Case Studies

PARAT Halvorsen AS will deliver a modern 30MW High Voltage Electrode Boiler to Siggpac in Finland. The new power to heat system will provide clean heat to their greenhouses that produce premium quality cucumbers. Providing clean heat The 30MW Electrode hot water boiler will have 20kV connection, 6 barg Design Pressure, and 168°C Design Temperature. They will also deliver Control Panel, 2 pcs Heat Exchangers, Circulation Pump, and the Primary Circulating Pipe System. The boiler will be deli...

Johnson Controls, the globally renowned company for smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, has announced that it has commissioned a new heat pump installation that will support European energy company, Vattenfall (Vattenfall Wärme Berlin AG), in its goal to eliminate carbon emissions from its heating and power generation facilities, by 2050. Heat pumps Heat pumps are seen as a crucial technology in the European Union’s plans for a sustainable, low-carbon economy, as set out in it...

Scottish hauler, McLaughlan Transport, continues to improve the sustainability of its temperature-controlled trailer fleet with the addition of three new Carrier Transicold Vector HE 19 units. Carrier Transicold is a part of Carrier Global Corporation (NYSE: CARR), the leading global provider of healthy, safe, sustainable and intelligent building and cold chain solutions. Following the fuel-saving performance of the three previous Carrier Transicold Vector HE 19 units – similarly mou...

From the air, it looks like any other modern housing estate, with circles and rows of white houses grouped neatly around a central plaza. A closer look reveals that every house has solar panels on its roof. When the users reach ground level, they notice the careful landscaping, the abundance of trees, and the absence of utility poles. This futuristic complex is the result of a major Panasonic initiative aimed at creating entire communities that are eco-friendly, secure, and comfortable to live...

With 2,645 inmates in population, the Mansfield Correctional Institute could largely benefit from reduced energy costs for its water heating needs. When learning about cogeneration technology, the staff decided to implement Lochinvar’s XRGI® 25 Micro Cogeneration system. XRGI® 25 Micro Cogeneration system This equipment consists of a 24kW induction system that uses city gas as fuel. It is comprised of one reciprocating Toyota engine, one heat recovery induction generator, two 400...

Carrier chillers operating on the lower Global Warming Potential (GWP) refrigerant R-32 have been selected to provide energy-efficient cooling for three world-renowned medical science laboratories at Oxford University. Carrier is part of Carrier Global Corporation, the pioneer of healthy, safe, sustainable, and intelligent building and cold chain solutions. AquaSnap® 30RBP air-cooled scroll chillers Four Carrier AquaSnap® 30RBP air-cooled scroll chillers with GreenspeedTM intelligence...

Campbell University is a private university founded in 1887 by Baptist minister, J.A. Campbell. It currently has a student enrollment of 6,185 and the main campus is situated on 850 acres in Buies Creek, North Carolina, USA. The campus has fifteen (15) dormitories/apartment buildings total. Indoor air quality and mechanical issues were reported in two of these student housing facilities and the university knew they needed to be addressed. The Concern The Campbell University facility team had...

Conventional topical cleaning methods are only effective where applied. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) the statistics: 22 million sick days and 7.9 million doctor visits per year 98,000 patients die every year after contracting a Hospital Acquired Infection (HAI) 40,000 people die from MRSA infection every year 11,000 people died from the H1N1 Swine Flu pandemic in the US alone (2009) The Solution PURE-Decon is the atomized hydrogen peroxide/silver dry misting proce...

The Project: After a re-roofing project was completed at Winn-Dixie Port Orange (4025 S. Nova Road, Port Orange, FL 32127 Store Number #2311) it was discovered that the rooftop refrigerant condenser coils were very impacted with debris affecting airflow. Coil Cleaning process Pure Air Control Services was sub-contracted by TECTA America to take care of this concern with their PURE-Steam Coil Cleaning from June 29th–June 30th. When the project was complete there was a significant differen...

After being used as a 3000-bed field hospital in the early part of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, the stakeholders for the Javits Center (a 3.3 million sq. ft., convention center), located in Manhattan, New York City, USA, realized the need to re-commission the facility back to public use. They knew they would need to initiate a stringent disinfection and remediation protocol to ensure public safety. Javits Center contracted with Pure Air Control Services Inc. to disinfect the entire facility at t...

University facility staff takes quick action to disinfect buildings after a staff worker tested positive for COVID-19. The Project: A Florida university and public research institution. It offers bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees to around 54,000 students, making among the 10 largest universities in the United States. Ongoing building operations The Concern: A staff worker was tested positive for COVID-19. The university quickly realized that the indoor environment used b...

A Florida university recently partnered with HCA to open up a new expansion on their medical education facilities. Eleven large laboratory exhaust hoods were severely corroded over years of continuous use. The Concern: The university originally requested that a certain brand of common paint be used. They stated that all contractors bidding the job follow the exact written specifications provided by the paint manufacturer. Upon researching the specifications, Pure Air Control Services found that...

Works to make a Cheltenham hotel more energy efficient while it remained open and occupied have been completed. The Cheltenham Chase engaged mechanical and electrical contractors Ash Integrated Services to deliver the project. The Atherton-based firm replaced an existing Combined Heat and Power (CHP) unit with a new boiler, water heaters, and pumps, all newer technology which will decrease the hotel’s running costs for heat. Ash Integrated Services worked to strict timescales, liaising cl...

PARAT (PARAT Halvorsen AS) will deliver a 60MW Electrode Steam Boiler with 13.8kV connection to Hydro Alunorte’s alumina refinery in Brazil. The boiler will have a design pressure of 18 barg and design temperature of 210°C, and will be able to provide over 100 tons of steam per hour. PARAT will also deliver circulation pumps, chemical dosing system and blowdown system, along with commissioning and startup. The Electrode Boiler Control system will be integrated into Hydro Alunorte&rsqu...

Dixon Group is delighted to have been chosen to provide all mechanical and electrical works by the East Yorkshire house builder Peter Ward Homes on its latest new build development. Dixon MEP – a specialist division providing a one-stop shop to housebuilders seeking seamless project management from concept to completion – has been selected for the work at the Old Millers Rise development in Leven. Impeccably high standards The site will see 55 new homes created, including two and...

Sustainable construction innovators Dura Products has seen the installation of its product Duradrain at the Merseyside Police headquarters in Liverpool. Overseen by contractors Willmott Dixon, the combined kerb and drainage system also lines the surrounding kerbs, parking bays, and electric charging points. efficient and safe draining method Duradrain, comprised of 70% recycled material in every 500mm unit, provides an efficient and safe method of draining highways, car parks, and other struc...

System error code 5103 in bedroom number 5, Air Conditioning indoor unit. The error is triggered due to abnormal Thermistor reading.  One of the following reasons may be the cause: Return air Liquid pipe sensor Gas pipe sensor  The traditional course of action Visit the site, access the system physically and  Check if the sensors are fixed properly to the Terminal Block. Check the resistance of the sensors ( 5.3k ohm @ 77°F). Check if faulty PCB not reading corr...

The customer commissioned a Daikin VRV Heat Recovery System and the HVAC worked for ~2 years. The customer was satisfied with the HVAC. Customer Challenge After ~2 years, both the inverter compressors were faulty; a rare case where both are. The customer decided to switch the service company for the replacement. The compressors were replaced and activated but the root cause was still unknown. The traditional course of action Schedule a site visit Travel to site Connect a service tool and...

The New Inn Pub in Warwickshire, a community-owned pub dating back to 1750, needed a new approach to heating and cooling, so as to create a welcoming and pleasant environment for its customers. Panasonic Etherea air conditioning units with nanoe X technology were recommended as the ideal solution, by installer - Oli Thorndale of Thorndale’s Heating & Cooling. The residents of the small village in Norton Lindsey, Warwickshire, United Kingdom, purchased the pub in 2016, to maintain its...

Patients, staff, and visitors at Taunton’s Musgrove Park Hospital's Jubilee Building will benefit from comfortable, stable indoor environmental conditions provided by two high-performance Carrier 30RQM AquaSnap® air-to-water heat pumps, powered by quiet-running scroll compressors. Carrier is part of Carrier Global Corporation, the provider of healthy, safe, sustainable, and intelligent building and cold chain solutions. Carrier supplied the high-efficiency heat pumps to installer RTS...

Tpoint built smart fully autonomous outdoor squash courts for a Country Club. The courts were fully automated and do not require any human intervention from the country club's side. Tpoint uses a unique application that provides the squash players with full control over the curt: court orders and payment, finding partners, controlling the lighting, doors, HVAC, and more. The idea behind Tpoint's application was to scale the court's concept; a solution that can be recreated globally,  while...

Johnson Controls, the globally renowned company in smart, healthy and sustainable building solutions, together with Matrix, a global technology solutions provider, will equip the new headquarters of the Discount Group, near Tel Aviv, in Israel, with its OpenBlue digital platform technologies, in order to create new possibilities for operational energy efficiency, occupant comfort and sustainability in a dynamic solution. Discount Group’s new HQ One of the leading financial institutions i...

Anytime Fitness High Wycombe, a franchise of the global network of 24/7 fitness centers, based in the Eden Centre in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire has been a customer of SFE Services for several years. Being a fitness center in the area, the facility is in regular use and has many clients, so it is imperative the air conditioning and ventilation equipment on site receives regular maintenance. Servicing and maintenance Servicing is completed at the site every quarte...

PARAT Halvorsen AS (PARAT) is proud to announce the first delivery of the company’s high-pressure electrode steam boiler to Aughinish Alumina Ltd. Aughinish Alumina, based in Ireland, has ordered a modern 25 MW electrode steam boiler with 62 barg design pressure. Electrode steam boiler The electrode boiler will deliver 40 tons of high pressure steam/hour with 22kV connection. PARAT Halvorsen AS will deliver a complete steam system with control panel, 450kW Superheater that will lift the...

Staff and visitors to Crawley Borough Council's new Civic Centre will benefit from outstanding indoor comfort with a new high-efficiency CIAT air conditioning and ventilation system installed. Three modular ClimaCIAT Air Handling Units (AHUs), equipped with high-grade filters to help support indoor air quality (IAQ), will maintain year-round climate conditions for the nine-story development, including a 41,000 square foot town hall, with a double-height reception area and 77,000 square feet of...

British Gas has completed its first air source heat pump installation at a home in Ivybridge, Devon, in the United Kingdom, as part of its new consumer offering. Heat pumps will play an essential part in the UK achieving its Net Zero emissions goals by 2050 and the first installation of the air source heat pump in Ivybridge is a major milestone. Through its partnership with globally renowned eco-technology solutions provider company, Daikin, British Gas has fitted the residential property at Iv...

More than 180 Carrier AquaSnap™ 61AF air-to-water heat pumps are being deployed in 60 schools in Southwark Diocese and Barnet in London, and Dudley in the West Midlands, reducing carbon emissions and cutting energy bills. The multi-million-pound project is funded under the UK's Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS) to decarbonize heating in schools and other public buildings. Carrier is part of Carrier Global Corporation, the global provider of healthy, safe and sustainable, an...

The refrigerated transport service company, Transports Frigorifiques des Monts d'Or (TFMO), has equipped its new Scania plug-in hybrid truck, the first of its kind in France, with an all-electric refrigeration solution from Carrier Transicold. Carrier Transicold is part of Carrier Global Corporation, the global provider of healthy, safe, sustainable, and intelligent building and cold chain solutions. This 320-horsepower vehicle features a nine-liter engine that can use conventional diesel or sy...

In a move to support its continued expansion, Bradford-based Keep It Cool has added three new rigid trucks to its commercial vehicle fleet, each mounted with a Carrier Transicold Supra® 850 MT (multi-temperature) unit. Carrier Transicold is a part of Carrier Global Corporation, the global provider of healthy, safe, sustainable, and intelligent building and cold chain solutions. The new Supra units are mounted to one 18-tonne and two 12-tonne DAF LF rigids, all featuring bodies from Gray &am...

Johnson Controls, the global pioneer for smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, has collaborated with more than 125 school districts in Canada in 2021 to address deferred maintenance through future-ready infrastructure improvements. The resulting school facilities are better equipped to help deliver safe, healthy, connected, and sustainable learning experiences. Creative funding methods  “Hundreds of schools across Canada are contending with an intimidating backlog of building...