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AI can significantly improve grid management reports DOE

Smart Energy International

Optimising HVAC performance and operation to energy efficiency and/or demand response priorities Estimating marginal emissions factors, providing customers feedback about energy & emissions, suggesting behavioural interventions Leveraging AI and digital twins to optimise operations and resilience across the built environment.

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As climate change threatens cultural treasures, museums get creative to conserve both energy and artifacts

Grist

“I think that it’s really important for us to make sure we never get into a situation where we regress and we’re increasing our HVACs, or we’re increasing our climate-control programs, because that’s not going to do anybody any good.” “Over a third of museums in the U.S.

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I Converted a Home Fully to Electricity. Here’s How It Worked — and What It Cost

GreenTechMedia

In all likelihood it will get worse as we experience more extreme weather events and sea levels rise from melting ice sheets. It is more cost effective to add solar and storage than to improve the efficiency of the building shell, or to replace existing HVAC equipment prior to its end of life with new high efficiency equipment.

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? US clean investment cleans up with $239bn #187

Climate Tech VC

Weaker residential construction activity cooled the HVAC sector, and heat pump sales bore the brunt at a 16% decline compared to 2022.  Zero emission vehicles (ZEV) led the charge, as YoY sales volume increased 52% to 1.4M vehicles, but price decreases tamped down overall investment growth to 30%.

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8 cities share how racial justice is embedded into their climate plans

GreenBiz

The city is also investing in seawalls to prevent erosion due to sea level rise. . People need to have air filters and high-quality HVAC systems. Below are excerpts from the interviews, edited for length and clarity. Boston is aiming to be carbon neutral by 2050 by focusing on their 86,000 buildings.

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8 cities share how racial justice is embedded into their climate plans

AGreenLiving

The city is also investing in seawalls to prevent erosion due to sea level rise. People need to have air filters and high-quality HVAC systems. Below are excerpts from the interviews, edited for length and clarity. Boston Boston is aiming to be carbon neutral by 2050 by focusing on their 86,000 buildings.