Air Filtration News & Trends

Recognizing the replacement advantage of Airxchange’s Field Assembled Kit design, the Washington Township School System located in Sewell, NJ partnered with Tozour Energy Systems to supply (6) replacement energy recovery wheels. The second project The second project in a series of mechanical refurbishment initiatives, aimed at increasing energy efficiency within the district, Airxchange was once again specified to develop the replacement strategy for all (6) components.  The unique...

The one-day summit runs on 26th November 2019 and brings together HVAC R industry leaders from across the region to discover the latest technologies, develop innovative strategies, and network with like-minded peers. HVAC R Expo, the Middle East’s pioneer platform for connecting the HVAC R industry, returns to Dubai World Trade Centre for a second edition from 25th – 28th November 2019 featuring the all new HVAC R Pioneers’ Summit. Reflecting Growth Opportunities 90% remains...

The U.S. Green building council (USGBC) is the nation’s foremost coalition of leaders from across the building industry working to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable, and healthy places to live and work. The USGBC LEED program, which is a voluntary, consensus-based national standard for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings, is quickly becoming an accepted standard for green building design. Many state and local governments now require their b...

Schools benefit from Airxchange more than most buildings in the following ways: Schools have higher occupant densities than most buildings leading to higher building code requirements for outdoor air ventilation Higher outdoor air ventilation means a greater percentage of the hvac system is dedicated to treating outdoor air ERV can save up to 40% of HVAC operating cost and should have an instant payback for most school applications Mandates ventilation in schools For these reasons, the...

The term of Amit Ahuja, 2019-2020 president of Air Movement and Control Association (AMCA) International Inc., is underway, following the organization’s 2019 Annual Meeting October 2-6 in Maui, Hawaii. AMCA truly is a global association, Ahuja, who is managing director of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates-based Maico Gulf LLC, said, adding that the focus of his presidency will be achieving greater cooperation and cohesiveness among the regions AMCA represents. Advising Global Governme...

A new study by Harvard’s School of Public Health, SUNY Upstate Medical, Syracuse University, and United Technologies, titled “Economic, Environmental and Health Implications of Enhanced Ventilation in Office Buildings,” finds that doubling the ventilation rates in office buildings returns up to $6500 worth of productivity gains per person, per year. The study also finds that using energy recovery ventilation mitigates the extra energy costs from increased ventilation. This wo...

Airxchange’s modular wheel design has been recognized by the leading HVAC trade publication in their yearly showcase of products and services that offer a competitive advantage to onsite engineers and contractors. Unlike competing products, all Airxchange energy recovery wheels are designed to enable facility managers and contractors to quickly replace any energy recovery wheel, regardless of the original manufacturer or configuration. Airxchange energy recovery wheels Our cost-effectiv...

After over 20 years of reliable operation, the energy recovery ventilation (ERV) system serving Harley Davidson’s corporate headquarters was due for an upgrade. Joe Langfeldt, an HVAC engineer for Harley Davidson, contacted Airxchange to determine if there was a way to restore or replace the energy recovery wheels in the system, in order to avoid the high cost of a complete ventilator unit replacement. Unique design feature of the Airxchange wheels He learned that a unique design featur...

The Sentinel™ system from Sensaphone® uses cloud technology to provide supervised 24/7 remote monitoring of changes in environmental conditions and the functioning of critical equipment. It allows operators to remotely monitor conditions like temperature, humidity, ventilation, soil moisture, carbon dioxide and power failure at fruit growing operations to protect valuable plants and equipment from damage. environmental conditions change Alerts When the Sentinel system detects that a...

After 15 very years of successful collaboration, Danfoss is bidding farewell to one of its most acknowledged products in HVAC heating and cooling systems, the AB-QM Pressure Independent balancing and Control Valve (PICV). AB-QM PICV and its pressure independent functionality totally changed the market of hydronic balancing and control valves for terminal units in non-residential buildings. AB-QM 4.0 PICV valves The valves are designed for use in combination with the Danfoss NovoCon S digital...

Air Movement and Control Association (AMCA) International Inc. presents its Distinguished Service Award to three individuals—Rad Ganesh, PhD, PE, director, product applications, Twin City Fan Companies Ltd., Tim Mathson, principal engineer, AMCA, and Bob Valbracht, PE, vice president of engineering, Loren Cook Co. —during its 2019 Annual Meeting Oct. 5 in Maui, Hawaii. Fan-System Regulatory Compliance Rad Ganesh, PhD, PE, has over 32 years of experience in the air-movement industry...

The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) has submitted public comments to the Department of Energy, opposing mandates to replace non-condensing furnaces with condensing furnaces. The Department of Energy sought out input on imposing energy conservation standards that would make atmospherically vented (non-condensing) gas products, such as furnaces and water heaters unavailable, and asked for comments on the impact that a mandated switch to non-condensing products would have on consume...

Greenheck model DS high volume low speed (HVLS) fan received the gold level recognition as a Consulting Specifying Engineer (CSE) 2019 Product of the Year. The award, voted on by the publication’s readers, was selected as the top product of the year in the Air Movement & Humidification category. Model DS was highlighted in the September awards issue of Consulting Specifying Engineer. The HVLS fan offers eight sizes ranging from 8 to 24 feet in diameter and has an optimized design for...

In celebration of MFG Day (Manufacturing Day) 2019 on Friday, October 4th, AAON, Inc. is hosting students from Tulsa MET High School and Webster School, in partnership with Youth Entrepreneurs, for tours as part of an effort to highlight the modern manufacturing sector, which is a vibrant and growing industry that offers diverse, high-paying career opportunities and future prospects for students. MFG Day celebrations MFG Day, an annual national event held in communities across the United State...

The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) hosted a roundtable discussion between officials from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and ACCA members, to discuss the refrigerant reclamation industry. The roundtable discussion focused on educating policy makers about refrigerant reclamation issues and was not related to any pending regulations or rulemakings. ACCA has an excellent working relationship with officials from the EPA’s Stratospheric Protection Division and regular...

Frank R. Cuaderno of Mars Air Systems was re-elected and Armin Hauer, Dipl.-Ing., of ebm-papst Inc. and Edmond Rizk, PE, of Ontario Specialty Architectural (OSA) Products were elected to the board of directors of Air Movement and Control Association (AMCA) International during the organization’s 2019 Annual Meeting in Maui, Hawaii. Cuaderno, who is vice president of engineering for Gardena, Calif.-based Mars Air Systems, maker of air curtains, has nearly 25 years of industry experience. H...

This new standard is effective with the 2019 edition of ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2019, energy standard for buildings except low-rise residential buildings. It is similar to the guidelines first established by the International Code Council (ICC), effective with its 2015 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). However many states continued to defer to ASHRAE 90.1. The ASHRAE version mirrors but is not identical to the IECC. It spells out previously approved exceptions to the vestibule req...

Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) released the following statement from Barton James, ACCA President and CEO, regarding the confirmation of the Honorable Eugene Scalia to serve as the Secretary of Labor: “ACCA is pleased that the Senate confirmed Mr. Scalia to serve as the new Secretary of Labor. The Department of Labor plays a pivotal role, helping address the workforce challenges that contractors are facing. ACCA is thankful for the Senate's swift action to confirm him and...

Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) releases a new version of their operating procedures for, Standards Development of the Air Conditioning Contractors of America Educational Institute. These procedures are out for public review with a comment deadline of October 14, 2019. ACCA, an ANSI member and Accredited Standards Developer (ASD), has submitted revisions to its currently accredited operating procedures for documenting consensus on ACCA-sponsored American National Standards, under...

From 2nd – 5th October 2019, the Eurovent Association, Eurovent Middle East, and Eurovent Certita Certification are going to be at ISK-SODEX 2019 – one of the largest international exhibitions for HVACR, Pumps, Valves, Fittings, Water Treatment, and Insulation. Eurovent will be accepting requests and enquiries concerning legislation, standardization, certification, and general industry developments. The Association Team members include Andrea Gasparova and Stijn will be at the exhib...

Filtration Group HVAC announces the launch of the FP Dual-Pak, a combination filter with particulate and airborne molecular contamination performance for all types of applications. The new AEROSTAR® FP Dual-Pak was engineered to improve indoor air quality by filtering at a MERV 15 particulate performance level and while containing significant amounts of activated and impregnated carbon to remove nuisance odors and gaseous pollutants alike. Industrial HVAC Filtration System The FP Dual-Pak...

OMNIA Partners recently recognized Trane, globally renowned provider of indoor comfort solutions and services and a brand of internationally renowned HVAC solutions firm, Ingersoll Rand, with its annual Horizon Award. OMNIA Partners is one of the largest and most experienced purchasing organizations for public and private sector procurement. Strategic partnership “Trane places a high value on customer service and we are honored to receive this distinction,” said Greg Spencer, strat...

The Intelligent Industry Ecosystem of top Finnish companies pursues growth through better utilization of data and AI, leading to tens of thousands of new jobs, saving energy and combatting climate change. InDEx Programme (Industrial Data Excellence) Danfoss is among the top companies driving the InDEx Programme (Industrial Data Excellence) which has started its pragmatic work towards global leadership. Radically more efficient utilization of data with AI is the key. In order to create an inte...

DENSO Corporation and BlackBerry Limited announced the first integrated HMI (Human Machine Interface) digital cockpit system with BlackBerry® QNX technology has shipped in the first vehicles by pioneering Japanese automotive manufacturer, SUBARU. The technology, named DENSO ‘Harmony Core™’ will be available first in the United States from Autumn 2019 in the all-new 2020 SUBARU Legacy and Outback (U.S. model). data-driven connected vehicles Co-developed by BlackBerry and...

Dunkirk announces hiring William as the company’s new Regional Sales Manager – West region. William joins from Mars Air Systems where he oversaw 27 independent representatives in the HVAC, food service and material handling industry. Mechanical Engineering expert William started his career in Mechanical Engineering with Gritton & Associates, focusing primarily on end user accounts for product lines, including the ones for HVAC equipment firms, AERCO, Marley Cooling Towers and B...

Stefan Hüttemeister will be the new Marketing Director of the Remscheid-based heating, ventilation and air-conditioning technology specialist Vaillant Group. He will be responsible for the central marketing of the company with its eight brands. The Vaillant Group has subsidiaries in more than 20 countries in Europe and China and exports its products to over 60 countries. “We are pleased to bring Stefan Hüttemeister into the company, who is a skilled marketing specialist. His job...

Cool Automation has announced releasing a significant update for CoolPlug. Beginning September 15th, 2020, CoolPlug and CooLinkHub will be able to connect to one another through a wireless connection. As always, CoolPlug and CooLinkHub will also be available as a wired solution as well. Wireless connectivity Each CoolPlug wireless unit will be able to sync to the CooLinkHub wirelessly, which means that retrofit projects can be upgraded to work with home and building automation systems, as well...

Greenheck’s new EHV-550 and EHV-550D are 5.5-inch deep stationary dual-module wind-driven rain louvers featuring horizontal front blades and vertical rear blades. The innovative horizontal front blades provide a more traditional appearance and prohibit sight of the vertical rear blades from any upward viewing angle. The vertical rear blades yield high ventilation rates while providing unsurpassed weather protection. The EHV-550 and EHV-550D louvers are licensed to bear the AMCA Seal for W...

Panasonic has announced that they will be exhibiting at the CIBSE Build2Perform event this year, slated to be held at London Olympia on 26th and 27th of November 2019, on stand 226. For the second consecutive year, Panasonic will be demonstrating their latest product innovations and sharing their vast technical knowledge with building services professionals. CIBSE Build2Perform event James Chaplen, Specification Sales Manager for Panasonic, commented “This event is a great opportunity t...

Airxchange has installed 1000 solar panels at its corporate headquarters in Rockland, MA, expanding its green energy impact and reducing electric consumption up to 90%. By investing in solar technology, Airxchange has significantly reduced its offsite energy requirements, generating enough clean energy to maintain monthly operations. Airxchange has generated 336 MWH of energy to date!