How Trane Technologies Helps Make Buildings Greener
We believe every job at Trane Technologies can be a sustainability job. Learn how Emma Van Fossen reduces the emissions of buildings through her work as an energy engineering team lead.
At Trane Technologies, our purpose is to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. We believe every job can be sustainability job, and every role is an opportunity for impact.
Emma Van Fossen connects to our purpose through her work as an energy engineering team lead in our Energy Services business.
When we think about reducing emissions, we often think of driving less or switching to an electric vehicle. But buildings create emissions, too. In fact, 40% of global greenhouse gas emissions come from buildings.
Emma’s team identifies technologies and designs solutions to reduce the emissions of buildings like restaurants, stores, hospitals and schools. Emma works with customers to decarbonize—or remove carbon from—buildings, often through electrification—switching from fossil fuels to electricity as an energy source.
She and her team implement technology like thermal storage systems—when we use ice tanks to store energy like batteries—and strategies like demand management—shifting a building’s heating and cooling needs to off-peak hours. Energy services also helps customers identify renewable energy sources to power their buildings.
Emma uses her skills as an engineer to develop decarbonization plans that help customers increase efficiency, lower costs and reduce emissions. And she loves getting to do this work with a team that really believes in the impact they’re making.
A culture of impact
Sustainability is integrated into every aspect of our business, and it’s how we grow. Our strong sustainability performance is a direct result of our culture, which continues to drive our competitive advantage. We’re committed to creating an inclusive, engaging and uplifting culture where we can all thrive and make a meaningful impact.
We are accelerating action toward our bold 2030 Sustainability Commitments and our net-zero goals, and true progress comes from people across our company taking action every day.
