One Year Anniversary of a Research Lab at UT Tyler

TYLER – Trane has celebrated the one-year anniversary of the its residential heating and cooling research lab at The University of Texas at Tyler. Located on the university’s campus, the lab is made up of two, identical looking homes. One was built with standard construction techniques. The other was built with high-performance, energy-saving measures. It contains such things as energy-efficient windows, spray-in foam insulation, a tight building envelope, solar panels, and more. The lab is expected to lead to new products for the market within the next two or three years. Mayor Martin Heines joined with Trane and school officials for Tuesday’s celebration.