ORLANDO, Fla. — Energy efficiency, integration with smart home technology, and the ongoing impact of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) regional efficiency standards are major trends influencing products in the residential air conditioning market.
Tom Goodnight, senior manager of residential product management, unitary products group, Johnson Controls Inc., said the market is working to adapt to the new regional aspect of the efficiency standards that became effective Jan. 1, 2015.