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Articles Tagged with ''retrofitting and HVACR''

Hotel Marcel

Project Files: Episode 68 — All-Electric, Passive-House-Certified Hotel

VRF, Heat2O units, and solar panels make this historic-building-turned-hotel highly efficient
Maria Taylor
Maria Taylor
February 20, 2024
Hotel Marcel, a 110,000-square-foot adaptive reuse of New Haven, Connecticut’s historic Pirelli Building, has raised the bar for sustainable hospitality as the first Passive-house certified, zero-emission hotel in the U.S. and one of only a dozen that are LEED Platinum-certified.
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Project Files: Episode 65 — Zero-Emission Hydronic Heat at Brooklyn Brownstone

Project Files: Episode 65 — Zero-Emission Hydronic Heat at Brooklyn Brownstone

A DIY demo turned into the opportunity to install Taco’s System M and go all-electric
Maria Taylor
Maria Taylor
November 17, 2023
The home now has a 3.9 kW solar array that offsets nearly 100% of the System M and grid power supplied from the clean-sourced ConEd program — meaning that the house has zero emission heating, cooling, and hot water.
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Smithsonian

Project Files: Episode 64 — Flame-Free Retrofit at Smithsonian Vault

RLS press fittings joined HVACR lines in museum’s cold storage
Maria Taylor
Maria Taylor
November 3, 2023
Press fittings took flame out of the equation in an HVAC project conducted near fragile books from the Middle Ages.
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Retrofitting Office Buildings Infographic

Infographic: Retrofitting Office Buildings Could Cut Their Carbon Emissions by 70%

Digital upgrades, electrification of HVAC systems key to decarbonization strategy
Maria Taylor
Maria Taylor
October 18, 2023
Fifty percent of existing buildings are likely to still be in use in 2050 — meaning that the current building stock must be included as part of a comprehensive decarbonization strategy.
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New Belimo Retrofit Program Designed to Boost Efficiency

September 15, 2023

RetroFIT+ is the next iteration of the Belimo retrofit program, which offers online resources, including a product-selection tool, as well as personal support to provide quick and easy access to HVAC replacement solutions for actuators, valves, and sensors.


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Quality Inn

Project Files: Episode 62 — PTAC Replacement at Quality Inn

A retrofit using Fujitsu split terminal heat pumps gets creative to replace 25-year-old vertical air handlers in a tight space.
Maria Taylor
Maria Taylor
August 18, 2023
The hotel has one of the largest private solar arrays in New Mexico, and when the HVAC retrofit is complete, it should be able to handle the building’s entire load.
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Online Event to Explore Energy-Efficiency HVAC Retrofits

August 17, 2023

The event is scheduled for 2 p.m. (Eastern time) Thursday, September 7, and can be accessed from anywhere. Real-life examples, as well as tips and insight on improving building systems, will be discussed. 


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Coliseum of Champions

Retrofit Introduces Year-Round Climate Control to State Fair Building

Video: A new HVAC system for an old building deploys exposed, double wall spiral duct
Austin Keating
Austin Keating
August 15, 2023
E.L. Pruitt staff discuss challenges and learnings from a high profile retrofit project at the Illinois State Fairgrounds.
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Trane Advances Sustainability at Georgia Historic Site

August 10, 2023

Since it acquired the 182-year-old Mimosa Hall in 2017, Roswell has sought to make it a more energy-efficient facility.



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Carrier Chiller

Chillers Go Green With Low-GWP Refrigerants

Manufacturers are offering new solutions that comply with EPA regulations
Joanna Turpin
Joanna R. Turpin
June 23, 2023
Manufacturers are offering low-GWP refrigerant alternatives, as EPA is proposing a 700 GWP limit for most new comfort cooling chillers starting in 2025.
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