by admin | May 31, 2023 | Industry
NREL’s BuildingSync software is being used by New York City, which is the first municipality to adapt the platform to identify, prioritize, and reduce emissions across its nearly billion-square-feet assortment of buildings. Article Source: National Renewable...
by admin | May 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
Commercial boilers work by burning fuel and then extracting the heat for the building’s heating purposes. There are two types of boilers used in commercial buildings, condensing and non-condensing boilers. But what are the differences between the two types and which...
by admin | May 17, 2023 | Industry
Dual-use devices offer a different path for more sustainable living Article Source: Science Article Link: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.add1795 Photo Credit: A. Fisher / Science A fivefold increase in cooling-related greenhouse gas emissions is expected...
by admin | May 8, 2023 | Industry
Article Source: USA Today Article Link: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/05/03/ny-gas-stove-ban/70179711007/ Photo Credit: Getty / Seiya Tabuchi Gas stoves and furnaces will be banned from most new buildings in New York state under a new measure passed...
by admin | Apr 26, 2023 | Industry
A federal appeals court overturned Berkeley, California’s first-in-the-nation ban on natural gas in new construction, agreeing with restaurant owners who argued the city bypassed federal energy regulations when it approved the ordinance. Article Source: AP News...
by admin | Apr 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
As with most mechanical equipment, cooling towers require maintenance to remain operating at peak performance. A critical part of this maintenance is water treatment and passivation. So, what kind of water treatment do cooling towers need and what is passivation?...
by admin | Apr 17, 2023 | Industry
Decarbonizing the grid means storing energy from renewables. Aquifers can do that. Aquifer thermal energy storage (ATES) uses naturally occurring underground water to store energy that can be used to heat and cool buildings. Article Source: Lawrence Berkeley National...
by admin | Apr 11, 2023 | Industry
Berlin wants every newly installed heating system to be powered by 65 percent renewable energy starting next year. Article Source: Politico Article Link: https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-gas-oil-heating-exemptions-renewable-heating/ Photo Credit: Sean Gallup /...
by admin | Mar 28, 2023 | Industry
WVU researchers Sergio Andres Paredes Navia, Cesar Octavio Romo de la Cruz, Liang Liang and Ellena Gemmen use an electron microscope to study the nanostructure of a new oxide ceramic material with the potential to make thermoelectric generators efficient enough to...
by admin | Mar 21, 2023 | Industry
Article Source: Center for Data Innovation Article Link: https://datainnovation.org/2023/03/visualizing-home-heating-sources/ The Washington Post has created a series of visualizations tracking the type of fuel used to heat homes in the United States. One...
