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Shaping Tomorrow's Built Environment Today
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ASHRAE has installed its 2025–26 Society president, along with newly elected officers and directors, during its 2025 Annual Conference in Phoenix. Bill McQuade, P.E., CDP, Fellow ASHRAE, will serve as the 2025-26 Society president. In his inaugural presidential address, McQuade introduced the theme for the 2025-26 Society Year, “Healthy Buildings: Designing For Life.” The theme emphasizes the critical role of indoor environmental quality (IEQ) in reducing environmental impacts to the built environment while supporting healthier, more resilient communities. Read more
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has approved a bill that looks to make large-load customers such as data centers contribute to interconnection costs when they use the state's electricity grid. Senate Bill 6 was signed into law on June 21 and legislates that large-load customers exceeding 75MW will have to foot some of the bill to allow them to connect to the ERCOT grid, which supplies power to Texas. The Lone Star State is the second largest data center market in the US, with multiple gigawatt-scale campuses in various stages of development, including the first Stargate data center at Abilene. Read more
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Proposed new planning rules will require new residential buildings, large commercial buildings and hotels in the City of Sydney local area to be all electric January 2027. The changes kick off on Jan. 1, 2026, when new residential developments will need to ensure their indoor appliances are electric. In addition, the City of Sydney will place a suite of broader proposals on public exhibition that will add outdoor appliances to the electrification rules for new residential developments as well as require new large commercial buildings and hotels to be all electric from Jan. 1, 2027. Read more
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Join host Justin Seter, Associate Member ASHRAE, along with guests David Quirk, Member ASHRAE, Tom Davidson, Member ASHRAE, and Dustin Demetriou, Member ASHRAE, as they provide an update on the state of liquid cooling in data centers. Topics of discussion include research on liquid cooling resiliency, S classes and their importance, and standardization as it pertains to the rapidly evolving data center industry.
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U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright last week announced the release of the fourth loan disbursement to Holtec to help fund the restart of the Palisades Nuclear Plant. This action disburses $100,451,904 of the up to $1.52 billion loan guarantee to Holtec for the Palisades Nuclear Plant, which will be America’s first restart of a commercial nuclear reactor that ceased operations, subject to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission approvals. Read more
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By Robin Graves, P.E.
Built in 2021, Promega Kornberg Center supports product and technology development in life science research, cellular and molecular biology, genetic identity, clinical diagnostic and scientific applications as well as a training center. The three-story center’s energizing architectural design bridges office and meeting spaces with advanced laboratories to foster collaboration and connection, inspiring inventive thinking and continued scientific advancement. The 280,000 ft2 (85 344 m2) building co-locates seven research and development groups dispersed throughout the campus into one building, with the design strongly emphasizing occupant comfort, air quality, building performance and energy conservation. Download here
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Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new cooling technology that could significantly improve the energy efficiency of data centers and high-powered electronics. The technology features a specially engineered fiber membrane that passively removes heat through evaporation. It offers a promising alternative to traditional cooling systems like fans, heat sinks and liquid pumps. Read more
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