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How Material, Automation, & Sustainability Are Reshaping Cold Storage Manufacturing
NATIONAL REPORT—Cold-storage rooms may look like simple metal boxes, but their performance is governed by what lies between the inner and outer walls. Insulation determines how efficient the refrigeration is, how much energy is consumed, how long it resists moisture and corrosion, and, ultimately, how reliably it protects food or pharmaceuticals. As energy codes tighten and operating margins shrink, cold storage manufacturers are rethinking everything from the materials they use to the systems that shape them. The industry is moving toward three central priorities: higher performing insulation, precision driven automation, and more sustainable manufacturing practices.
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Trane Technologies Rolls Out AI Control & ARIA
SWORDS, IRELAND—Trane Technologies announced two new developments: AI Control and ARIA, leveraging advanced technology to keep customers at the forefront of building optimization and energy management.
“We’ve conducted hundreds of thousands of energy audits in commercial buildings and most operate about 30 percent inefficiently,” said Holly Paeper, President, Commercial HVAC Americas, Trane Technologies. “Through our purpose-built AI solutions for thermal management systems, we can help building owners dramatically reduce energy waste, lower operating costs and enhance sustainability.”
AI Control
AI Control is a fully integrated, AI-powered solution that continuously analyzes building data—including occupancy, weather forecasts, and energy usage—and automatically adjusts HVAC operations for peak efficiency...
ASHRAE to Showcase Solutions at Building Decarbonization Conference
ATLANTA—The 2025 ASHRAE Building Decarbonization Conference, set for October 22 to 24, 2025, in Chicago, will be the gathering place for professionals to determine how to accelerate building decarbonization strategies.
“Decarbonization is not just about technology. It’s about rethinking how we design, operate, and value our buildings,” said 2025-26 ASHRAE President Bill McQuade, P.E., CDP, Fellow ASHRAE, LEED AP. “This conference is about equipping building professionals with the strategies, partnerships and tools needed to make measurable progress. This is the ‘must-attend’ conference for professionals in the business of designing, constructing or operating buildings.”
The two-and-a-half-day program will feature 21 seminars, 14 panels,...
Nuveen Green Capital Closes Record-Breaking $290 Million C-PACE Transaction
DARIEN, CONN.—Nuveen Green Capital (NGC), a leader in sustainable commercial real estate financing solutions, announced that it has closed on the largest C-PACE transaction to date at $290 million for the Pendry Hotel & Residences in Tampa, Fla. The closing also marks the first C-PACE financed transaction in the city of Tampa.
C-PACE, which stands for Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy, provides flexible financing solutions to fund sustainability measures in new, ongoing, or recently completed commercial real estate construction projects. The record-breaking transaction demonstrates the growing sophistication and scale of C-PACE as a financing mechanism, underscoring C-PACE’s evolution from a niche financing tool to...
KPMG Experts: AI Helps Cut Energy Waste by Up to 30 Percent
VILNIUS, LITHUANIA—KPMG recently released a report on “How AI is helping to improve energy efficiency and management in real estate.” It says that traditional retrofits are too slow and costly to deliver the scale of cuts required to reach net-zero goals of 2050 and instead points out that artificial intelligence is a faster route, but only together with the Strategic Energy Management (SEM) framework.
Exergio, a company that developed an AI-based tool for energy efficiency in commercial buildings, says that findings reflect what is already visible in real-world cases.
“AI is already helping buildings cut waste by 20 to 30 percent in...
Generator Maintenance: How Hospitality Facilities Can Prevent Costly Downtime
In the hospitality industry, uptime is everything. From small inns to sprawling Vegas hotels, an unexpected power outage can result in lost revenue, frustrated guests, and reputational damage.
These concerns explain why so many hotels across the United States install onsite generators to provide backup power. In the event of a grid failure, these tried and trusted pieces of equipment come online within seconds, keeping the lights on and ensuring operational continuity.
Because backup generators operate under different conditions than primary equipment, they must maintain peak readiness while spending most of their time on standby. Therefore, it’s important to know what...
Holiday Inn Express San Diego Boosts Efficiency with Anacove Technology
SAN DIEGO—The Holiday Inn Express San Diego South—Chula Vista is a contemporary 3-star hotel with 88 spacious guestrooms across four floors. The property offers easy access to downtown San Diego, the Gaslamp Quarter, San Diego Zoo, beaches, and the Convention Center—making it a popular choice for both business and leisure travelers. Amenities include a year-round outdoor pool and hot tub, fitness center, business facilities, and free parking. Competing in one of the nation’s most demanding hospitality markets, the hotel is constantly looking for ways to improve efficiency and service.
To meet these challenges, General Manager Victor M. Carrera recently introduced...
SOFIAC Invests $5.9M to Support INNhotels’ Sustainability Ambitions
MONTREAL—INNhotels and SOFIAC are joining forces to launch an ambitious decarbonization project spanning the family-owned hotel chain’s eight properties across Alberta and British Columbia. This $5.9 million investment—fully financed by SOFIAC—will reduce the hotels’ energy consumption by nearly 30 percent while delivering long-term improvements to guest comfort.
Now led by the second generation, INNhotels is on a mission to inspire travelers to embrace responsible tourism. The company was eager to put its decarbonization plan into action but also needed to prioritize other strategic investments to sustain its growth.
With its unique financing model—with no impact on debt ratios—and tailored support, SOFIAC...
KONE Technology Helps Hotel Verde Achieve Energy Management Goals
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA—KONE, a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, has played a key role in supporting Cape Town’s Hotel Verde—widely recognized as Africa’s greenest hotel—with innovative elevator technology that contributes to significant energy savings and environmental performance.
Installed as part of the hotel’s original development, KONE’s solutions have helped Hotel Verde become one of the few hotels worldwide to achieve LEED Platinum certification for both design and operation, as well as earn a 6-star rating from the Green Building Council of South Africa.
KONE equipped the hotel with three MonoSpace elevators powered by the KONE regenerative drive system, which recovers energy during elevator use...
Why Not Give Solar ‘Star’ Treatment at Your Property?
“We now live on a planet where the cheapest way to produce energy is to point a sheet of glass at the sun. This isn’t ‘alternative energy’ anymore—it’s the common sense obvious path.”—Bill Mckibben
Let’s hear it for the sun. It will get “star” treatment on September 21—Sun Day. And yes, even though there are still those who categorize solar as “stupidity,” it is a proven clean, affordable technology that has been embraced around the U.S. and the world for a long time—much more so in recent years.
One need look no further than a report from the U.S. Federal Energy...