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Electric Heat Pumps in Commercial Applications: Reducing Emissions, Minimizing Carbon Footprints, and Decreasing Costs

Drew Turner

April 28, 2020

Recent technology innovations are driving significant sustainability benefits.

Veolia North America Wins 2019 SEAL Environmental Initiative Award

April 27, 2020

The SEAL Environmental Initiative Award is part of the annual SEAL Business Sustainability Awards recognizing firms throughout the U.S. for promoting a more environmentally sustainable business model.

Coronavirus Survey III: Fewer AEC, Mechanical Companies Predict Layoffs, Furloughs

Herb Woerpel

April 23, 2020

30% of AEC companies intend to temporarily suspend employees (with or without pay) — an 8% decrease from two weeks ago, states Clear Seas Research.

BAS Integrators Find Opportunity During COVID-19 Pandemic

Scott Cochrane

April 22, 2020

Offering to put unoccupied buildings in setback mode to save energy may lead to new opportunities to do work while these facilities are empty.

ACEC Calls on Congress to Re-Fund the Paycheck Protection Program

April 20, 2020

“More money must be injected into the program to maintain its capacity so America’s businesses can get the funds they need during this unprecedented crisis,” said Linda Bauer Darr, president and CEO, ACEC.

DOE’s Argonne Lab Develops Unique Latent Heat Storage Technology

The size of a garbage bin, Argonne’s Thermal Energy Storage System can be scaled up or down to meet the needs of virtually any commercial application.

April 16, 2020

Argonne’s Thermal Energy Storage System is a form of latent heat storage, where the energy is contained within a phase-change material, such as molten salt.