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Trane Technologies® earned a prestigious Performance Award from The Air-Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) for achieving a 100% passing rate for all 82 of their residential furnace models tested during the three-year Performance Certification Program. AHRI’s Product Performance Certification Program is a voluntary program, administered and governed by AHRI, which ensures that various types of HVACR equipment perform according to manufacturers’ published...

Parts Town, the technology innovator and market-renowned distributor of original equipment manufacturer (OEM) food service parts, residential appliance parts, and related products, has announced the launch of its HVAC parts category.  From air handler parts, condensing unit parts, packaged unit parts, and more, Parts Town will now supply an extensive range of parts and accessories from top manufacturers, such as Carrier, Fast OEM Parts, Trane, Lennox, York, and Heatcraft, among others.&nbs...

Trane® – by Trane Technologies, a global climate innovator – is celebrating its 110th anniversary as a globally renowned company in creating comfortable, energy efficient indoor environments for commercial buildings, industry and homes. The Trane Company was incorporated in 1913, 28 years after James Trane and his son - Reuben started a family plumbing business in La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America (USA). It established its position as a pioneer in climate control in...

Trane® - by Trane Technologies, a global climate innovator, and Parkway School District, one of the largest school districts in Missouri, USA, announced that the district has achieved a total energy savings of more than US$ 1.1 million in the four years following comprehensive energy and infrastructure upgrades. This is 10% higher than the initial savings guaranteed by Trane. Following the upgrades, the district is using less electricity and natural gas, resulting in a 26% reduction in ener...

11 Madison Avenue, an Art Deco marvel located in Manhattan’s Midtown South neighborhood, has for more than 70 years stood for the finest in New York architecture and innovation, while reflecting the city’s dynamic evolution and reinvention. SL Green Realty, which owns 11 Madison Avenue, is a pioneer in building sustainability. Among the company’s sustainability initiatives was installing an energy-efficient system that would cool the building, while continuing to decrease gree...

Trane - by Trane Technologies (TT), a global climate innovator - and the City of Alton, Illinois have entered into an agreement for a comprehensive energy and infrastructure upgrade on all five City facilities. Trane collaborated with a City of Alton project team to identify opportunities that support the City’s sustainability focus and energy reduction goals. Trane offers Comprehensive HVAC Upgrades Planned upgrades include replacing the outdated HVAC systems in the City Hall, public w...

Trane by Trane Technologies (TT), a global climate innovator - and Hall County, Georgia, have completed a comprehensive energy and infrastructure upgrade on the Hall County Government Center. Working consultatively with the Hall County construction and facilities teams, Trane identified and implemented energy efficiency and indoor environmental quality improvements in the Government Center, in order to meet the requirements of a modern office space in the Southeast and support the Hall County&r...

Trane®, a residential HVAC brand of Trane Technologies, has been named America’s Most Trusted® HVAC Brand nine years in a row by Lifestory Research. 5-star Smart Thermostat Brand The 2023 ranking stems from Lifestory Research’s America’s Most Trusted Study which surveyed 7,468 people in the United States, between January and December of 2022, who were actively shopping for an HVAC System. Beyond earning the #1 ranking in the study, Trane received the highest Net Trust...

Trane® - by Trane Technologies (TT), a global climate innovator - is addressing complex industry challenges with leading solutions and expertise at the AHR® Expo 2023, the premiere event for HVACR professionals worldwide. The Trane exhibit (Booth B3217) will showcase the latest advancements for optimal, energy-efficient indoor environments, as well as expert insight on pressing industry issues, including growing demand for building decarbonization solutions, such as electrification, dri...

Trane Technologies’ Residential HVAC business announces a price increase of up to 10 percent on select residential heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) equipment. The increase applies to Trane®, American Standard® Heating & Air Conditioning, RunTru™ by Trane, and Ameristar™ by American Standard equipment, and related parts and supply brands. The price increase for residential equipment and select parts and supplies will take effect on products that shi...

Trane Technologies (TT), a global climate innovator, will join several climate action dialogues during the Sustainable Innovation Forum 2022 (SIF22) at COP27 climate summit, which is taking place in Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt, from November 9 to November 11, 2022. Sustainable Innovation Forum 2022 Sustainable Innovation Forum 2022 will focus on the critical environmental and social factors, and scalable solutions, needed to successfully enable the transition to net-zero. Innovative solutions that...

Trane Technologies, a global climate innovator, has surpassed U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) requirements for the Residential Cold Climate Heat Pump (CCHP) Challenge for high-efficiency heating in freezing temperatures. After outperforming in laboratory tests in extremely cold temperatures, the Trane® high-efficiency, cold climate heat pump will begin field trials this month. High-efficiency heat pumps “As a sustainability leader, we relentlessly innovate to develop high-efficiency...

The second phase of the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) new efficiency standards is quickly approaching. In January 2023, the new standard will require commercial systems, including rooftop units, to achieve an additional 15% efficiency. While the new standards drive innovation and opportunity within the HVAC industry, they also adds stress, pressure, and complexity to product developers and manufacturers as they brainstorm how to meet and communicate the next set of efficiency stand...

Trane by Trane Technologies, a global climate innovator announced innovations that expand its electrified heating and cooling portfolio and upgrade two well-known series of rooftop units to improve energy efficiency, building connectivity and control. Trane introduced the new Thermafit™ Air-to-Water Modular Heat Pump Model AXM that offers flexible, all-electric heating and cooling; updates to its Voyager® 3 and IntelliPak® 2 Rooftop Units to meet the U.S. Department...

The HVAC industry is warming up to use the heat from data centers. Data centers, the spaces, buildings, and campuses that house computer servers and related data-storage equipment generate enormous amounts of waste heat, which is often simply released into the atmosphere. But in an increasingly computerized world, in which billions of devices are connected to the internet and many companies opt to co-locate server functions at shared facilities, the need for more and ever-larger data cente...

Trane® by Trane Technologies, a global climate innovator, is growing the skilled labor workforce and supporting America’s dedicated military service members through its Trade Warriors program. The hands-on, 8-week training program, launched at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, was created by the Trane Residential heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) business to provide service men and women with the necessary skills and certifications to begin a successful career in HVAC once t...

  Trane® by Trane Technologies, a global climate innovator, and the State of New Mexico announced the completion of the state’s first-of-its-kind State Buildings Green Energy Project (SBGEP), a decarbonization-focused initiative, and the State of New Mexico’s largest state-owned renewable energy project to date, targeting more than 30 aging buildings in Santa Fe. sustainability makeover While helping the state to reach its 2050 net-zero carbon emissions goal, annual...

Trane - by Trane Technologies, a global climate innovator - is pleased to announce that the City of Des Peres, Mo., has reported a nearly 70% improvement in the cleanliness of surfaces at The Lodge Des Peres recreation center thanks to indoor air quality enhancements installed at the popular location. Early in the pandemic, the City teamed up with Trane to conduct an Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) assessment at City Hall, the public safety building, and The Lodge Des Peres to ensure key measures were...

Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US LLC (METUS), a globally renowned supplier of Ductless and Ducted Mini-split and Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) heat-pump and air-conditioning systems, held its 2021 Diamond Leadership Conference, at the Ritz Carlton Key Biscayne, in Key Biscayne, Florida, USA, from March 11 to 15, 2022. The conference recognized distributors for their outstanding performances. 2021 Diamond Leadership Conference Keynote speaker, economist Robert Genetski, spoke to the group o...

Trane, a brand of Trane Technologies (TT), a global climate innovator, has been named Green Builder Media's prestigious HVAC Brand Leader for 2022. Recognized for its industry-renowned sustainable solutions and focus on efficient indoor comfort, Trane outranked its peers in the publication’s annual brand index that considers residential HVAC purchase preferences, sentiment and reader data. With over a century of experience in providing long-lasting, precision-engineered HVAC solutions and...

Thermo King®, the transport refrigeration brand of global climate innovator Trane Technologies, announces plans to expand its operations in Greenville County. The $30 million investment will create 220 new jobs and add nearly 300,000 square feet of manufacturing capacity designed to enable and sustain the company’s future growth. Thermo King revolutionized the cold chain with its invention of transport refrigeration in 1938. The company is a worldwide pioneer in the design and manufac...

Trane® - by Trane Technologies, a global climate innovator is pleased to share that the City of Fenton, Missouri, has achieved energy savings of 29% in the first year following a comprehensive energy and infrastructure upgrade on four city buildings. The city achieved nearly $70,000 in energy savings over the initial twelve-month period or 701,313 kWh in electric and 20,595 therms in natural gas. This equals 606 metric tons of reduced carbon emissions, the equivalent of more than 1.5 millio...

Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US (METUS), a supplier of ductless and ducted mini-split and Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) heat-pump and air-conditioning systems, welcomes Jason Rosenthal to the team as vice president of marketing. Roles and responsibilities In this newly created role, Rosenthal leads the company’s marketing and controls product management departments for both residential and commercial sectors. He drives market research and analysis to identify and capitalize on new op...

Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US (METUS), a supplier of Ductless and Ducted Mini-split and Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) heat-pump and air-conditioning systems, introduces the intelli-HEAT™ Dual Fuel System. This new Mitsubishi Electric solution connects with any thermostatically controlled furnace. all-electric heat pump The dual-fuel system empowers homeowners with a gas furnace to improve their home’s comfort and sustainability by using an energy-efficient, all-electric heat...

AHR Expo was back in a big way for 2022, reflecting a dynamic industry that not only survived the pandemic but has found new ways to thrive. Technical developments on display in Las Vegas spanned traditional product categories, which continued to display new levels of innovation in a mature market. Also reflecting progress were new digital offerings that increase control and efficiency of HVAC products and link them to the expanding world of data.  Omar Tabba, the Chief Product Officer at...

Students and staff in the San Felipe Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District (SFDRCISD) are breathing easier with new district-wide indoor environmental quality enhancements. The school district teamed up with Trane® – by Trane Technologies., a global climate innovator – and Synexis® to improve the quality of indoor environment across the district’s five campuses in Texas. The district installed portable Synexis BioDefense Systems in every classroom in the dis...

Trane, a residential HVAC brand, has been named America’s Most Trusted® HVAC Systems brand by Lifestory Research for the eighth year in a row since 2015. The 2022 ranking stems from Lifestory Research’s America’s Most Trusted® Study which surveyed 12,864 people in the United States on their opinions of HVAC brands. In addition to earning the #1 ranking in the study, Trane received the highest Net Trust Quotient score (118.8) among shoppers. Innovative HVAC solutions...

Trane Technologies plc, a global climate innovator, has been named one of America’s Most JUST Companies for the fifth consecutive year, and a member of the JUST 100 by JUST Capital. Trane Technologies ranked second among companies in the building materials & packaging industry and moved up 67 spots overall since the previous year for its outstanding commitments to its employees, community, and the environment. JUST Capital JUST Capital is a not-for-profit that does comprehensiv...

Thermo King®, the transport refrigeration brand of global climate innovator Trane Technologies, announced it will be the first in the industry to transition to a lower global warming potential (GWP) refrigerant as standard in its truck and trailer units. This will reduce the carbon footprint of refrigerants used by its customers’ long-haul, middle-mile, and last-mile delivery fleets by nearly 50%, or approximately 650,000 metric tons of CO2 annually, equivalent to the emissions of 143...

Trane – by Trane Technologies, a global climate innovator – is introducing new digital indoor environmental quality (IEQ) management solutions that provide building owners and facility managers with actionable insights for healthier and more efficient indoor spaces and occupant peace of mind. Indoor environmental quality remains a primary concern as people return to offices, restaurants, shopping, and travel and entertainment. Building managers are increasingly looking for solutio...