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Berkeley Develops a Cool New Method of Refrigeration

Researchers hope that ionocaloric cooling may someday replace high-GWP refrigerants

January 30, 2023

Adding salt to a road before a winter storm changes when ice will form. Researchers at the DOE’s Berkeley Lab have applied this basic concept to develop a new method of heating and cooling. T

Project Files: Episode 55 - Billy Gail's

Project Files: Episode 55 — Heat Pump for Open-Concept Breakfast Hotspot

Ruud units transform open-concept restaurant with joint kitchen-dining HVAC

Maria Taylor

December 2, 2022

The vision for a new Billy Gail’s location included an open kitchen that connected to a high-ceiling dining room. This meant that there was no way to divide the cooling and heating needs of the kitchen from the dining area.

METUS Earns Integrated Home Award

November 3, 2022

METUS announced it was the recipient of an Honorable Mention Award in the 2022 CEE Integrated Home Competition in the Connected Heating and Cooling Equipment category.

Custom Heater Design Enables Chicago Buildings to Deliver Floor-to-Ceiling Heat

October 2, 2022

While planning to install linear wall-to-wall convector heaters on a perimeter curtain wall at the 150 North Riverside Plaza high rise in downtown Chicago, the owner sought an effective way to maintain the aesthetic of the building without sacrificing floor space.

Elon Musk, Electric Vehicle Makers Provide Some HVAC Insight

In-car features offer view of what future holds, what can go wrong

Ted Craig

May 15, 2022

A couple of recent developments show Tesla is a company dedicating a lot of resources to HVAC in different ways.

E-Stores Click With National HVAC Firm

Buyers can choose a system and customize it without a sales visit

Matt Jachman

Maria Taylor

January 11, 2022

One of the nation's largest HVAC companies is leveraging e-commerce to change the way homeowners and business owners shop for heating and air conditioning products and installation work.

Daikin Announces Daikin ATMOSPHERA with R-32 Refrigerant

The first single zone system with R-32 in North America features efficiency gains while reducing emissions compared to R-410A

December 22, 2021

For the first time in North America, Daikin launched a home comfort product featuring R-32, a refrigerant with one-third the GWP of the most common refrigerants currently being used in the United States and Canada.

Hiller Expands Through Acquisition of America’s Plumbing & Sewer

December 3, 2021

Hiller announced the acquisition of America’s Plumbing & Sewer, formerly operating as a Rooter-man franchisee in Chattanooga.

Integrating the Advantages of Geothermal Into an HVAC Company

The renewable tech can save money and operate with little maintenance when installed properly

Gordon White

November 5, 2021

Geothermal heat pumps tap into a renewable source of energy to provide comfort for a home, and HVAC contractors can tap into this market for increased sales.