safe
Dylan Kurt
Dylan Kurt
December 15, 2025

Rooftop service will never be risk-free, but new tools are helping to make unnecessary climbs a thing of the past. 


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HVAC Q&A Episode 16: Improving RTU Efficiency

HVAC Q&A Episode 16: Improving RTU Efficiency

Maria Taylor
Maria Taylor
November 2, 2025
In this video, Ben Kromer, HVACR service manager at Rolls Mechanical, talks about some smaller steps and some bigger measures that can maximize efficiency with RTUs.
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YORK Rooftop Unit Passes Testing Phase of DOE Commercial Building HVAC Technology Challenge

The ACHR NEWS Editorial Staff
October 8, 2025

This unit utilizes a new platform that allows it to be used in both replacement and new installation applications.


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OEM Advances in Commercial HVAC Technology Challenge

September 11, 2025

"This achievement reflects the work of our talented engineering and product development teams, who delivered a solution that reduces energy intensity and operating costs while helping strengthen U.S. competitiveness in commercial buildings,” said Heidi Gehring, managing director of the Americas light commercial division at Carrier HVAC.



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Higher-Efficiency Models Boost Rheem's Rooftop Lineup

April 16, 2025

The Rheem Renaissance RACCYC and RGECYC units have industry-standard footprints, common piping and electrical connections, field-convertible airflow, and minimized weight.


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