Articles Tagged with ''Technology and HVACR''

Through the use of technology, an off-grid island resort was able to drastically cut its energy consumption as well as its reliance on diesel generators.

While new technology can certainly help streamline certain aspects of HVAC business operations, like accounting and inventory management, it still needs to be viewed as a tool to augment the capabilities of employees, not replace them entirely.

Thermostats have come a long way since the first thermostat hit the market. So, it makes sense that consumers demand more from the technology’s capabilities than ever before.

Everything from your phone to your home is going “smart” these days. Here’s a look at the latest in smart HVAC tools from four different manufacturers.

Smart HVAC products today need simplicity, seamless integration, while also achieving a reduction in energy usage.

New technologies and equipment have simplified the process of measuring airflow, which will help contractors during design, construction, troubleshooting, and maintenance calls.

Josh Crouch and Tersh Blissett, who have HVAC backgrounds, say AI can be employed in an answering service or a chatbot, for outbound dialing, as a technician’s assistant, or to respond to customers’ online reviews.

At the AHR Expo, manufacturers talked about what’s fueling their design of smart products and ensuring they are simpler, more integrated, and save energy and time.

The decarbonization movement is seen by some as the greatest disruption to the HVAC industry in the last century and, as these pivotal changes continue to be implemented and technology continues to advance, everyone should be prepared to adapt.

 “Technology’s not going to solve everything, but you need to know how to use it,” Nelson Valderrama, CEO of Intuilize, told HVACR distribution professionals during the recent Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International conference.