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Decarbonizing Without Disruption: A Practical Path to Building Performance Standards Compliance

New regulations spark innovation in urban energy sharing, cutting carbon and complexity

August 4, 2025

As building owners race to meet tough new climate rules, costly retrofits aren’t the only answer. District energy systems offer a streamlined, scalable approach to slashing emissions – all while minimizing disruption and protecting property value, ES NEWS' Guest Columnist Rob Thornton writes.

Funding Available for Large-Scale Thermal System Design

The ACHR NEWS Editorial Staff

May 29, 2025

Large-scale thermal systems may include geothermal, heat recovery, thermal energy networks, and thermal storage, as well as other approaches to reduce energy, decarbonize, and improve heating and cooling for large buildings and campuses.

Vicinity Energy: eSteam

The first carbon-free thermal energy system in the U.S.

ES Magazine staff

November 21, 2024

This cost-effective solution helps buildings comply with performance standards and accelerate clean energy adoption.

District Energy System Picks Copeland Heat Pumps

October 21, 2024

The Markham District Energy facility differs from standard applications because instead of relying on conventional energy sources, it captures waste heat from sewage, which enters at about 5°C and is converted into 95°C usable heat.

Project Files: Episode 63 — University of Cincinnati Chiller Upgrade

Smardt chiller install achieves 32% reduction of kWhr in energy needs

Maria Taylor

September 12, 2023

Like many universities across America, the University of Cincinnati faced a major infrastructure challenge: having to operate aging central utility plants with older technology.

Lubricant Distributors Combine to Form Cadence Petroleum Group

March 26, 2019

The group consists of five southeastern U.S. lubricant distributors.

District Heating and Cooling Market: Big Players Likely to Up Competition

Big plant operators and private operators are predicted to start manufacturing DHC systems

December 20, 2016

To gauge the competitive dynamics in the global district heating and cooling (DHC) market, the DHC system manufacturers, project contractors, and plant operators in the supply chain will have to be factored in, states a report by Transparency Market Research.

Agreement to Enhance International Collaboration on District Heating and Cooling, CHP

IDEA joins four organizations in global effort to increase deployment of district energy/CHP

September 18, 2015

The International District Energy Association (IDEA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in conjunction with the Korea District Heating & Cooling Association, the China District Heating Association, Euroheat & Power, and the Ministry of Energy of the Mongol Government.

Detroit Renewable Energy Honored by International District Energy Association

Recognized for largest expansion of district energy infrastructure in North America

September 1, 2015

Detroit Renewable Energy (DRE), owner and operator of the downtown Detroit district energy steam system, was honored by the International District Energy Association (IDEA) as a recipient of the Gold District Energy Award in the Most Square Feet Added in North America Award category for the 2014 business year.

Award-winning CHP System Serves Texas Medical Center

Project proves cost-effectiveness, reliability of large-scale cogeneration

Kimberly Schwartz

August 24, 2015

They say everything is bigger in Texas, and that phrase certainly applies to the Texas Medical Center (TMC) in Houston. All of the TMC institutions share a critical need for reliable cooling, and many of them are supported by the Thermal Energy Corp. (TECO).

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