Central Air Conditioning Systems – A US Market Overview
June 2017 | 162 Pages | 32 Charts | Price $ 3960
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART A : THE UNITED STATES CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS MARKET ................ 1
1 . INTRODUCTION .................................................. 1 1.1 Product Segmentation ......................................... 4 1.1.1 Central Air Conditioning Systems ...................... 4 1.1.1.1 Direct Expansion ( DX ) Central Air Conditioning Systems ...................................................................... 5 1.1.1.1.1 Components of DX Central Air Conditioning Systems ...................................................................... 5 1.1.1.1.1.1 Evaporator ............................................... 5 1.1.1.1.1.2 Compressor .............................................. 5 1.1.1.1.1.3 Expansion Valve ....................................... 5 1.1.1.1.2 DX AC Systems Equipment Type ................. 6 1.1.1.1.2.1 Packaged Central Air Conditioning Systems .. 6 1.1.1.1.2.2 Split System Central Air Conditioning ...... 6 1.1.1.1.2.2.1 Ductless Multi-Split Systems ................. 6 1.1.1.1.3 Heat Pumps ................................................. 6 1.1.1.1.3.1 Air Source Heat Pumps ............................ 6 1.1.1.1.3.2 Ground Source Heat Pumps ..................... 7 1.1.1.1.3.3 Direct Geoexchange Heat Pumps ............. 7 1.1.1.1.3.4 Water Source Heat Pumps ....................... 7 1.1.1.2 Central Plant / Chilled Water Central Air Conditioning Systems ................................................ 7 1.1.1.2.1 Components of Central Plant / Chilled Water Air Conditioning Systems ........................................... 7 1.1.1.2.1.1 Chiller ( Central Plant )............................... 7 1.1.1.2.1.2 Air Handling Units or Fan Coil Units ......... 8 1.1.1.2.1.3 Air Ducts .................................................. 8 1.1.1.2.1.4 Cooling Tower .......................................... 8 1.1.1.2.2 Central Plant AC Systems Equipment Types 8 1.1.1.2.2.1 Chillers ..................................................... 8 1.1.1.2.2.1.1 Reciprocating Chillers ............................ 8 1.1.1.2.2.1.2 Screw Chillers ........................................ 8 1.1.1.2.2.1.3 Centrifugal Chillers ................................ 9 1.1.1.2.2.1.4 Absorption Chillers ................................ 9 1.1.1.2.2.2 Cooling Towers ........................................ 9 1.1.1.2.2.3 Air Handling Units ................................... 9 1.1.1.2.2.3.1 Draw-Through Units .............................. 9 1.1.1.2.2.3.2 Blow-Through Units .............................. 9 1.1.1.2.2.4 Fan Coil Units ........................................... 9 1.1.1.2.2.4.1 Horizontal Units .................................. 10 1.1.1.2.2.4.2 Vertical Units ....................................... 10 1.1.1.2.2.4.3 Vertical Stack Units ............................. 10
2 . ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS ...................... 11 2.1 Energy Efficiency Ratings for Air conditioners in the United States of America ................................... 11 2.1.1 US - ENERGY STAR Program ............................ 11 2.1.2 Efficiency Ratings for Residential Central Air Conditioning Systems .............................................. 13 2.1.3 Efficiency Ratings for Commercial Central Air Conditioning Systems .............................................. 14
3 . KEY MARKET TRENDS ........................................ 20 3.1 United States Economic and Construction Trends .. 20 3.2 Sophisticated Technologies Pave the Way for Revolutionary Heat Pumps ...................................... 23 3.3 Chiller Market Dynamics Ride on Technological Upgrades ................................................................. 24 3.4 Removal of Tax Credits on Geothermal Heat Pumps Has Little Impact .......................................... 25 3.5 Demand for Ductless HVAC on the Upswing ...... 26
4 . INDUSTRY LANDSCAPE ...................................... 28
Key Players Profiles .............................................. 28 Carrier Corporation ........................................................ 28 Goodman Manufacturing Company , L . P ......................... 34 Lennox International Inc ................................................. 36 Daikin Applied Americas Inc . .......................................... 38
Nortek Global HVAC LLC .................................................. 41 Rheem Manufacturing Company .................................... 44 Trane Inc . ........................................................................ 47 York International Corporation ....................................... 51
Profiles of Other Major Players ............................. 54 AAON , Inc ........................................................................ 54 Addison HVAC ................................................................. 57 Aerosys Incorporated ...................................................... 58 Airwell-Fedders North America , Inc . ............................... 59 Allied Air Enterprises ....................................................... 60 Allstyle Coil Company , L . P . .............................................. 61 Aire-Flo Heating and Cooling ........................................... 62 American Standard Heating & Air Conditioning .............. 63 Bard Manufacturing Company , Inc .................................. 64 Broad USA , Inc ................................................................ 65 Broan Heating and Cooling Systems ................................ 66 Calmac Manufacturing Corporation ................................ 67 Coaire Air Compressors ................................................... 68 Cold Point Corporation ................................................... 68 Coleman Heating & Air Conditioning ............................... 69 Dadanco US , Inc . ............................................................. 70 Dunham-Bush Americas .................................................. 71 E-Air , Llc . ( Comfortstar , LLC ) ........................................... 73 Edwards Engineering Products ( Chiller Solutions Llc )...... 74 Enviromaster International Corp ( EMI ) ........................... 75 Evapco , Inc ...................................................................... 76 Friedrich Air Conditioning Co . ......................................... 77 Fujitsu General America , Inc . .......................................... 79 Hitachi America , Ltd ........................................................ 79 Mars ................................................................................ 80 Innovair Corporation ....................................................... 81 International Comfort Products , LLC ( ICP )....................... 82 Klimaire Products Inc . ..................................................... 83 LG Electronics USA , Inc .................................................... 84 Climatemaster , Inc . ......................................................... 85 Climatecraft , Inc .............................................................. 86 Climacool Corp ................................................................ 86 Mammoth , Inc . ............................................................... 87 Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA , Inc . ...................... 88 Motivair Corporation ...................................................... 89 Multistack LLC ................................................................. 90 National Comfort Products ............................................. 91 RAE Corporation ............................................................. 92 Sanyo North America Corporation .................................. 93 SPX Cooling Technologies , Inc . ........................................ 94 Turbo Air Inc . .................................................................. 96 Unico , Inc . ....................................................................... 97 United Coolair Corporation ............................................. 98 Whirlpool Home Cooling and Heating ............................. 99 Yazaki Energy Systems , Inc ............................................ 100 YMGI Group .................................................................. 101
5 . KEY BUSINESS & PRODUCT TRENDS ................. 102 Inaugural of Daikin Texas Technology Park ................... 102 Thermaltech , New Mechanical Equipment Representative of Daikin Applied in Western Pennsylvania ................... 102 Johnson Controls Unveiled New Line of York ® Dedicated Outside Air Systems ...................................................... 102 Navigator™ , a Screw Compressor Water-Cooled Chiller Introduced by Daikin Applied ........................................ 103 GARDINER to Become Daikin ' s Factory Sales and Parts Representative in Northern Ohio .................................. 103 Trane ' s New 3-5-Ton Light Commercial Rooftop Unit Now Available for Emergency Replacement Applications ..... 103 Carrier Increased the Capacity of AquaSnap ® 30MP Modular Chiller Line up to 500 tons .............................. 103 Launch of Trane Custom Performance Climate Changer Air Handlers ........................................................................ 104 Trane Unveiled 6-10 Ton Light Commercial Rooftop Units with eFlex™ Technology ............................................... 104 Carrier ' s New 62X DOAS Offers Enhanced Building Efficiency and Indoor Air Quality ................................... 104 New Reznor ® and Mammoth ® Light Commercial Packaged Rooftop Units Unveiled by Nortek Global HVAC ........... 105 New Line of Efficient Heat Pump VRF Systems Introduced by Carrier ...................................................................... 105
Launch of Daikin Applied ' s Factory-Installed ECM Fan Array .... 105 Newest Version of the Aero ® 39M Commercial Air Handler Unveiled by Carrier ....................................................... 106 New Single-Phase VRF Heat Recovery System Introduced by Carrier ...................................................................... 106 Pathfinder ® Air Cooled Chiller from Daikin Applied Wins AHR Innovation Award ................................................. 106 New Line of Commercial VRF Systems Launched by Nortek Global HVAC ................................................................. 106 New AquaForce ® 30XV Air-Cooled Screw Chiller with Greenspeed ® Intelligence Launched by Carrier ............ 107 Carrier Unveils AquaEdge ® 19DV Centrifugal Chiller with Environment Friendly Refrigerant ................................ 107 Trane ® Series R ® RTWD Water-Cooled Chiller Now Available for Customers in North America and the Middle East .......... 107 Marley F400 Field-Erected Cooling Towers to Employ SPX Cooling Technologies ' Modular Components ............... 108 Launch of LG Electronics USA ' s Single-Phase VRF 5-Ton Heat Recovery System .................................................. 108 Unveiling of Magnitude ® WME Generation 2 Magnetic Bearing Chiller by Daikin Applied .................................. 109 New Carrier ® Connect™ Wi-Fi Thermostat Introduced by Carrier for Commercial Buildings .................................. 109 Broadened Portfolio of Carrier VRF Products Now Available for Commercial Customers ............................ 109 Motivair ' s Line of Chillers and Cooling Solutions Featured in Critical Facilities Summit 2016 .................................. 110 Gen II , a New Huntair Brand Air Handler for Mid-Sized Applications from Nortek Air Solutions ........................ 110 Friedrich ' s Vert-I-Pak Packaged Units Meet the Demands of Modular Construction Projects ................................. 110 Rheem Joined Forces with Fujitsu General for Broadening their HVAC Businesses in US ......................................... 111 HTS New England , Exclusive Daikin Equipment Sales Representative in the New England Region .................. 111 Launch of Carrier ' s Enhanced Performance Series Ductless Multi-Zone Heat Pump Lineup ...................................... 111 Opening of Trane ' s New Company Owned Locations in San Antonio , Austin , and McAllen ....................................... 112 AAON LZ Series Won Gold Award in The ACHR News 2016 Dealer Design Awards Program .................................... 112 NIBE Acquires LSB ' s Climate Control Business Unit ....... 112 Daikin ' s Pathfinder ® AWV Chillers Range Broadened to 550 + Tons ..................................................................... 112 Broadening of Trane ' s CenTraVac™ Centrifugal Chiller Portfolio for Large Buildings and Industrial Uses in the United States and Canada ............................................ 113 Enhanced Performance ® Series Fan Coils Launched by Carrier .... 113 Two American Standard ® Products Recognized with 2015 Platinum ADEX Awards ................................................. 113 Addition of a New 4-Pipe Version Expands EMI ' s CAW Series Family ................................................................. 114 Goodman Achieved a Key Milestone for US HVAC Production and Assembly ............................................. 114 SPX Cooling Technologies Partnered with TESI and Dyna- Tech to Sell Marley ® and Recold ® Products in the HVAC and Light Industrial Markets ......................................... 114 SPX Cooling Technologies ' ClearSky ® Plume Abatement Technology Introduced ................................................. 115 Launch of Model R8GE , a New 14 SEER 3-Phase Large Packaged Gas / Electric System from Nortek Global HVAC for Light Commercial Applications ................................ 115 New Line of Mid-Tier Single-Zone Ductless Outdoor Units Launched by Bryant ...................................................... 115 Launch of New Hyperion Series Water Cooled Horizontal Screw Chillers by Dunham-Bush ................................... 116 SPX Cooling Technologies ' Counterflow Marley ® DT Evaporative Fluid Cooler is Now Available in the Market . 116 Newly Designed WeatherExpert VAV Models Added to Carrier ' s Product Line ................................................... 116 Daikin Texas Technology Park is the Official Name of Daikin ' s New Campus in the Houston-Area .................. 117 New AquaSnap ® 30RAP Chiller with Greenspeed ® Intelligence Option Launched by Carrier ...................... 117 ClimateMaster ' s Tranquility ® Compact Series Water- Source Heat Pump Unit with Waterside Economizer .... 117
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