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The U.S. has formed a $1 billion partnership with Advanced Micro Devices to construct two supercomputers that will tackle large scientific problems ranging from nuclear power to cancer treatments to national security. The U.S. is building the two machines to ensure the country has enough supercomputers to run increasingly complex experiments that require harnessing enormous amounts of data-crunching capability. Read more
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Scientists from the University of Chicago, Argonne National Laboratory and Duke University jointly with Nanyang Technological University in Singapore developed a new type of filter capable of capturing carbon dioxide directly from ambient air. Different from cumbersome energy-intensive industrial units, such filter may be embedded into a standard ventilation system of the apartment block or office building. Thereby, each building potentially may become an element of the distributed network removing CO₂ from ambient air. Read more
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The global economy runs on two invisible currents: water and energy. Most companies still manage them as separate problems—a costly oversight as droughts, grid strain and data-center expansion collide. A new study argues that we are overlooking the very infrastructure that could underpin the transition and warns that the water sector already consumes around 4% of global electricity and that demand could more than double by 2040 if nothing changes. Read more
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Artificial intelligence has developed rapidly in recent years, with tech companies investing billions of dollars in data centers to help train and run AI models. The expansion of data centers has raised questions on several fronts, including the effect these facilities may have on energy and the environment as the United States seeks an edge in the global AI race. Read more
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Join host Jamie Kono, P.E., Associate Member ASHRAE, along with guests Robert Hart, P.E., and Laura Van Rietema, P.E., Associate Member ASHRAE, as they discuss the impact retrofitting windows can have on energy efficiency in commercial buildings, using One Maritime Plaza as a case study.
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By Pieter Pauwels; Juan David Barbosa Ramirez; Lasitha Chamari; Ekaterina Petrova; Lu Wan; Gabe Fierro; Francesco Goia
As building smart control systems increasingly rely on data-driven methods, the term “data-driven smart buildings” becomes more commonly adopted. The data collected for these systems rely on a larger context: what is measured, for which rooms/zones, for what purpose? This data is called “metadata,” and are available in several ways in a building operation system. Download here
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The technical program for the 2026 ASHRAE Winter Conference is now available online and in the ASHRAE 365 app. View the sessions, technically focused committee meetings, and social events to start building your schedule for Las Vegas. Read more
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Private equity firm Sentinel Capital Partners has sold the HVAC division of NSI Industries to Lennox International for about $550 million. NSI Industries, a supplier of branded electrical components across the U.S. and Canada, will streamline operations to focus on its core electrical business, Sentinel said. The HVAC sector has seen a wave of strategic deals, including Bosch's $8 billion acquisition of Johnson Controls residential and light commercial HVAC business in 2024, as firms refocus on energy-efficient technologies and core operations. Read more
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