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Which company offers the greenest
SPLITTING HEIRS. Our educated guess
HEATING, VENTILATION and as to why Mitsubishi rose to the top spot

AIR CONDITIONING products? this year, displacing two-time winner
Trane, is because of a surge of interest in
mini-split heating/cooling systems.

Mitsubishi 177 17.7% Trane offers these products, too, of
course, but Mitsubishi has made them a
Trane 118 11.8% mainstay in the residential market.

Lennox 118 11.8% Mitsubishi
Carrier 108 10.8%

Bosch 88 8.8%

Other 78 7.8% 17.7%
WaterFurnace 69 6.9%

ClimateMaster 39 3.9%
Rheem 39 3.9%

Daikin 39 3.9%

Panasonic 39 3.9%

Which company offers the greenest

HOT WATER SYSTEM? DEMANDING AUDIENCE. Early
marketing of its tankless water
heaters probably lies at the root
Bosch 265 26.5% of Bosch’s brand clout in this
category. Many other brands
Rheem 245 24.5% (such as Navien and Noritz) with

Rinnai 206 20.6% very-high efficiency deserve
more notice, but seem to be
Takagi 69 6.9% having trouble climbing into the
top mindspace. What’s missing?
Other 59 5.9%

A.O. Smith 49 4.9% Bosch
Navien 39 3.9%
26.5%

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