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The (HVAC) business consists of Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning. These business needs to be more energy efficient to save the environment. Sustainability is becoming more than a business fad; it is now a way of life. As a result, the HVAC market is evolving to accommodate this. Therefore, heating and cooling are benefiting from new, more environmentally friendly technologies.
Here are some of the new and energy-saving HVAC technologies for your building.
Smart Thermostat
With the assistance of smart thermostats, the Internet of Things has finally joined household HVAC systems. These gadgets link to cellphones and tablets, allowing homeowners to remotely operate their heating and cooling systems. The thermostats can automatically adjust to the homeowner’s preferences, alert them to maintenance concerns, and help them track and minimize their energy usage over time.
Ice-powered Air Conditioning
Thanks to new technology, water can be converted to ice, which can then be used to power an air conditioner. During the night, the air-conditioning systems transform the ice and use it to chill the place during the day, lowering power expenditures!
The machines use copper coil technology to freeze the water. The ice is then placed in a storage container. As the building’s temperature rises, the ice cools the heated refrigerant, reducing energy consumption by around 30%.
Dual Fuel Heat Pump
As ARS Rescue Rooter points out, this heating system may be a perfect solution for homeowners who reside in areas of the nation with low power prices and moderate climates where temperatures seldom go below freezing. When the temperature rises over 35 degrees, the electric heat pump takes over to keep the house warm. However, the pump will convert into gas in sub-freezing temperatures to heat the home. Thus, this is unique heating and cooling equipment.
Geothermal Heating
The energy for geothermal heating and systems comes from the Earth. Streams of boiling water and steam run deep within our Earth, and the more you travel underground, the hotter it gets. The water temperature maintains approximately 5 to 26 degrees Celsius, even a few feet below the surface (depending on location).
This heat is converted into electricity using geothermal technology, which can heat or cool any structure. Heat pumps are placed near the building in the ground and use the consistent temperature to heat or cool the system. In the winter, the liquid within the pumps absorbs heat from the ground to heat the building, while in the summer, the liquid absorbs heat from the Earth to cool the building.
Hydronic Heating
Hydronic heating has been around for a long time. Hydronic heating systems are more complex these days, and they employ hot water routed through tubes that run beneath the flooring, through radiators, or along baseboards.
Heat is transmitted in a hydronic system in three ways: conduction, convection, and radiation. Conduction transfers heat energy from one item to another, such as a spoon in a kettle of boiling water. You can feel the spoon heating up when you touch it. The transmission of energy by electromagnetic waves is known as radiation. A heat lamp emits heat that you can feel.
Solar-Powered Air Conditioning
Usually, when the sun shines on a building, it does not reduce the air conditioning expense, but Chromasun’s Micro-Concentrator does that. These small rooftop panels have unique mirrored lenses that follow the sun’s course, focusing and gathering solar energy. The building’s heating and cooling system then uses that energy to transform peak solar loads into effective air cooling.
HVAC technicians must learn how clients use this new technology to track their energy use and schedule maintenance to stay up with AI and virtual reality. Sustainability is an essential feature in the heating and cooling business.
Author Bio: Alyssa Moylan is an ordinary woman from Australia, a writer by day and a reader by night. She writes on various topics like home improvement, business, lifestyle, health, travel and fashion. She likes to think of ways on how to solve daily life problems of people. Follow her on Twitter to stay updated.