Today, it’s common for quick-service restaurants to take advantage of the latest technologies to enhance their operations, such as digital signage, tabletop tablets and food delivery apps, to name a ...

Facility management is moving towards advanced climate control systems for buildings. Owners now focus on energy savings, comfort, and strong system performance. Heating and cooling methods are ...

The building automation communication protocol is proving to be critical to building energy efficiency, says ASHRAE.

In last month’s column [“Automatic Pumpdown Systems,” Nov. 5], we talked in general about the automatic pumpdown cycle and why it is the only sure remedy for refrigerant migration to a compressor ...

At Automation World, with our focus on industrial automation and controls, we don’t spend much time talking about heating and air conditioning. But as part of a series of articles we’re publishing ...

Predictive control techniques, particularly model predictive control (MPC), are revolutionising the management of heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems in modern buildings. By ...

Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) is the technology for indoor and automotive ambient comfort. HVAC facilitates in managing the pleasant climate inside the cabin by controlling the ...