Leighton Deer, vice president of mechanical engineering, and Peter Dahl, principal, of HGA Architects and Engineers, take a deeper dive into beneficial electrification in this video.
“There’s no question in my mind that we are moving toward a near-zero emissions economy,” said Lessans. “If the HVAC industry focuses on solutions to decarbonize building operations, it has a chance to write its own future.”
Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have developed a valuation tool that analyzes different energy storage technologies as part of an integrated and increasingly decarbonized energy system.