by Paul Kenney | Feb 26, 2015 | A/E Industry News, Uncategorized
Research Project Attempting to Develop Universal Algorithms for HVAC Energy Efficiency MADISON, Wis.—The University of Wisconsin-Madison is collaborating with Johnson Controls to create algorithms to help make more efficient heating, ventilating and air conditioning...
by Paul Kenney | Feb 19, 2015 | A/E Industry News, Uncategorized
16th Century Architecture Offers Lessons for Modern Passive Cooling Designs CHENNAI, India—A nearly 500-year-old architecture style could still be used today to provide passive cooling in hot, dry areas, according to an article in the New Indian Express newspaper....
by Paul Kenney | Feb 19, 2015 | A/E Industry News, Uncategorized
New Guidance to Help Engineers Keep Up With Building Technologies LONDON—New guidance is set to be published by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) to ensure engineers’ skills and knowledge are in step with evolving building systems. IET’s...
by Paul Kenney | Feb 19, 2015 | A/E Industry News, Uncategorized
Do Data Center Customers Really Care About Energy Efficiency? CHEYENNE, Wy.—Big tech companies, including public cloud service providers, have recently been making large investments in renewable energy that have generated a lot of attention. This begs the question:...
by Paul Kenney | Feb 19, 2015 | A/E Industry News, Uncategorized
Largest Solar Farm on U.S. Public Property Comes Online DESERT CENTER, Calif.—U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Director of the Bureau of Land Management Neil Kornze recently led a ceremony to “flip the switch” on the Desert Sunlight Solar...
by Paul Kenney | Feb 19, 2015 | A/E Industry News, Uncategorized
MIT Prototype Cooling System Tracks Individual Users CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—A research team at MIT’s SENSEable City Lab has developed Cloud Cast, a prototype misting technology that cools a human-sized space instead of an entire room or building to save energy and...
