Rooftop unit efficiency - Articles - Page 3

Rooftop Unit Manufacturers Work Toward 2023 DOE Efficiency Standards

Companies consider other industry trends during production, offer different tiers of products

June 6, 2022

For many manufacturers, higher efficiency systems have been in the works for a while, but the 2023 DOE standards, pandemic, and current supply chain issues have added pressure.

Rooftop Units Incorporate Tech for Safety, Efficiency, Remote Monitoring

Products can send service alerts, regulate indoor air quality, and more

Gordon White

November 17, 2020

Commercial rooftop units feature a host of intelligent solutions to improve efficiency and ease of service/installation.

HVAC Manufacturers Talk Rooftop Products, Trends

Flexibility, refrigerants, and new technology combinations make the list

Angela D. Harris

May 4, 2020

With each passing year, rooftop system developers find new ways to improve this staple piece of HVAC commercial equipment.

YORK® brand of Johnson Controls: Commercial Rooftop Units

January 27, 2020

The 27.5- to 50-ton rooftop units exceed Department of Energy energy efficiency standards, reducing operational costs over the lifetime of the unit.

Luxaire®, a brand of Johnson Controls: Rooftop Unit Line

December 2, 2019

These products are designed to serve both the new construction and replacement markets.

A York rooftop unit is installed on a building.

Rooftop Manufacturers Are Ready for 2023 Efficiency Standards

New products are available that meet DOE’s energy efficiency mandate

Joanna R. Turpin

October 21, 2019

The first phase took effect on January 1, 2018, and increased the minimum efficiency of commercial rooftop units (RTUs) by about 13 percent.

Carrier: RTU Technology Improvements

July 22, 2019

This features simple fan setup and service with a new intuitive control board, and a beltless direct-drive vane axial indoor fan system.

Emerson Makes Minority Ownership Investment in Transformative Wave

Expands presence in HVAC energy-saving technologies

September 15, 2016

Emerson has announced a strategic investment in Transformative Wave, a Kent, Washington-based provider of technologies to help drive energy efficiency and savings for rooftop HVAC systems, including cloud-based building automation control, remote monitoring, and diagnostics.

Transformative Wave Expands Capacity for Its HVAC Retrofit Solution

Facility expansion enables scalability in production

May 17, 2016

Transformative Wave announced that it has expanded its production capacity to meet increased demand for its CATALYST product, a HVAC energy efficiency retrofit solution for existing constant volume rooftop units (RTUs).

Test Shows HVAC Rooftop Optimization Kit Saves up to 50% kWh

The Digi-RTU is a control kit designed to improve the energy efficiency of a rooftop HVAC unit

July 27, 2015

As analyzed and reported by California’s Emerging Technologies Coordinating Council, Bes-Tech announced that Southern California Edison tested the company’s Digi-RTU® HVAC Rooftop Optimization Kit and found an energy reduction of up to 40 percent kW and 50 percent kWh.