PERC predicts three existing trends will see continued growth in 2021.

A team of ASHRAE volunteers led a highly successful building campaign to garner support for the renovation project. Thirty-one corporate donors committed more than $9.7 million in monetary support and gifts of equipment and services.

Editor’s Note: Julius teamed up with Daikin Applied’s Phil Johnson, P.E., to author this piece.

The Bell & Gossett Series e-HSC double suction centrifugal pump is designed for HVAC systems in commercial applications. The pump offers maximum performance and energy efficiency with a compact design built for easy installation and maintenance, the company says.

Using an internal combustion natural gas engine, Lochinvar and EC Power’s Micro CHP (< 50 kW/hr) XRGI25 is designed to be an efficient, easy-to-install system intended for light commercial use, Lochinvar explains.

Whether it’s avoiding major repairs, detecting a leak or scheduling maintenance, Zurn’s connected products allows professionals to make decisions, not assumptions, it notes.

Fujitsu General America’s Airstage J-IIIL heat pumps in the VRF system line are for light- to mid-sized commercial applications.

The Toshiba Carrier Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) Rooftop, a rooftop unit-style fan coil for the Toshiba Carrier VRF system, allows multiple rooftop units to connect to one condensing unit and additional VRF fan coil units, Carrier says.

Recently, pme headed down to Ashland City, Tennessee, for a visit to A. O. Smith’s residential water-heater facility where it chatted with Vice President of Marketing David Chisolm and Senior Manager, Commercial New Product Development Matt Schulz.

Every day the industry is discussing ways to replenish the soon-to-be-retiring talent. Johnson Controls and nationwide vocational college Lincoln Technical Institute are getting to work to solve the problem.