Instead of needing to build in resilience for both fossil fuels (natural gas, propane, fuel oil, etc.) and electricity to keep your building systems running, an efficient all-electric design only requires resilience for one energy supply.

With precise management of capacity, VRF systems reliably maintain each zone’s set point without the noisy and energy-intensive start/stop cycles of conventional systems.

Building owners and specifiers can experience design flexibility, reduced operational costs and reliable, energy-efficient comfort year-round with variable refrigerant flow (VRF) systems even in extreme cold climates. Modern VRF systems far exceed the capabilities of conventional heat pumps at low outdoor ambient temperatures. They are positioned to replace fossil fuel burning equipment in almost any climate.

Patricia Ackerman, senior vice president of investor relations, corporate responsibility and sustainability, and treasurer for A. O. Smith Corp., sat down with Herb Woerpel to discuss the company’s 2020 Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability (CRS) Report, how the COVDI-19 pandemic has impacted production, and more.

Profiling the mechanical majesty of Bord Architectural Studio’s design work at the newly opened Aquaticum Waterpark in Debrecen, Hungary.

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Dan Rettig, product manager, Lochinvar, and Isaac Wilson, national specialty commercial manager, A.O. Smith, are featured in the latest episode of the Percussive Maintenance Podcast. In this episode, the two discuss the effectiveness of heat pump water heaters, the applications they’re most applicable for, the union between Lochinvar and A.O. Smith, and much more.