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Mitsubishi
Electric Trane HVAC US
romotin all-rene a le ener y is an e eryday a air for t e fol s at
A
HOME THAT OFFSETS a family’s energy usage
and feeds the electric grid; a passive house multi-
use commercial building that utilizes water-based
technology for heating and cooling; an oce space in
Minnesota that doesn’t require cost-heavy and energy-
intensive auxiliary heat to keep employees warm through frigid
winters. For Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US (METUS), these
outcomes are all in a day’s work—results garnered from developing
effective solutions for high-performing net-zero buildings and
homes.
The company proudly points to its product line as its most impactful
contribution toward sustainability and net-zero infrastructure. By
engineering energy-ecient, all-electric HVAC technologies, METUS
provides all stakeholders with a means of decarbonizing the built
environment without compromising comfort. As demonstrated
by incorporation into the Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance—a Tech tactics. Already a leader in sustainable HVAC innovation, Mitsubishi
collaboration of leading global cities achieving carbon neutrality Electric Trane has a portfolio of new technology that’s ready for net zero,
before —the company’s non-fossil fuel burning products limit with ultra-efficient heat pumps and refrigerants hitting the market over the
electrical waste, and are ideal for electried buildings and homes next year. CREDIT: JOJOFOURSQUARE
that run on renewables. Also, all METUS indoor units are made it eac net-zero pro ect ac ie ed, e are t at muc
from recycled materials.
While its equipment enables decarbonization, the company’s closer to decar onization and a fully electri ed society
internal eorts speak to its collective commitment to sustainability. t at promotes positi e ste ards ip of t e en ironment
METUS operates under Mitsubishi Electric’s Environmental
Sustainability Vision
—a long-term plan for creating a low- the electric grid.
carbon, recycling-based society. By , Mitsubishi Electric aims So why the passion for net-zero development and sustainability?
to reduce CO emissions from product use by percent compared METUS CEO Mark Kuntz stated it best after touring a fully electric
to levels, and reduce total production emissions by percent smart home that Mitsubishi Electric built in Ofuna, Japan. “A fully-
compared to levels. By , Mitsubishi Electric will reduce integrated, high-performance house can be even more impactful to
these emissions by more than percent. the owner,” he says.
In a quiet lead-by-example action, emissions in Mitsubishi In , Kuntz and his family put passion into practice by
Electric’s LEED -certied facilities are controlled and reduced with developing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home that also met Energy
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the same energy-ecient products provided to customers. METUS Star , EPA Indoor airPLUS and Earthcraft certications. With high-
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also maintains internal key performance indicators (KPIs) for performance heat pumps, a prototype hot water heat pump and a
sustainability in its equipment and operations. solar array all from Mitsubishi Electric, as well as a charging station,
Since its establishment in , the Mitsubishi Electric Performance Kuntz and his family now reap the cost, eciency and environmental
Construction Team has worked as high-performance building benets of owning and operating a net-zero home. With a conrmed
consultants on residential projects to provide guidance to home HERS score of minus and net-positive energy output, this house,
builders, homeowners, developers and green speciers on building the Monroe Farmhouse, was a Grand Winner at the DOE Zero
homes that meet sustainability criteria such as LEED , Passive House Energy Ready Home Housing Innovation Awards.
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and net-zero status, among other green certications. The team “As a company, this is the goal,” Kuntz says. “With each net-zero
has also established partnerships with Southface, Viridiant, EEBA, project achieved, we are that much closer to decarbonization and a
Earthcraft, Zero Energy Ready Home and Earth Advantage to educate fully electried society that promotes positive stewardship of the
the industry on the benets of energy-ecient homes that feed into environment.” GB
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