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Shaping Tomorrow's Built Environment Today
May 8, 2025
The White House’s 2026 budget proposal seeks to cut $19.3 billion from the Department of Energy’s (DOE) budget by making deep reductions to Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding and the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Compared to 2025 enacted funding levels, the budget proposal cuts around $15.2 billion of DOE’s IIJA funding, $2.6 billion from its Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, $1.1 billion from its Office of Science, and $389 million from the Office of Environmental Management. Read more
AI models have begun driving productivity gains and innovation at companies in every sector. At the same time, the boom in data center construction has placed a strain on the energy system. According to the International Energy Agency, data centers worldwide, including those used to run AI, could use as much electricity as Japan by 2026. To meet this demand, tech giants, investors and energy companies have been teaming up on multibillion-dollar projects to add generation capacity—relying on fossil power in some cases, on nuclear in others. Read more
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Researchers from the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California Los Angeles have created a material that pumps heat away from the source. Thin, stacked polymer layers move toward and away from each other, transferring heat from layer to layer. The heat pump does not require refrigerant or other liquids, only a small amount of electricity. Read more
Mold problems are more common than most people realize in both new and older single-family and multifamily housing, potentially causing serious indoor air quality (IAQ) problems. Join Journal Technical Editor Rebecca Matyasovski and George Tsongas as they discuss mold problems inside housing and why they are critical to address.
 
 
Hot Air Podcast: Understanding Mold Problems Inside Housing With George Tsongas
ASHRAE Journal
By Carolyn (Gemma) Kerr, Ph.D., and Kathleen Owen
Typical media filters do not remove gaseous contaminants, a large group of chemicals that covers both gases and vapors and includes carbon monoxide, ozone, nitrogen oxides, ammonia, formaldehyde and all volatile organic compounds including the many odorous ones. To effectively reduce odors and other gas-phase contaminants, you need to use an air cleaner that is intended (and tested) to address gases. Download here
ASHRAE News
ASHRAE has unveiled a robust and future-focused technical program for its 2025 Annual Conference, taking place June 21–25 in Phoenix, Arizona, at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown and Phoenix Convention Center. This year’s conference will offer professionals at all levels an opportunity to engage with the latest research, emerging technologies and applied best practices in the HVAC&R and building science industries. With more than 80 technical sessions across eight tracks, attendees can expect expert-led discussions on heat pumps, refrigerants, thermal energy storage, decarbonization strategies and workforce development. Read more
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The UK and the International Energy Agency gathered ministers and high-level officials from 60 countries to Lancaster House in London for two days of talks on the future of energy security this week. The EU was out in force, the US sent a top official, and China stayed away. Read more
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