Constructing a building takes an army. Designers, engineers, general contractors, flooring installers, HVAC contractors, plumbers, roofers, mappers, and surveyors are just a few of the blue-collar experts necessary to optimize a commercial building.  

Over the next 40 years, an estimated 2 trillion square feet of new and rebuilt building space will be constructed worldwide.

Over the next 40 years, an estimated 2 trillion square feet of new and rebuilt building space will be constructed worldwide.

While the advent of membrane-based rooftop air conditioners, VRF, energy storage, and a number of other technologies appear to be testing the limits of energy efficiency, the International Energy Agency (IEA) believes the industry is miles from touching its proverbial glass ceiling.

Few indoor environments must be as meticulously managed as medical facilities.

What would happen if your engineering team stepped into another firm’s facilities with the goal of identifying energy inefficiencies?

Behind every good man, there’s a great woman. Or, so the saying goes. In HVACR engineering; however, the numbers insist that mantra simply is not true.

While yesterday’s engineers have made great progress, we’re just cracking the surface, and the future relies on the experimental efforts of today’s engineers.

The EPA will reset its efficiency metrics in August, which will likely decrease your buildings’ Energy Star rating.

Welcome to our post-show issue. We squeezed in a little AHR/ASHRAE content from Chicago last month thanks to a favorable schedule, but now that we’ve returned back home to unpack the suitcase and the virtual mountain of information, we can serve up some follow-up to the week in Chicago.