Trane excedes required heating capacity in DoE challenge

Trane (TT) has successfully completed all required laboratory testing for both its rooftop units in the 10-14 and 15-25 ton capacity ranges submitted to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Commercial Building HVAC Technology Challenge. The company also received additional recognition on the smaller RTU from the DOE as the only manufacturer exceeding the challenge’s optional heating capacity and efficiency requirements for Improved Cold Climate Performance. The DOE’s Commercial Building HVAC Technology Challenge encourages manufacturers to develop innovative RTUs that meet an advanced technology specification designed to help organizations achieve their cost, energy and reliability goals. With testing now complete, Trane Technologies has advanced to the next phase of the challenge, which includes two field trial installation sites in Bensenville, Illinois and Kenosha, Wisconsin.