The company’s sophisticated digital platforms and smart technologies advance digitization, help optimize building performance, and reach net zero goals.

CxEnergy draws hundreds of the nation’s leading commissioning experts, energy management professionals, MEP engineers, HVAC testing professionals, facility managers and building owners.

Johnson Controls has announced the completion of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Cold Climate Heat Pump Technology Challenge laboratory testing phase.

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.

The Smithsonian Institution’s Bird House at the National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute underwent a six-year, $69 million project to upgrade the space with efficient water systems and an innovative HVAC design. More than 170 individual birds representing 70-plus species are on view.

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. 

This cutting-edge application is set to revolutionize the way HERS professionals operate by enhancing accuracy, efficiency, and consistency.

The survey results suggest broader awareness is needed to help new, hyper-efficient and highly capable heat pumps go mainstream across America.

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

The Launch of the Buildings Breakthrough at COP28 is supported by 28 countries, including the United States and China.