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News & Events Archive

2011

  • Building Equipment article amont the "Top 25 Hottest Articles" of International Journal of Refrigeration (September 2011)
  • DOE Water Heating Technologies Roadmap (September 2011)
  • BTRIC staff receives R&D 100 Award (October 2011)
  • Policy Options Workshop on Accelerating Energy Efficiency in Commercial Buildings (November 2011)

2010

  • DIY This New House Filming (KnoxNews.com, April 2010)
  • ORNL Researcher Assists "Extreme Makeover" Crew (ORNL, February 2010)

2009

  • ORNL Deep Retrofit Can Cut Home Energy Bills in Half (PhysOrg.org, November 2009)
  • ORNL Roof and Attic System Shows Efficient Retrofit Option (Reuters, July 2009)
  • ORNL Partners with GE on New Electric Water Heater (ORNL, June 2009)
  • GE and ORNL Partner on Hybrid Water Heaters (AZoM.com, June 2009)
  • Getting to the Renewable Energy Smart Grid (Solar Today, May 2009)
  • A Very Comfortable, Energy Efficient Home--How to Make it Happen! (Farragut Town Hall, April 2009)

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News

April 2012

  • ClimateMaster Trilogy 40 Breaks 40 EER Barrier

March 2012

  • Better heat exchanger is key to heat pump efficiency
  • Biggest Energy Loser sparks "light-bulb moment"

February 2012

  • ORNL supported GE's hybrid water heater

January 2012

  • UT Architechure Professor Receives College's First ORNL-UT Joint Appointment
  • Baxter and Vinyeard honored as ASHRAE Fellows
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