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Shaping Tomorrow's Global Built Environment Today
August 6, 2026
Across higher education, institutions are confronting a new reality: many legacy campus environments were never designed to support today’s diverse ways of learning, processing and engaging. As the percentage of students identifying as neurodivergent climbs toward one in five, what was once treated as a specialized conversation around accommodation has become a far broader strategic issue, one centered on how the built environment shapes cognition, stress, belonging and ultimately student success. Read more
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A research team from China and Rwanda has developed a dual-source direct-expansion photovoltaic-thermal heat pump that combines solar and ambient-air heat collection in a single finned evaporator, eliminating the need for separate heat exchangers. The project team says the simplified design could reduce installation costs. Read more
When people picture a data center, they often imagine something remote: a huge warehouse humming quietly far from the city. New research from NYU Tandon School of Engineering shows that assumption is largely wrong. The study examined the locations of 4,283 data centers across the contiguous United States and found that 97.5% of them sit inside metropolitan or micropolitan statistical areas. Read more
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Join ASHRAE Journal Editor Drew Champlin as he interviews David Traxler, P.E., Member ASHRAE, about his award-winning article "Analysis of 50 Energy Efficient Net Zero Energy Buildings.” The conversation delves into the patterns Traxler found through studying existing net zero energy buildings and how these findings can be applied to current and future buildings.
 
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ASHRAE Journal
By Andy Pearson, Ph.D., C.Eng., Fellow ASHRAE
International quality standard IS09000 provides the refrigeration industry with a framework to ensure quality is consistently improved. “The Magnificent Seven” principles that support the standard aim to corral the best processes so that quality wins the day. But are they working? Download here
 
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ASHRAE has awarded 47 Society scholarships totaling $225,200 for the 2026-2027 academic year. The scholarships recognize outstanding students pursuing careers in engineering and the built environment while supporting the future workforce that will drive innovation across the industry. Read more
In Case You Missed It
A coalition of 18 states, along with Washington, D.C., and New York City, sued the EPA over a rule issued in May, arguing that it weakens regulations meant to phase down HFCs in the U.S.—and violates the law. Read more
 
Retailers are now seeking to intervene in the consolidated challenges to an EPA rule. The Retail Litigation Center (RLC), together with Food Marketplace Inc (FMI), the American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI), and the National Grocers Association (NGA) have filed a motion defending the rule’s extended compliance deadlines. Read More
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