When we must decide between eating or paying our heating bills, you know things are bad. One method to make energy more affordable is creating thermal energy networks — connecting multiple buildings and sharing thermal energy sources such as geothermal.

A large percentage of goods North Americans use or consume reach us by container ships, significant users of fossil fuels. In addition, two out of every five cargo ships across the globe use fossil fuels to transport fossil fuels. Max Rohr discusses some renewable fuel alternatives that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions and still make shipping companies profitable.

BF Nagy describes his trip from Seattle to San Francisco in a Tesla and debunks some myths about electric vehicles and our electric grid. In addition, he explains how EVs use bidirectional charging and telematics to support grid reliability.

Artificial intelligence is a tool you can use in your business to find patterns — in service calls, technician performance, and even truck maintenance. However, ask the right questions and use common sense to determine if the answers are correct.

This city, which prides itself on progressive, bold and community-centered ideas, uses geothermal and thermal energy networks to help reach its goal of 100 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions over the next 30 years.

The United States experienced extreme weather, causing fatalities, injuries and billions of dollars in damage last year. Our clean energy transition will require re-evaluating energy technologies to determine what should be funded or scrapped. 

Does an abundance of parking make cities better or worse for the inhabitants? There’s no easy answer to the question, but parking reformists encourage less parking — and less driving — in larger cities. Max Rohr looks at the history of parking lots and the debate about more vs. less spots.

BF Nagy recalls some of the energy technologies that have grown over the last year, including three projects using wastewater energy recovery to heat buildings. 

For this readers’ choice award, the winning plumbing design project will be recognized in the June issue of our magazine.