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Shaping Tomorrow's Built Environment Today
February 13, 2025
Honeywell, one of the last remaining U.S. industrial conglomerates, will split into three independent companies, following in the footsteps of manufacturing giants like General Electric and Alcoa. The company said that it will separate from its automation and aerospace technologies businesses. Including plans announced earlier to spin off its advanced materials business, Honeywell will consist of three smaller entities in hopes that they will each be more agile. Read more
ASHRAE is pleased to announce its nominees for the 2025-26 slate of officers and directors. Nominations for officers and directors were made by the ASHRAE Nominating Committee from a list recommended by individual members and from Chapters Regional Conferences. Read more
The government has dropped its 2035 plan to stop selling new gas boilers, backing away from a policy meant to clean up home heating. The Future Homes Standard, a plan slated to be published in the near future, will not require people to switch to efficient, money-saving heat pumps when replacing old boilers after 2035. Instead, homeowners will still be able to buy less efficient gas ones. The energy used to heat homes in Great Britain and Northern Ireland was responsible for nearly a fifth of its pollution in 2021. Read more
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Generative AI burst into the public consciousness with the 2022 release of ChatGPT. Since then, AI’s development has accelerated at a pace that is exhilarating and disorienting. Unlike past technological revolutions which primarily targeted manufacturing jobs, this wave of innovation is rewriting the rules for all, from workers in service industries to artists in creative fields. The rapid evolution of this technology is raising questions about its real impact on the workforce. Read more
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By Joel Primeau, P.Eng., HBDP
This column explains what a heat pump system, which allows for both heating and cooling, does to keep a built environment conditioned. Download here
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The Boston Zoning Commission has approved an amendment to the city’s zoning code that requires most large new buildings to have net-zero carbon emissions from the day they open. The amendment sets a net zero emissions standard for new project filings after July 1, 2025, that contain 15 units or more, are a minimum of 20,000 ft2 (1,858 m2) in size, or add 50,000 ft2 (4,645 m2)  or more to the size of existing buildings. Read more
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