Trane Commercial Blog & Industry Updates

The Future of Data Center Energy Use: Mastering Complexity with Artificial Intelligence

October 7, 2019 03:30 PM

It’s one of the biggest paradoxes of our time: The world needs to build more energy-intensive data centers to meet growing demand. Meanwhile, it has become imperative to reduce carbon emissions to put the brakes on climate change. It’s both a challenge and an opportunity to introduce technologies that could transform building energy use forever—across all sectors—including machine learning and artificial intelligence.

Comfort vs. Precision Cooling

October 7, 2019 08:15 AM

Data centers and computer rooms are being built everywhere to accommodate the rapidly increasing demand for data processing. Too often, systems that are designed to manage human comfort are being applied to data centers, and they simply aren’t up to the task. Using a comfort system where precision cooling is required inevitably results in unplanned downtime, excessively high energy costs, and diminished ROI due to shortened equipment life.

Achieving the Water-Energy Conservation “Sweet Spot"

July 30, 2019 08:15 AM

While the focus on climate change has driven reduced energy consumption, attention to water conservation is increasing because fresh water supplies are diminishing. At the current consumption rate, this situation will only get worse.

ASHRAE® 90.1-2016 Sets New Sustainability Baselines

June 28, 2019 03:30 PM

Business values are driving even greater progress

What’s Happening with the Skilled Labor Shortage?: And how it is impacting the HVAC industry

John Collins May 30, 2019 10:30 AM

As the dynamic HVAC industry continues to grow and change, it finds itself faced with a growing skilled labor shortage.

Is two- or three-pipe VRF system right for you?

May 24, 2019 01:00 AM

After you’ve decided variable refrigerant flow (VRF) is the best HVAC solution for your building, you’re tasked with another important decision: do you choose two- or three-pipe technology? The answer can depend on many variables, including the building application, architecture and age, to name a few.

Women in HVAC: How Trane is Closing the Gender and Job Candidate Gaps

April 24, 2019 03:10 PM

The calendar just closed on the 2019 celebration of International Women’s Day. With a new flood of college graduates poised to hit the job market, our leaders remain focused on encouraging increased representation of women in heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) jobs.

Here’s what you missed at the 2019 AHR Expo

February 20, 2019 12:45 AM

Didn't make it to the 2019 AHR Expo or just want to re-live the excitement? Check out our booth tour video and read about booth highlights from this year's show.

An Update On PG&E’s Bankruptcy

Jude Clemente, Power & Gas Market Analyst February 12, 2019 08:54 AM

Based in San Francisco, PG&E is the largest utility in the nation. It provides electric and natural gas services to 16 million customers across a 70,000 square mile area of northern and central California.

4 Questions to Determine Your Equipment Upgrade Strategy

December 11, 2018 04:45 AM

You may be at a crossroads between replacing or retrofitting your building’s HVAC equipment due to age. We know this because the U.S. Energy Information Administration has reported that nearly half of all commercial buildings were constructed before 1980.1