Michael shares his experience putting HVAC code and projects on GitHub as a residential HVAC technician. Chris discusses his perspective working on smart building controls and monitoring for contractors. They examine the gap between HVAC manufacturers making specialized products versus the flexibility and customization enabled by open source.
Ben and the panel propose using open-source collaboration to conduct decentralized experiments validating HVAC technologies, sensors, and control strategies. The goal is to empower technicians with transparent data to make ethical recommendations to customers. They reflect on OpenHVAC fostering a community to tinker locally while collectively building valuable innovations.
Check out https://openhvac.io to learn more and join the Discord server to connect with this emerging open-source initiative in HVAC. Let’s create a bright future through transparency, customization, and validation of HVAC solutions!
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