Articles Tagged with ''energy efficiency''

With remote work becoming the standard for many employees across the U.S. and homeowners spending even more time indoors as a result of the pandemic, a new focus is emerging on the need for sustainability and indoor environmental quality in homes. 

The campaign’s duration will include Energy Efficiency Day on Oct. 7 and ENERGY STAR Day on Oct. 27. October is National Energy Awareness Month.

The state-of-the-art facility houses IAPMO R&T’s Oceana research center and product testing laboratory.

Plumbing & Mechanical recently had the chance to catch up with industry veteran Mark Chaffee, the vice president of governmental relations and sustainability at Cranston, Rhode Island-based Taco Comfort Solutions. 

Lochinvar recently launched 20 new commercial heat pump models ranging from 25,000 to 250,000 Btu/h, and with modular installation capabilities up to 2 million Btu/h. 

Paul M. Dorman High School in Roebuck, South Carolina, is achieving academic excellence that’s the envy of many other schools across the Southeast. 

Built more than 30 years ago on the western shores of Puget Sound, a 15,000 square foot custom-built home sits picturesquely at the tip of a cove. 

It was such a simple project; replace the old cast iron boiler with a new condensing boiler. You knocked it out in a few days. 

Some hydronic system designers cling to certain system piping configurations — even when existing projects using those configurations have produced problems.

Upfront costs and energy consumption are primary drivers when selecting a commercial HVAC system in new and retrofit projects.