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As power generation moves onsite, waste heat becomes a powerful resource – and a valuable opportunity for contractors serving data centers.

ASHRAE has named Sarah E. Maston as its 2026–27 president, launching the “Changing the Game: Retrofitting for Resilience” initiative to drive innovation in building efficiency and resilience.

By rethinking the role of the driveshaft as a linchpin of mechanical stability, today’s data center cooling towers are engineered to thrive under relentless, ever-changing thermal loads.

Explore how hospitals and other critical facilities must rethink emergency power and resilience strategies as extreme weather and grid stresses create increasingly complex and challenges.

Sakari Suhonen, CEO of Tosi United States, is leading a push to overhaul how commercial buildings secure and manage remote access to critical systems.

Stack effect isn’t just an HVAC nuisance – it’s a physics issue that shapes every decision in high-rise residential conversions.

The USC Brain Health Center integrates advanced clinical care, research, and technology to improve outcomes for patients, writes Michael Scruggs, PE, project manager at RMF Engineering.

This article explores how large facilities are using alternative cooling tower treatment strategies, like advanced oxidation processes (AOP), to reduce water use and operational costs without sacrificing uptime.

ES NEWS Guest columnist Trevor Vick examines how the lack of reliable, continuous records is hindering building decarbonization efforts and compliance with emerging performance standards.

Budderfly and Viridi are rolling out 100 battery energy storage systems across commercial sites nationwide, promising seamless integration with HVAC and building systems to boost resiliency and lower costs.