Commercial HVAC - Articles - Page 190

Taylor Design Names Kevin Hinrichs President, Randy Regier Chairman

December 27, 2019

Hinrichs joined Taylor Design in 2013 and has 20 years of experience in architecture and design.

ORNL, Industry Collaborate to Advance Building Equipment Efficiency, Develop New Refrigerants

December 25, 2019

ORNL and numerous building equipment industries signed collaboration agreements to improve the energy performance of HVAC systems and investigate alternative refrigerants.

CoolSys Acquires Tech Mechanical

December 24, 2019

The acquisition broadens CoolSys’ presence in the Midwest and strengthens its commercial division.

Armstrong Joins The Climate Group’s EP 100 Initiative to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

December 23, 2019

The Climate Group estimates that if 100 companies double their energy productivity by 2030 – generating twice as much economic output for every unit of energy consumed – more than 170 million metric tons of emissions could be avoided cumulatively, the equivalent to taking 37 million cars off the road for a year.

Evidence-Based Decision-Making in the Built Environment: An HVAC Engineering Perspective

Understanding improvements in the collection, analysis, and use of building data is critical to helping owners make better operational decisions.

Jamison Caldwell, P.E., LEED AP Jeff Seger, P.E., LEED AP

December 23, 2019

Energy dashboard.

In our day-to-day work as design engineers, this term is typically used in design discussions with an owner to imply some level of building data collection and analysis.

St. Louis Releases Inaugural Building Energy Benchmarking Report & Checklist

December 21, 2019

Improving building performance across the city could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 11% and save at least $61.5 million in annual energy costs. New report helps establish baselines on performance, while checklist provides recommended next steps.

Johnson Controls Hosts Two-Day Women in HVAC Summit

December 20, 2019

Biannual event provides educational and networking opportunities.

The Future of Building Controls

Change in the controls realm is necessary. Here are some of the key technologies set to be introduced over the next few years.

Paul Ehrlich P.E. Draguna Vrabie Ph.D.

December 19, 2019

The control systems we use in commercial buildings today have evolved over the last 30 years to provide systems that are cost effective, and provide good performance.