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How Smart Pump Technology Helped a Newly Built Marriott Save 70% on Energy Use

Smart pump platform delivers data-driven savings, helps hotels meet district energy requirements, and proves the business case for building decarbonization

Austin Keating

February 4, 2026

A Toronto-area Marriott used Armstrong Fluid Technology’s performance envelope platform to cut its energy use by 70% – and discovered even bigger potential savings for buildings not on district heating.

Heatcraft Unveils CO2, A2L Refrigeration Options

The company is focusing on supporting customers through the refrigerant transition

Joanna R. Turpin

February 3, 2026

Heatcraft highlighted new refrigeration products, as well as robust training opportunities to help contractors and end users through the refrigerant transition.

How Energy Monetization and AI Are Reshaping America’s Service Industry

Smart technologies and full-service energy management are transforming how gyms and restaurants handle comfort, efficiency, and maintenance

Austin Keating

February 2, 2026

Walking into your favorite gym or restaurant feels effortless, but behind that comfort, a quiet tech revolution is reshaping how America keeps the lights on and the air cool – saving owners money without you ever noticing a thing.

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Contractors VRF Priorities: Reliability and Support

Efficiency is assumed — making reliability, quality, and ease of service the true differentiators

Hannah Belloli-Oster

October 13, 2025

A new survey shows contractors still value efficiency in VRF systems, but it’s no longer the deciding factor. Instead, reliability, long-term support, and adaptability are driving choices. Here’s how manufacturers — and contractors — are responding.

Anacove a Preferred Thermostat Vendor for Hotel Group

April 15, 2025

IHG Hotels & Resorts, which manages more than 6,600 hotels around the world, contracted with Allumia to conduct testing of Anacove connected thermostats.

Tourists Are Demanding Cleaner Air, So What Can the HVAC Industry Do To Help Hotels?

The hospitality industry has range of options when it comes to improving indoor air quality (IAQ)

Dylan Kurt

September 10, 2024

More and more travelers are ranking air quality as an important factor when deciding where to stay — here’s how the HVAC industry can help tip the scales for hotels.

Reduce, Reuse, Restore: Taking a Historic Hospital to an HVAC-Accommodating Hotel

After sitting vacant for decades, Cook County Hospital now provides an HVAC-friendly experience to hotel guests

Hannah Belloli-Oster

June 13, 2024

Armstrong recently contributed to a historically important HVAC retrofit when the historic Cook Country hospital in Chicago, Illinois was converted into two hotels: a Hyatt Place and Hyatt House.

Project Files: Episode 68 — All-Electric, Passive-House-Certified Hotel

VRF, Heat2O units, and solar panels make this historic-building-turned-hotel highly efficient

Maria Taylor

February 20, 2024

Hotel Marcel, a 110,000-square-foot adaptive reuse of New Haven, Connecticut’s historic Pirelli Building, has raised the bar for sustainable hospitality as the first Passive-house certified, zero-emission hotel in the U.S. and one of only a dozen that are LEED Platinum-certified.

Restaurant IAQ Standard Aims to Minimize Infectious Aerosols

Post-pandemic, ASHRAE standards offer a roadmap for safer, healthier air in restaurants

Matt Jachman

October 25, 2023

Mechanical engineer and ASHRAE volunteer Meghan McNulty discusses the group’s recommendations for healthier indoor air.

Project Files: Episode 62 — PTAC Replacement at Quality Inn

A retrofit using Fujitsu split terminal heat pumps gets creative to replace 25-year-old vertical air handlers in a tight space.

Maria Taylor

August 18, 2023

The hotel has one of the largest private solar arrays in New Mexico, and when the HVAC retrofit is complete, it should be able to handle the building’s entire load.