In 1960, a Phoenix factory used 140 tons of refrigeration to show how all-electric systems could make sense in the right ...

As someone who has spent years examining the challenges of indoor environmental quality, I understand the complex challenges that rising temperatures pose for commercial buildings. The intersection of ...

But for facilities requiring simultaneous heating and cooling, such as hospitals and universities, partial decarbonization can create a path forward by improving heating and cooling efficiency while ...

Japanese heating system manufacturer Daikin has unveiled a new modular air-to-water inverter heat pump series for commercial buildings. The system uses propane (R290) as the refrigerant and is ...

Aermec North America, a unit of Italy-based Aermec, which is itself part of the Giordano Riello International Group, has launched a new water-cooled heat pump system that is claimed to provide more ...

The U.S. Department of Energy has released a guide on electrifying space heating for large commercial buildings with boilers. The guide summarizes key considerations for people seeking to retrofit ...

Buildings spew nearly 40 per cent of the world's planet-warming emissions and the amount is growing, says a new UN report. That's partly because fossil fuels still dominate heating and cooling. The ...