Industry

Image by What is the Salton Sea? Have you heard of a place called the Salton Sea? It is located in Southern California, Imperial County, near Riverside. Back in 2016 my husband and I spent a thanksgiving dinner here with a couple of friends of ours. Pictures of this place today look like the eerie […]

Image by Cooling Degree Days are Increasing European Statistics recently released data showing that buildings are requiring more Cooling Degree Days (CDD) versus Heating Degree Days (HDD). This isn’t just in general but over time, between 1979 and 2021 the number of days required for cooling is increasing and the number of days demanding heat

Hello!  I’m glad you’re back, or welcome if it’s your first time here. I have already begun to discuss the carbon life cycle and the Energy Pyramid, which are two of the basic ideas for where a building’s carbon emissions come from and how to reduce it’s environmental impact. If you’re new, check out some

I had a blast for my first time at the ASHRAE Conference and the AHR Expo in Las Vegas! I know, I know, I hear you. You’re saying “You were in Vegas, of course you had fun.” Well believe it or not, I spent most of the time learning and talking with others. It was

What is ASHRAE? If you aren’t in the industry, you might not have heard of ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers). ASHRAE was founded in 1894 and is America’s standard for anything to do with “building systems, energy efficiency, indoor air quality, refrigeration and sustainability within the industry”, as it states on