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Shaping Tomorrow's Global Built Environment Today
April 9, 2026
AI infrastructure is significantly warming surrounding areas, creating a “data heat island effect” with the potential to impact hundreds of millions of people living nearby, a new working paper found. Using a dataset of land surface temperatures produced by NASA, a research team led by the Department of Computer Science and Technology at the University of Cambridge found from 2004 to 2024, the surrounding areas of more than 6,000 data centers worldwide saw an average increased land temperature of about 2°C (35.6°F). Read more
Renewable power made up almost 50% of the world’s electricity capacity last year after a record increase in solar installations, data from the International Renewable Energy Agency shared exclusively with Reuters showed in late March. As the Middle Eastern conflict has led to record monthly gains on oil markets, some in industry have lobbied for more investment in fossil fuels, but countries with higher renewable capacity have been insulated from the market shock, analysts say. Read more
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A new study from the University of Waterloo is underlining how North American air quality could deteriorate by the end of the century unless efforts are taken to fight climate change. The research suggests one in three Americans could be breathing summer air considered unhealthy for sensitive groups by 2100, a seven-fold increase compared to the turn of this century. Read more
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Join ASHRAE Journal's Linda Rathke and Allison Hambrick live from the AHR Expo with Women in ASHRAE Leadership Symposium co-chairs Nancy Kohout and Karine Leblanc for a discussion about leadership in STEM—where emotional intelligence, communication and human connection matter just as much as technical expertise.
 
 
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ASHRAE Journal
By Martin Roy, Lianne Cockerton, Alexandre Cadieux
Sainte-Anne’s College embarked on a journey to construct a new four-story high school in Dorval, Quebec, Canada. Prioritizing sustainability, the college assembled building professionals, construction managers and educators to form a task force to curb building energy consumption and minimize embodied carbon emissions. Implementing an integrated design approach, the project used advanced energy modeling techniques to enhance the overall efficiency of the buildings. Download here

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ASHRAE News
Abstract submissions are now being accepted for the 2027 ASHRAE Winter Conference to be held in Chicago, Jan. 23-27, 2027. Abstracts are due May 27, 2026. If accepted, final conference papers are due Sept. 2, 2026. For more information on the call for abstracts and the 2027 ASHRAE Winter Conference, visit ashrae.org/2027Winter. Read more
In Case You Missed It
A proposed federal class-action lawsuit alleges that major HVAC manufacturers have conspired to fix prices and overcharge for equipment since January 2020, exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic and the A2L transition. “These Defendants are alleged to have driven HVAC equipment prices to historic levels through a series of frequent and repeated secret meetings, information sharing, communications and public signaling,” a law firm involved in the case writes. Read more
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