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10 Ways to Make HVAC Technology More Sustainable

Green Living Guy

HVAC systems are essential for comfort and health, but they’re not typically eco-friendly. Heating and cooling are often some of the biggest power consumers in a house, and more than 80% of energy sources worldwide are fossil fuels. Here are 10 ways to make HVAC […].

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HVAC algorithm can provide thermal comfort for building occupants, with a smaller carbon footprint

TechXplore

As organizations work to reduce their energy consumption and associated carbon emissions, one area that remains to be optimized is indoor heating and cooling. In fact, HVAC—which stands for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning—represents, on average, about 40% of a building's total energy use.

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What’s It Like to Be an HVAC Installer or Technician?

GreenTechMedia

What do HVAC technicians do? Anatoly Lednyak operates ALED Technologies, a small heating and cooling business based in Manhattan. “Our HVAC technicians respond to emergency calls, troubleshoot and determine next steps as needed,” says Lednyak. ” What skills does an HVAC technician need?

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Bedrock Energy raises funding to accelerate geothermal HVAC deployment

ThinkGeoEnergy

million in seed capital that will go towards accelerating the manufacturing and deployment of technologies that improve the economics of all-electric geothermal HVAC systems, thus helping real estate properties achieve Net Zero operations. Texas-based Bedrock Energy has announced the raising of USD 8.5

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Sealing homes' leaky HVAC systems: A sneaky good climate solution

TechXplore

There's a hidden scourge making homes more harmful to the climate and less comfortable: leaky heating and cooling systems. Plugging those leaks may be the dull stepchild of the energy transition, but that doesn't make it any less important than installing dazzling solar arrays and getting millions of electric vehicles on the road.

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Can ACs cool the world without warming it?

Grist

Several companies, including Gradient where Romanin is CEO (which landed him on the 2021 Grist 50 list ), are developing new AC technologies and approaches that are starting to show what a more efficient, less climate-intensive approach to cooling will look like. How will it change the HVAC units and window ACs we’ve grown to rely on?

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How solar-charged HVAC keeps trucking cool

GreenBiz

How solar-charged HVAC keeps trucking cool. Most drivers spend their off-duty time in the sleeper compartments of their trucks, sometimes keeping the truck idling to get power and to cool or heat their space. Idling to keep cool. Most important, drivers need access to heating and cooling for their comfort and health.

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