IAB News Round-Up, Summer 2023

“Rheem®, a leading global manufacturer of water heating and HVACR products, announces the launch of ThermaForce™, a platform of super high efficiency condensing gas water heaters and boilers for the residential market. Comprised of combi boilers, boilers and tankless water heaters, ThermaForce can provide hot water for hydronic space heating applications including radiant floors, baseboards and hydronic air handlers as well as domestic hot water for sinks, showers, washing machines and more.”

“Since Rheem launched its sustainability initiative, A Greater Degree of Good, in 2019, the manufacturer has implemented programs to provide more environmentally sustainable solutions in North America and abroad, the company said in a press release. Two of the case study examples included within the new report showcase Rheem’s Friedrich and IBC businesses.”

“Con Edison will place the largest battery system in New York City into service, increasing reliability in northeastern Staten Island just in time for the summer heat season, the company’s president said this morning.

The system, which is at a substation in the Fox Hills area, can hold 7.5 megawatts – that’s 7.5 million watts – and discharge that electricity to customers for four hours. That will take stress off Con Edison’s electric delivery system in the area when the demand for power is high, which occurs in the late afternoon and evening hours during the summer.”

“Nokia today announced it will work with U.S. energy provider Xcel Energy to help modernize grid operations to better serve customers across the company’s eight-state service area. The project will include the deployment of Nokia private LTE network technology, helping support secure, reliable data connectivity and new levels of automation. The network technologies will back a growing mix of renewable power sources for Xcel Energy and optimize the delivery of electricity to its millions of customers.”

“Since Rheem launched its sustainability initiative, A Greater Degree of Good, in 2019, the manufacturer has implemented programs to provide more environmentally sustainable solutions in North America and abroad, the company said in a press release. Two of the case study examples included within the new report showcase Rheem’s Friedrich and IBC businesses.”

“IMARC Group has recently released a new research study titled “Flat Glass Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2023-2028”, offers a detailed analysis of the market drivers, segmentation, growth opportunities, trends and competitive landscape to understand the current and future market scenarios.

The global flat glass market size reached US$ 108.3 Billion in 2022. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to reach US$ 148.5 Billion by 2028, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 4.8% during 2023-2028.”

“According to a market research study published by Zion Market Research, the demand analysis of Global Motorized Control Valves Market size & share revenue was valued at around USD 10.1 billion in 2022 and is estimated to grow about USD 16.2 billion by 2030, at a CAGR of approximately 6.3% between 2023 and 2030.”

“The City of Boulder is proudly partnering with the Regional Transportation District (RTD) to provide zero-fare services to encourage community members to travel by transit for cleaner air. RTD’s “Zero Fare for Better Air,” a statewide initiative to help reduce harmful air pollutants by increasing use of transit, takes place July 1 through Aug. 31.”

“The City of Boulder is proudly partnering with the Regional Transportation District (RTD) to provide zero-fare services to encourage community members to travel by transit for cleaner air. RTD’s “Zero Fare for Better Air,” a statewide initiative to help reduce harmful air pollutants by increasing use of transit, takes place July 1 through Aug. 31.”

“The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, a global nonprofit for industry professionals and organizations that supports sustainable tall building design in urban environments, recently announced the winners of its 2023 lifetime achievement awards…The organization will also bestow the Fazlur R. Khan Lifetime Achievement Award upon Patrick Bellew, the founding director of global environmental design and engineering consultancy firm Atelier Ten, for his technical design work on tall building projects.”

“The World Green Building Council has released the fifth edition of the Advancing Net Zero Status Report and Atelier Ten is proud to be one of 175 signatories of the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment.”

“Railways, roadways, airways, waterways, and pipelines have been the primary traditional transportation modes for centuries! These modes have continued to evolve rapidly as technology advances and societal needs change. Advances including electric vehicles (EVs), autonomous vehicles, sustainability solutions, hyperloop technology, drones, and advances in urban planning are expected to make transportation safer, more efficient, and environmentally sound. Here are my predictions for how these trends and technologies will impact our transportation infrastructure moving forward.”

“Digital twins are a quickly-developing technology. Essentially, a digital twin is a digital representation of something in the real-world. The digital twin receives data from its real-world twin at regular intervals, making it an extremely useful tool to aid infrastructure management and development.”