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Awards Insider: How Trane Decarbonized a High-Rise, a Campus, and a Factory

17 min · 24 de jun de 2026
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Join hosts Alex and Jordan for the latest installment of our Awards Insider series, where we go deep on the 2026 E+E Leader Judges' Choice winners [https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/awards/2026/]. Today, we are doing a special extended breakdown of Trane [https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/awards/2026/trane/], which took home an incredible three Energy Innovation awards for decarbonizing commercial, higher-education, and industrial buildings. First, we unpack the retrofit that rewrote the rules for legacy high-rises: 55 Water Street. We explore how Trane installed the nation's first Storage Source Heat Pump (SSHP) system in a fully occupied, 53-year-old Manhattan tower. By capturing and redirecting waste heat, this system slashed steam consumption by over 75% and avoids roughly $700,000 in annual New York City Local Law 97 penalties, all while delivering a remarkable 3.5-year payback. Next, we head to Northern Illinois University to explore a true campus-wide energy transformation. We discuss how Trane integrated solar photovoltaic arrays, thermal energy storage, and smart HVAC controls across more than 50 facilities to deliver $5 million in annual savings to the university. Finally, we dive into the industrial sector with TG Kentucky. We examine how Trane designed an advanced heat recovery system that reclaims waste heat to power paint booth air make-up units. This innovation allows the facility to operate its paint shop without natural gas for most of the year, saving 58,000 therms annually. Tune in to hear how Trane is proving that deep decarbonization doesn't just benefit the environment—it makes undeniable financial sense. Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2441376/support] Thanks for listening! For access to all of E+E Leader's news and programs, visit our website at www.environmentenergyleader.com [https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/]. Follow us on our Social Channels: LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/environment-energy-leader] l Twitter [https://twitter.com/E_E_Leader] l Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/EnvironmentEnergyLeader/] l Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/environmentenergyleader/] l YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@E_E_Leader] l BlueSky [https://bsky.app/profile/eeleader.bsky.social] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2441376/support]

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