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New Heat Pump Takes a Sleek Approach to Home Climate Solutions

The Pro Builder

The new Quilt system, which launched today, includes outdoor units (like AC condensers) that are designed to look sleek rather than utilitarian. “It Inside, slim wall units come with a front panel that’s either wood or white. According to Fast Company, Quilt hopes to tackle both of these challenges.

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Emerging Construction Technology Trends in Green Building: Sustainable Innovations

Building Radar

As we progress through 2024, several emerging trends in green building technology are paving the way for more sustainable and efficient construction practices. Energy-Efficient Building Systems Energy efficiency remains a cornerstone of green building. The Rise of Sustainable Innovations 1.

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Trane® / Mitsubishi SMART MULTI® Line Expands

CCR Magazine

Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC U.S. Trane / Mitsubishi SMART MULTI Three-Phase System Offers Long-Term Performance Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC U.S. New capacities include 6-, 8-, and 10-ton pump systems. The system features: A side discharge arrangement with a slim outdoor unit profile for reduced footprint.

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8 ways to cool a factory

BDC Network

8 ways to cool a factory 0 qpurcell Sat, 06/08/2024 - 10:00 Industrial Facilities Whichever way you look at it—from a workplace wellness point of view or from a competing for talent angle—there are good reasons to explore options for climate control in the factory workplace. These include advanced manufacturers.

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Exterior cavity fireblocking: Exceeding fire performance

Construction Specifier

Aiming to enhance the fire safety standards in exterior walls, fireblocking is now mandatory behind ventilated cladding , with few exceptions. Simultaneously, it enables the design of exterior walls which can meet the other stringent performance requirements imposed on today’s buildings. By Antonie Habellion, P.Eng., from the 2000 IBC.

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2023 Building Blocks Grant Awardees Announced

CCR Magazine

2 to HB200/SB181 – 6/30/2024). Brunswick, MD $23,540 Foundation reinforcement and exterior wall stabilization. Brunswick, MD $25,000 Replace second-story windows to improve the building’s energy efficiency and install an integrated fire alarm system to meet current safety codes. Potomac St.,

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Could ‘smart’ building facades heat and cool buildings?

BDC Network

0 dbarista Tue, 06/18/2024 - 15:58 Building Technology A promising research project looks at the possibilities for thermoelectric systems to thermally condition buildings, writes Mahsa Farid Mohajer, Sustainable Building Analyst with Stantec. And what if we could seamlessly integrate this technology into a building’s walls?