airCore 700 with HeatForce is Hitachi's newest ENERGY STAR® certified cold-climate heat pump for light commercial and residential applications. Available up to 3 tons and utilizing low-GWP refrigerant R-32, it features a best-in-class piping length and a universal single-split outdoor unit with multiple indoor options to fit a wide variety of applications.
With HeatForce technology, it offers 100% heating capacity at 5°F and 70% heating capacity or greater at -13°F, meeting most cold region climate rebates and incentives.
Ducted Systems: Residential
The cold climate-compatible YORK® HH8 Side-Discharge Heat Pump features variable-speed drive technology
The cold climate-compatible YORK® HH8 Side-Discharge Heat Pump features variable-speed drive technology and can deliver approximately 70% heating capacity at 0°F. This sustainable residential solution has been optimized for use with low-GWP refrigerant R-454B, qualifying it for the Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit (25C).
With a side discharge, compact footprint, and the ability to be stacked, the highly adaptable HH8 can be hidden under raised decks or installed in zero-lot-line neighborhoods.
Ducted Systems: Commercial
Available within the company’s Ducted Systems Solutions App, the new Refrigerant Detection System (RDS) Calculator is a first-of-its-kind tool.
After entering details about a job, such as refrigerant volume, supply air discharge height and total area being conditioned, the calculator provides contractors with an immediate report confirming if an RDS is required for A2L equipment or not. This ensures an installation is compliant with current regulations without requiring contractors to complete complicated calculations.
BAS/Controls
The newest iteration of the industry-pioneering Building Automation System, Metasys 14.0, is designed to elevate a commercial building’s overall performance and sustainability while enhancing occupant comfort, health and safety.
It builds on the proven Metasys platform with revolutionary new features that offer an improved user experience, enhanced network efficiency, flexibility and security, simplified administration and improved energy management.
PENN® System 550
The new PENN® System 550 is a user-friendly modular electronic control solution
The new PENN® System 550 is a user-friendly modular electronic control solution that fulfills temperature, humidity, and/or pressure control needs.
System 550, the plug-and-play solution, is the first of its kind to include A2L refrigerant leak sensing and mitigation functionality and optional two-way cloud connectivity, providing a complete solution to meet A2L refrigerant regulations.
Applied Equipment
The next-generation YORK® YMAE Air-to-Water Inverter Scroll Modular Heat Pump is a high-efficiency, future-ready HVAC decarbonization solution for commercial and institutional buildings that want to minimize their environmental impact. The modular YORK YMAE is available in 2-pipe and 4-pipe configurations and can be configured with as many as 32 modules in a single control array, making it highly flexible to serve a wide range of applications.
Variable speed inverter scroll compressors with enhanced vapor injection (EVI) technology efficiently widens the YMAE operating map, allowing it to provide water temperatures up to 130°F (55°C) at low ambient conditions of 0°F (-18°C).
OpenBlue Enterprise Manager
The OpenBlue Enterprise Manager suite of digital solutions, part of the OpenBlue digital ecosystem, now features significantly expanded AI capabilities. The updates include the first customer-facing generative AI applications, more autonomous building controls, and a significantly improved user experience.
Coupled with equipment upgrades and proactive services, OpenBlue customers can reduce energy spend by up to 30%, reduce maintenance spend by up to 20%, and optimize space utilization by up to 10% - a win for the environment and the bottom line.