Optimizing Residential HVAC Systems: Evaluating How the Usage of Smart Diagnostic Tools for Quality Installation and Commissioning Impacts System Performance and HVAC Contractor Businesses
- Southface Energy Institute, Inc., Atlanta, GA (United States); Southface Energy Institute, Inc.
- Southface Energy Institute, Inc., Atlanta, GA (United States)
- CHH Consulting, LLC, Brevard, NC (United States)
- Manifold Cloud Services Ltd., Mogadore, OH (United States)
The adoption of digital quality installation and fault detection tools has the potential to transform the $14 billon residential heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) service and installation industry. Increased market penetration can be accelerated by providing an increased understanding of the energy and economic value proposition of the usage of these tools. In tandem with energy and HVAC system performance impact research and analysis, the Southface Team investigated the economic business implications for HVAC service and installation contractors adopting the use of measureQuick (mQ), a smart diagnostic app that aids in quality installation and fault detection and works agnostically with Bluetooth-enabled HVAC technician tools.
- Research Organization:
- Southface Energy Institute, Inc., Atlanta, GA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Efficiency Office. Building Technologies Office
- DOE Contract Number:
- EE0008698
- OSTI ID:
- 2406423
- Report Number(s):
- DOE-SOUTHFACE--08698; DOE/GO--102024-6140
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
HVAC performance analysis
HVAC system performance
HVAC technician training
at-large contractors
business practice partners (BPPs)
economic business implications
fault detection tools
measureQuick (mQ) tool
system commissioning
user error detection
HVAC performance analysis
HVAC system performance
HVAC technician training
at-large contractors
business practice partners (BPPs)
economic business implications
fault detection tools
measureQuick (mQ) tool
system commissioning
user error detection