DALLAS, TX — Lennox Industries Inc. has announced that it will soon start conducting field tests of a Web-accessible hvac controls system, based on technology developed in cooperation with Invensys, plc. Consumer testing of the system, called e-Comfort™, will begin this summer.
According to officials of both companies, Lennox and Invensys are designing e-Comfort technology to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of individual appliances, and to allow these appliances to network with other systems inside and outside the home.