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Alternative Energy

Climate Insurance

Is that covered?
November 3, 2023
Max Rohr

Weather and climate disasters with losses exceeding $1 billion have gutted the property insurance industry over the last four years, as well as business owners and homeowners. Max Rohr explains that some people and businesses are losing their insurance or having their premiums increased. How can the PHCP industry help?


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Geothermal HVAC

Eradicating Energy Poverty: Thermal Energy Networks

Communities can use waste heat from commercial buildings and wastewater to provide space heating, domestic hot water, and even air conditioning.
November 3, 2023
Jay Egg

As energy bills go up and down, many consumers are sometimes put in the position of paying the electric or gas bill or buying food or medicine. Communities can help by researching alternative heating methods, such as sharing waste heat. 


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Alternative Energy

Higher Education

What is a comprehensive education?
October 2, 2023
Max Rohr

What should higher education be for the class of 2027? Read on as Max Rohr describes a new way of educating college students that allows them to build their own programs with a mix of courses, internships and community engagement.


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Feature

Heat, Disease and Antidotes

ASHRAE publishes a standard to control infectious aerosols, and a heat-battery manufacturer shares case studies and multiunit buildings.
October 2, 2023
BF Nagy

Read this month’s BF Nagy column to learn about ASHRAE Standard 241, Control of Infectious Aerosols (in Buildings) to reduce the risk of airborne disease transmission, such as SARS-COV-2 virus, the flu virus and other pathogens in buildings. Also, discover heat batteries and how they can help with decarbonization. 


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The Future Is Now

50 Years of Respect for People

ASHRAE publishes a standard to control infectious aerosols, and a manufacturer demonstrates how heat batteries help with decarbonization.
October 2, 2023
BF Nagy

Read this month’s BF Nagy column to learn about ASHRAE Standard 241, Control of Infectious Aerosols (in Buildings) to reduce the risk of airborne disease transmission, such as SARS-COV-2 virus, the flu virus and other pathogens in buildings. Also, discover heat batteries and how they can help with decarbonization. 


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ICC-SRCC and DIN CERTCO Bring SOLERGY Label to North America

September 26, 2023

The eco-label is designed to help consumers understand the benefits of solar thermal collectors.


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Geothermal HVAC

Wastewater Energy Transfer Hits the Big Time

This technology, which extracts the heat by sending wastewater through a heat exchanger, is closely related in concept to ERVs.
September 15, 2023
Kristy Egg and Jay Egg

Wastewater energy transfer has risen to the top as a preferred initial method to begin the decarbonization efforts for commercial buildings and thermal energy networks of all types and sizes.


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Alternative Energy

The 30-Year Nuclear Wait

Plant Vogtle Unit Three is the first nuclear power site to be built under the post-1975 umbrella of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
September 4, 2023
Max Rohr

The movie “Oppenheimer” has found a global audience this summer, but it is a stark reminder that the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki changed the world. What effect, if any, will it have on the future of nuclear power in this country? Read on as Max Rohr explains the issue. 


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ASHRAE Announces 2023-24 Society Scholarship Recipients

August 23, 2023

ASHRAE has announced the recipients of 40 Society scholarships, totaling $219,500, for the 2023-24 academic year.


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Women in Energy Announces First Scholarship Winner Arisa Chue

August 22, 2023

The Women in Energy Awards committee has selected Arisa Chue as its first scholarship winner. 


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