TRANE COMMERCIAL
“ The industry is working to advance the adoption of newer , low-GWP refrigerants as fast as possible , and as responsibly as we can ”
MILES AUVIL GLOBAL VERTICAL MARKET LEADER FOR DATA CENTRES , TRANE COMMERCIAL
our customers , so that they can reduce that energy footprint .”
The third pillar revolves around the types of refrigerants used .
“ Obviously , the HVAC world is heavily dependent on synthesised and chemicalbased refrigerants , a lot of which have had high global warming potential signatures . So the industry is working to advance the adoption of newer , low-GWP refrigerants as fast as possible , and as responsibly as we can .”
“ We work hand in hand with a large pool of refrigerant manufacturers which allows us to both improve the efficiency of our products and reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of the refrigerants that we choose to use ,” explains Auvil .
“ Those partnerships are critical , especially in today ' s environment of supply chain challenges .”
The support of ESG investors and Trane Technologies ’ partners Data centre sustainability standards extend far beyond the immediate sector . It ' s a priority for companies spanning industries across the globe . As a result , ESG investment funds are increasingly funding green data centre projects .
“ It ' s interesting . ESG investors want to invest , period . They have a lot of capital
88 October 2022