Vietnam HVAC News & Trends

Ruskin introduces the TDFi-FA thermal dispersion fan inlet system for fan array applications within commercial HVAC systems. Using highly-accurate thermal dispersion sensing technology, the TDFi-FA measures both airflow rate and temperature and communicates system data to the building automation system (BAS) through analog outputs or communication protocols. This optimizes system performance for greater efficiency while maintaining fresh air ventilation for healthy environments. TDFi-FA therma...

Resideo Technologies, a global provider of solutions for home comfort, energy management, and security, unveiled the First Alert L2 WiFi Water Sensor and Switch at the AHR Expo 2024 (booth #S10123) in Chicago. The First Alert L2 sensor is the latest addition to Resideo’s award-winning First Alert L Series, a line of connected water-leak detection and shutoff products to help protect homes from costly water damage. First Alert L2 sensor The First Alert L2 sensor can automatically shut of...

Baltimore Aircoil Company, Inc. (BAC), a marketplace pioneer in cooling solutions, highlights their efficient, reliable cooling solutions for green hydrogen production and carbon capture, utilization, and storage. To achieve peak performance, these emerging green technologies depend on BAC's extensive range of cooling solutions, including evaporative open and closed circuit cooling towers, hybrid systems, adiabatic cooling, and dry cooling systems. Energy-efficient cooling solutions...

Winter Storm Gerri's frigid temperatures from Jan. 13 to Jan.16 were no match for the reliability of the Ameren Illinois natural gas supply system as customers cranked up their thermostats to stay warm earlier this month. Ameren Illinois’ diversified natural gas portfolio, gas storage capabilities, and strategy of purchasing gas during the summer months when prices are cheaper, saved customers approximately $22 million because Ameren was able to limit purchases of natural gas on the open...

Tomas Figura has continued his progression through the TG Lynes ranks after being promoted to Estimation & Technical Sales Executive. Tomas has been with the pioneering heating, plumbing, and air movement materials supplier for 12 years, starting out in the warehouse before moving onto the trade counter and later into the office as a Sales Executive. He has been rewarded for his hard work and commitment with his new role, which will see him take on additional responsibilities around te...

Baxi announces the ready availability of CIBSE Technical Memorandum 65 Embodied carbon in building services calculation documents for the entire Heatrae Sadia Multipoint electric water heater series. The company has produced the documents in response to the increased focus on evaluating, and ultimately reducing, the embodied carbon associated with a building services system. Building services system As significant strides have been made to reduce the operational carbon emissions of equipment...

Musanadah Facilities Management, a full-service facilities management provider based in Saudi Arabia announced its partnership with Facilio to deploy the property operations firm’s Connected CaFM platform across its multi-site client portfolio. cloud platform Musanadah will use the cloud platform to customize and streamline complex workflows to ensure a seamless workforce experience and gain a single-pane glass view of its entire portfolio operations.  The collaboration signifies M...

Danfoss, a global pioneer in climate and energy solutions, has joined forces with Enersponse, a distributed energy resource (DER) management company based in California, to introduce cutting-edge services for American supermarkets.This collaboration aims to enhance energy flexibility in HVAC and refrigeration systems by unlocking benefits for the food retail sector with the Automated Demand Response (Auto-DR) solution. Energy efficiency The food retail industry is transforming through digitali...

Groupe Atlantic companies Ideal Heating-Commercial Products and ACV UK will be joining forces again at this year’s Specifi Mechanical Services events being held across the breadth of Great Britain. Under their ‘Experts Together’ banner, Ideal Heating and ACV will be exhibiting at twelve of the Specifi shows, including Bristol, Birmingham, Nottingham, Liverpool, London, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, and Cardiff. In line with the more informal nature of the Specifi...

Delta, a global pioneer in power and thermal management technologies and a world-class provider of IoT-based Smart Green Solutions, presents a unique showcase at the AHR Expo 2024 featuring three building venues—commercial, industrial, and residential—in which its building control, indoor air quality (IAQ), building energy management, surveillance, lighting, and industrial automation solutions integrate seamlessly to enable smarter facility management and monitoring, higher energy sa...

LG Air Conditioning Technologies USA is expanding its line of cutting-edge heat-pump-enabled HVAC water products at AHR Expo 2024. LG’s growing assortment of water solutions highlights the company’s dedication to delivering products that redefine comfort, prioritize energy efficiency and champion sustainability for residential and commercial applications. LG’s heat pump technology Featured at AHR Expo 2024 (booth #S8345), the LG R32 Air-to-Water Heat Pump Monobloc system is...

Spencer Clark, Head of Residential Business Unit, Daikin UK, said: “It’s clear that UK homeowners favor air source heat pumps to decarbonize their home heating, with over 30,100 of the funding applications made through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) between May 2022 and December 2023, marked for air source heat pumps. That’s more than 95% of all applications made through the BUS over this period, with the majority of the other 5% submitted for ground source heat pumps." &ldqu...

Ensuring a healthy learning environment is crucial for the well-being of students and staff in any K-12 school system. One key aspect often overlooked is indoor air quality (IAQ), which directly impacts the health, focus, and productivity of everyone within the school community. In this blog article, Pure Air Control Services will explore the recommendations provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for improving indoor air quality in schools, with a specific focus on the indis...

For over 55 years, Danfoss Sensing Solutions has supplied innovative sensing solutions to HVAC/R system builders around the world.   Now, as the industry transitions to low-GWP refrigerants, Danfoss has put its decades of sensing experience to work to design the safest and most accurate A2L refrigerant detection sensor on the market. A2L refrigerants Thermal conductivity provides the best solution for A2L gas sensing Built with thermal co...

Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US LLC, a pioneering supplier of Ductless and Ducted Mini-split and Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) heat pump and air-conditioning systems, will showcase a robust lineup of all-electric heat pump solutions and supplementary products at the 2024 AHR Expo. The annual event will take place January 22-24 at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago. Designed for life, inside and out, all-climate heat pumps provide unparalleled energy efficiency through their ab...

Heating engineers and contractors can now access a free course from the UK’s pioneering retrofit knowledge and skills provider to kickstart their career in retrofit. The new online course, Retrofit 101, has been curated and designed by The Retrofit Academy to provide anyone wanting to learn about the fundamentals of what domestic retrofit involves and why it is important in driving energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions. Further retrofit qualifications The workforce requir...

Bennett Marine, a Division of Yamaha Marine Systems Company, needed a solution that integrated solar energy generation and mechanical upgrades to optimize both sustainability and working environment outcomes. However, adding the cooling capacity needed by a large warehouse, and the employees working there, during the long Floridian summers could significantly increase the utility load on the building. Solution Bennett Marine’s management approached its outsourced service provider, ABM....

Although the European Union is several steps ahead in the transition away from hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerants, members of the HVACR industry in other countries currently find themselves in a more urgent situation when it comes to stepping down HFCs and stepping up use of new-generation hydrofluoroolefin (HFO) refrigerants and emerging A2Ls. EPA’s AIM Act This is especially true in the U.S., where 2024 kicked off with an additional 30% reduction in HFC production and consumption un...

The trend is more integration with devices from several manufacturers communicating between them. The Internet of Things (IoT) is a group of tools aimed at the interconnectivity of physical devices over the Internet, allowing them to gather and share data. These devices range from home appliances to industrial sensors and wearables. End-users experience The essential idea is to give these objects the ability to communicate and intelligence so they can communicate between themselves and wi...

In the world of facility management, maintaining the optimal performance of air handler units is crucial. One key aspect that often gets overlooked is the cleanliness of cooling coils. Dirty cooling coils can lead to reduced efficiency, increased energy consumption, and compromised indoor air quality. In this article, they will explore three main ways cooling coils in air handler units get dirty and discuss effective solutions, with a focus on high-temperature, low-pressure steam cleaning. Thr...

Finally, building managers can put away the complicated spreadsheets, and use a single digital dashboard to assess carbon footprints, set targets, and manage and track emissions. Johnson Controls, the global pioneer for smart, healthy, sustainable buildings, announces Johnson Controls OpenBlue Net Zero Advisor, which uses digitally automated data collection and analytics to manage and track scope 1 and 2 emissions and assist building owners in reporting for certification and compliance framework...

Danfoss and Google have announced a strategic partnership to make use of the latest advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and promote energy-efficient solutions in data centers. Under the partnership, Danfoss, the Danish multinational engineering group, will use Google Cloud’s generative AI capabilities to optimize the customer experience, streamline internal work processes and improve productivity across the organization. This can be done, for example, by using gen AI to...

Marcone Group, a national distributor of appliance, HVAC, plumbing, commercial kitchen, and pool and spa parts and equipment, announced that St. Louis native, Kurt Bruenning is the company’s new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). As CFO, Kurt Bruenning will continue the work already started to build a financial center of excellence for the distribution company. CEO's comment Marcone’s acquisition strategy has grown the $2 billion company to include nearly 200 locations and 2,500 emplo...

Johnson Controls, the global pioneer in smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, announced the completion of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Cold Climate Heat Pump Technology Challenge laboratory testing phase. Johnson Controls exceeded the performance benchmarks at extremely cold temperatures and achieved heating seasonal performance efficiencies well above baseline products. Development of next-generation systems The development of these next-generation systems plays a crucial role in...

Johnson Controls, the global pioneer for smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, announced the launch of the next-generation YORK® YMAE Air-to-Water Inverter Scroll Modular Heat Pump, a high-efficiency air-to-water heat pump for the North American market. YORK YMAE The YORK YMAE is a sustainable, future-ready solution for offices and schools that want to minimize their environmental impact and electrify their heating and cooling. The YORK YMAE uses R-454B, a refrigerant that cuts clima...

The power of data analytics is quickly becoming a game-changer in the HVAC-R industry, largely because advances in detection technology are helping companies gather and deploy data in entirely new ways. This week at the AHR Expo 2024 in Chicago, MSA Safety, Inc., will display new connected solutions that make it easier to access and use data to help increase safety compliance, protect people and infrastructures, and reduce emissions. MSA Safety's new connected solutions at AHR Expo 2024 They...

Armstrong Fluid Technology has introduced an expanded range of Design Envelope Permanent Magnet pumps that are engineered to deliver a 35-65% reduction in energy consumption, when compared to conventional integrated pumps with induction motors. Available in mid-February with motors up to 60hp, these Design Envelope Permanent Magnets operate at NEMA Ultra-Premium efficiency levels that exceed the targets set by the US Department of Energy and the NRCan Office of Energy Efficiency. Pump features...

Daikin, a pioneer global air-conditioning company, will highlight its commitment to advancing the HVAC industry’s transition to a sustainable future at the 2024 AHR Expo, Jan. 22-24 in Chicago. Heating and cooling solutions As a longstanding AHR Expo exhibitor, Daikin will display a wide range of heating and cooling solutions from across its portfolio, with a focus on decarbonizing homes and buildings to help improve the environment inside and out while reducing utility and operating cos...

TSI Incorporated, a global pioneer in data-driven solutions, is proud to introduce the TSI OmniTrak™ Solution–a game-changer in the areas of industrial and occupational hygiene investigation surveys, and indoor air quality (IAQ) assessments for schools, hospitals and more. The new solution is being showcased at the AHR Expo in Chicago, IL this week (January 22–24). Industrial hygienists and facility managers are often challenged with measuring multiple parameters with separate...

Mojave Energy Systems, founded to change the nature of air conditioning, is introducing, and now taking orders for, its new state-of-the-art commercial liquid desiccant air conditioner, ArctiDry, at this week's AHR Expo in Chicago. The company is showcasing the product with its patented technology at its booth S7996. "Mojave's ArctiDry technology sets new standards in efficiency and addresses critical environmental challenges," said Phil Farese, CEO, Mojave. "We're crea...