Prescriptive Data, developer of the smart building operating system Nantum OS, has been named “Most Energy Efficient Building Operating System Developer” in the 2022 Sustainable Building Awards.
Awarded by BUILD Magazine, the Sustainable Building Awards 2022 aims to reward those innovators who are advancing the techn...
The control of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) is crucial to get right. Not only does an effective HVAC strategy ensure comfort for the occupants of your building, but it can also limit utility costs, reduce your overall carbon footprint, and minimise the risk of serious faults and maintenance issues.
Heat pumps play a crucial role in the Government’s Energy Security Strategy to boost the UK’s energy independence and fulfil its climate targets. But given that they can cost up to £10,000 at market price, many households cannot afford to replace their gas boilers. Prime Minister Boris Johnson rolled out the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, which offers up to £5,000 in subsidi...
This is the age of tech startups. Yet few are able to reach what has been termed as “unicorn status,” or a valuation of one billion dollars. It shows perhaps how top of mind climate change is to consumers and investors that climate tech company Turntide Technologies has become one such “unicorn.” This recent funding is a result of investments from OGCI Climate Inve...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) last week announced that American heat pump manufacturer Lennox International became the first partner in the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Residential Cold Climate Heat Pump Technology Challenge to develop a next-generation electric heat pump that can more effectively heat homes in northern climates relative to today’s model...
Air source heat pumps (ASHP) have been around for decades, but the skyrocketing cost of oil and gas, along with the impending demands of New York City’s Local Law 97 (LL97), have made the technology more intriguing for some owners and developers.
If news about the written part of the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report didn’t alarm you, these five graphic depictions of warming’s impacts will.
States with ambitious climate targets are now grappling with how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from all sectors of the economy — including the natural gas sector. Natural gas utilities will need to take meaningful action to cut the carbon emissions that result from burning the fuel supplied by their sprawling distribution networks, as well as to plug the methane lea...
