Approach to Monitoring HVAC (Heating Ventilating and Air Conditioning) Technology Developments in Japan

摘要

This paper presents a discussion of methods for periodicaly monitoring Japanese advanced technology developments for equipment and components in the heating ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) industry. The emphasis in the approach recommended is on evaluation of foreign literature - both technical and trade publications - because of both the increasing availability of these materials and the usefulness of information they present. Although not a comprehensive nor completely detailed source of information, HVAC technology literature is an important component of ''scanning the business/technical environmental'' for many purposes. Moreover, despite obstacles in obtaining and translating some important literature, useful knowledge can be obtained from many foreign literature sources for relatively modest costs. (ERA citation 13:026238)