A. O. Smith announced the release of its 2020 Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability Report, which documents the company’s environmental, social and governance activities and performance over the past two years. It announced the company's first greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) reduction goal of 10% by 2025.

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.

Matt Kozak was named vice president — sales, and Greg Eynon was appointed vice president — sales operations.

The new recognition expands the partnership from solely Bradford White Water Heaters to the entire Bradford White Corp., an American-based family of companies creating technologically enhanced, energy-efficient products that bring reliable and green heating solutions to the world.

PM traveled to Lebanon, Tennessee, to chat with Lochinvar executives, including Director of Marketing Michael Troka, Program Manager-Product Development Robert Wiseman, Product Program Manager Mike Juhnke and Product Coordinator Jonathan Baggett. During the interview, subjects such as remote connectivity, the company’s development in the pool-heating space, and its focus now and in the future were discussed.

Unlike their traditional storage tank-based counterparts, tankless water heaters are capable of providing a constant flow of hot water on-demand. The concept is relatively simple: The heaters function by coupling a modulating burner with a high-efficiency heat exchanger.