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Johnson Controls’ headquarters in Glendale, Wisconsin.

Survey Reveals Interest in Energy Efficiency Is a Critical HVAC Trend

Annual EEI survey finds 3 in 4 facility managers planning to invest in IAQ

Gordon White

January 20, 2021

Has a long, unpredicted year taken a toll on people’s interest in energy efficiency, renewables, and smart buildings?

HVAC Technologies Offer Solutions For Improved Energy Use in Home

Zoning, thermostats, and much more help homeowners increase comfort, lower energy usage

Gordon White

January 14, 2021

Contractors have numerous options for offering homeowners solutions in energy management systems.

Project Files: Episode 34 — Urban Conversion Farmhouse

Maria Taylor

December 17, 2020

Beautiful, functional, sustainable. Those are the key points that Gina and Rodman Schley want others to take away from their home.

ASHRAE Walks the Walk With Newly Retrofitted Net-Zero Headquarters

Headquarters sets example for industry’s energy-efficient future

Gordon White

December 5, 2020

This past November, ASHRAE announced that it would move into new global headquarters, a decades-old building that the organization redesigned to be net-zero.

Project Files: Episode 32 — Cambridge School Complex

Maria Taylor

October 22, 2020

Learn about King Open and Cambridge Street Upper School Community Complex in Massachusetts, the first net-zero emission school in the state.

Elon Musk Is Good for the HVAC Industry

Musk could get homeowners thinking about HVAC in a new way

Kyle Gargaro

October 21, 2020

Elon Musk might be entering the HVAC industry, and contractors, distributors, and even manufacturers should be excited about that.

Elon Musk Shares Idea to Release Home HVAC Product

Tesla’s Battery Day event announces new batteries that push toward electrification

Angela D. Harris

October 10, 2020

"We will make super-efficient home HVAC with HEPA filters one day," tweeted Elon Musk.

The Contractor’s System Optimization Opportunity

Technological advances might seem geared toward the facility manager, but there’s upside in this sector for the contractor, too

Robert Beverly

October 7, 2020

What do the latest wave of optimization possibilities mean for HVAC contractors?

Weatherization Can Brighten an HVAC Business Outlook

Partnering with the right efficiency-focused programs can yield a variety of additional work along with tangible and intangible benefits

Robert Beverly

October 6, 2020

The amount of money spent on improving residential energy efficiency starts to reveal how much energy inefficiency remains throughout American’s homes.