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Trane Chillers Earn Type III EPD Verification

June 23, 2015 by Linda Hardesty

Trane has earned Type III Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) verification and registration for the entire Trane CenTraVac portfolio of chillers. Type III EPD verification proves the environmental claims regarding chiller performance and documents conformance with certification requirements of the International Standards Organization (ISO). In 2011 Trane EarthWise CenTraVac chillers became ... Read more »

Air-Cooled Chillers Use Environmental Friendly Refrigerant

June 16, 2015 by Linda Hardesty

Trane introduced its Sintesis family of air-cooled chillers, which are now available for order in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Latin America. Sintesis chillers are part of Trane’s EcoWise portfolio designed to lower their environmental impact with low global warming potential (GWP) refrigerants and high-efficiency operation. Sintesis chillers offer ... Read more »

Trane Helps College Create HVAC Laboratories

June 11, 2015 by Linda Hardesty

Hill College Cleburne Technical Center in Cleburne, Texas, has retrofitted a building for new HVAC laboratories to train students to become skilled technicians. The college restored the historic former home of Walls Industries – a 70-year-old provider of work wear and sporting goods – to house the three new 3,000-sq-foot ... Read more »

Trane Partners with Telkonet for Hotel Industry

May 27, 2015 by Linda Hardesty

Trane and Telkonet have partnered for hotel-room thermostat management by hotel guests. Trane will now use the Telkonet EcoSmart platform to offer the hospitality industry additional heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) options. Telkonet thermostats can be included with Trane guest room HVAC products. Telkonet’s EcoSmart software also integrates guest room ... Read more »

Building Automation Software More Functional than Traditional Thermostat

April 1, 2015 by Linda Hardesty

Trane added the Tracer Concierge building automation system (BAS) to its building controls portfolio. Tracer Concierge is a simplified BAS, providing centralized control of a building’s heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) as well as lighting. With Tracer Concierge, users get more functionality than with a traditional thermostat, says Trane. ... Read more »

Trane Develops Wireless Building Controls

March 27, 2015 by Linda Hardesty

Trane now offers Air-Fi wireless technology for building controls, replacing the need for wired building controls, which can fail when wires are cut, disconnected or damaged. Air-Fi features self-repairing mesh technology with redundant signal paths to help prevent communication failures. Trane offers a typical 200-foot indoor signal range, with up ... Read more »

Trane Introduces Building Advantage

March 11, 2015 by Karen Henry

Trane is offering a suite of energy services to assist building owners and managers with managing and operating efficient and sustainable buildings through its new Trane Building Advantage brand. The products and services help building owners recognize their buildings as assets by offering choices for delivering bottom-line financial results and ... Read more »

Ingersoll Rand Offers Greener Refrigerant-Bearing Products

January 27, 2015 by Linda Hardesty

Ingersoll Rand has created the EcoWise portfolio for its climate and industrial refrigerant-bearing products that are designed to lower environmental impact with low global warming potential (GWP) refrigerants and energy efficient operation. Two of the first products to earn the EcoWise endorsement are: Trane Sintesis air-cooled chiller offers customers the ... Read more »

Trane Creates Mobile Product Selection System

January 22, 2015 by Linda Hardesty

Trane launched a mobile version of its Trane Official Product Selection System (TOPSS), a web-based tool that helps customers determine which Trane HVAC system best suits their needs. Historically, TOPSS was a standalone software program that customers downloaded and installed on their local desktop workstations, but this model became outdated. ... Read more »

Tubular Heat Exchanger Now Standard in Trane’s Expanse Unit Heaters

January 15, 2015 by Linda Hardesty

Trane upgraded and expanded its Expanse unit heater product line. The redesigned gas unit heaters now feature a tubular heat exchanger, standard on most models. Trane says single piece construction is the key advantage tubular heat exchangers have over conventional clamshell models. The tubular design provides uniform, maximized heat transfer ... Read more »

California Resort Saves More than $300,000 in Energy Costs

December 17, 2014 by Karen Henry

Infrastructure upgrades at Pacific Palms Resort in City of Industry, California, have generated first-year energy and operational savings of more than $540,000, including nearly $343,000 in energy costs and $203,000 in operational costs. The resort also gained an additional $500,000 in one-time rebates from electrical and gas companies. In recognition ... Read more »

Trane Builds New Sales Office in Wisconsin

December 4, 2014 by Linda Hardesty

Trane broke ground on a new commercial sales office in Madison, Wis., which is scheduled for completion in summer 2015. The new 10,000-sq-foot commercial sales location will feature double the current training space capacity. The new office also will feature the latest Trane heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, including ... Read more »

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