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Evaporative condensers

August 24, 2011

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The PC2 evaporative condenser from Baltimore Air Coil is a counterflow, induced draft, axial fan unit that operates between 41 and 2,506 ammonia tons.

Calculating Life-Cycle Cost

Detailed calculations can unearth hidden savings.

September 6, 2011

By Paul Avery

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Whether at work or in our personal lives, we all try to be smart shoppers. We’ll go that extra mile to save a few percent on upfront purchase costs but every so often miss the big picture by not taking total cost of ownership (TCO) into account.

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Financial exchange trades up to modular fan system

September 6, 2011

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Located in this city’s famous Loop commercial center, the 600-foot-tall Chicago Board of Trade Building (CBOT) houses the world’s oldest futures and options exchange. Until recently, the building also housed a pair of aging built-up systems that were beginning to worry management.

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Plastic cooling tower prevents tenant meltdown during heat wave

September 6, 2011

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Last September, on what would normally have been a mild autumn day, Southern California was blasted by a record-breaking heat wave with temperatures spiraling upwards to 116°F in the Los Angeles basin. The heat was far above the normal highs, which would typically be in the mid-70s.

Energy Efficiency Leaders Convening for EE Global in Orlando March 27 – 29

March 2, 2012

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The event will be co-hosted by the Alliance to Save Energy and its affiliated Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance.

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Alaska federal building warms to GSA requirements with wood pellet boiler

March 27, 2012

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Wood pellet boilers were a key innovative component of the recent $4.7 million upgrade at the Ketchikan Federal Building in Ketchikan, AK. The 1930s-era, six-story building had a 47-yr-old steam boiler system that was at the end of its useful life and was providing inconsistent heat to the building.

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Sleeping easier: Vermont hotel’s pump retrofit gives peace to both patrons and facility manager

November 9, 2012

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Kevin Amyot had serious qualms last spring when contractor Ed Friedrich first proposed a major pump-retrofit project at the Sunset Motor Inn, one of the properties Amyot manages for the H. A. Manosh Corporation in Morrisville, VT. Friedrich’s $13,000 estimate called for the replacement of 18 fixed-speed circulating pumps in the heating system at the Sunset with 10 circulators from the Grundfos Pumps Corporation.

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Earning A+ is no sweat for VSH compressors at William & Mary

May 31, 2012

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Although it’s the second-oldest college in America, the College of William & Mary boasts the oldest college building in the United States, the Sir Christopher Wren Building, which was built in 1695 before the founding of nearby Williamsburg, VA. Now fast-forward to the 1960s, when the college expanded to accommodate Baby Boom students.

Cardinal Rules

June 4, 2012

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Stanford University’s Energy Retrofit Program is nearing 20 years in action. The Whole Building En-ergy Retrofit Program that it spawned is tackling even bigger projects. See how these two ongoing efforts are organized to boost the campus’ long-term sustainability while earning attractive ROIs to sustain themselves as well.

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High school's summer job: quieter, efficient chillers

June 2, 2012

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A quiet learning environment, consistent comfort, and energy efficiency topped the list of requirements at Northbrook Junior High School in selecting chillers as part of a $1.88 million life-safety improvement renovation project. The two-story, 135,000-sq- ft school was originally built in 1958 and now serves 650 students in grades six through eight. The renovation project included replacement of all heating and cooling system components.

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