Commercial HVAC - Case Studies

Paragon House – an 11 story teaching block at the University of West London (UWL), has recently replaced its gas boiler heating system with a ground-breaking first for Europe and the UK, by Finn Geotherm installing three x 210kW Panasonic air-to-water heat pumps with a bespoke cascading thermostatic control system to heat the entire building. The University of West London were looking to improve the energy performance of the building in a more sustainable way, reducing their carbon footpr...

Whether it’s to reduce carbon emissions, improve energy costs or enhance occupant health and experience, HVAC plays a vital role in building management. In January 2022, ECM Technologies, the pioneer in HVAC efficiency and energy conservation, was engaged by the City of Phoenix to work with their energy-planning, facilities and sustainability teams to treat Phoenix Art Museum’s HVAC systems to restore lost efficiency, improve air quality and lower overall building emission, all whi...

Trane by Trane Technologies (TT), a global climate innovator - and Hall County, Georgia, have completed a comprehensive energy and infrastructure upgrade on the Hall County Government Center. Working consultatively with the Hall County construction and facilities teams, Trane identified and implemented energy efficiency and indoor environmental quality improvements in the Government Center, in order to meet the requirements of a modern office space in the Southeast and support the Hall County&r...

ECM Technologies, an emerging pioneer in HVAC efficiency and energy conservation, is proud to announce the completion of its first treatment phase as part of its $2.5 million City of Phoenix contract. The Phoenix-based company recently completed ThermaClear® treatment of Fire Department properties including station houses, command centers, FD headquarters, training facilities, a 911 call center, and special operations and resource facilities. In 2016, the City of Phoenix established its 205...

Homeowners - Ron Sturgeon and Linda Allen are known for thinking outside the box in every aspect of their lives. “If it’s different, let’s try it,” said Ms. Allen, adding “That’s our attitude about most things in life.” Sturgeon and Allen are avid world travelers, and their home and business projects are often inspired by art, architecture and design from across the globe. Rooftop running track In 2018, Sturgeon built the Box Office Warehouse Suites (...

‘Bếp’ in Vietnamese means ‘kitchen,’ which made it the perfect word for Adam Gilpatrick and his wife to use when naming their first restaurant, Bếp Vietnamese Kitchen, in downtown Holly Springs, North Carolina, a suburb of the state’s bustling capital of Raleigh. The locally owned restaurant offers a lively dining atmosphere serving authentic Vietnamese Street Delights, including familiar Phở selections, Bánh Mì, a variety of snacks, and an enormous s...

Touted as the 'first-of-its-kind shipping container business park', the Box Office Warehouse Suites (BOWS) in Fort Worth, Texas, is a unique and affordable commercial lease space constructed solely of shipping containers. Suites range from 320 to 2,240 square feet in size and house retail, offices, salons, artist studios, and more. small warehouse “The Box Office Warehouse Suites were conceived to allow someone to have a smaller warehouse with an office. We designed it to have less expen...

Capitol Seniors Housing (CSH) has developed or acquired more than 120 senior housing communities nationwide and deployed over $2.5 billion of investment capital. The firm specializes in the design, development, financing and operation of state-of-the-art senior living communities and has earned a reputation for comfortable, safe, resident-centered life experiences for older adults. CSH has used CITY MULTI® Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) zoning systems from Mitsubishi Electric to maximize y...

Franklin Park Middle School in Salem, Illinois, opened in 1980 and spans 82,398 square feet across two buildings. By 2021, four decades of use left many of the school’s facilities needing major renovations. Improvements would include expanded classroom space, a new parking lot, window replacements, and, most significantly, an upgraded heating and cooling system to replace the outdated and inefficient system.  VRF heat recovery system After consulting with OMNI Energy Partners, Fran...

Since its opening in the fall of 2019, the 800 North High Street Building has become a fixture in the community. Part of Columbus, Ohio’s Short North Arts District, a neighborhood known for promoting local businesses and culture, this modern, mixed-use development features a co-working space, two restaurants, and Marriott’s new, modern hotel brand, Moxy. hottest submarket “When you look at the Short North, you’re talking about the hottest submarket within the hottest c...

Nestled in a remote part of Michigan, Ontonagon is a village sitting on the edge of Lake Superior. With a population of about 1,500, Ontonagon residents are used to beautiful but humid summers on the lake and bitter cold winters. After years of enduring expensive and uncomfortable electric-resistance heat, Ontonagon Village Housing, a subsidized housing facility, decided to consider alternative HVAC options. “The electric bills kept getting higher, and we decided to price out bringing in...

Woodland Grove is a pocket neighborhood developed by Paragon Group (Paragon), a Nashville-based home builder that specializes in energy-efficient, high-quality homes. The owners of Paragon were inspired to build the neighborhood and its 16 Craftsman style cottages after reading Pocket Neighborhoods: Creating Small Scale Community in a Large Scale World by Ross Chapin. social cohesion In contrast to neighborhoods where proximity rarely equals familiarity, pocket neighborhoods encourage residen...

The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified the need for optimal indoor air quality (IAQ) in schools and other academic settings. Ensuring students and staff are confident in the air they breathe is essential, and studies have shown how buildings with enhanced IAQ increase health, happiness, and productivity. IAQ assessment Partnering with UL, the global safety science company, and SafeTraces, a pioneer in DNA-based safety technology, it delivers enhanced IAQ in schools with its OpenBlue IAQ as a S...

The IEH High Voltage Electrode Boiler for hot water will be used for heating their greenhouses and reducing emissions. The 20MW Electrode Boiler with a 20kV connection has a design temperature of 130°C and a design pressure of 6 Barg. PARAT will also deliver the Control Panel, Heat Exchanger, Pumps, and Chemical Dosing unit. PARAT will take care of the Start-Up, Testing, Commissioning, and Training. Rainbow Growers was granted the Dutch SDE++ subsidy to build the Power to Heat system that w...

In line with the UK’s Net-Zero targets, local governments are transitioning communities to a greener future. Kemsley Community Centre, based in Sittingbourne, Kent, United Kingdom (UK) were looking for a more energy efficient and sustainable system to heat and cool their large and multiple areas of the community center, in order to replace a 1960’s oil-fired system. Phoenix ACR, specialists in AC and refrigeration, specified a Panasonic R32 split system with 4 x 20kW PACi outdoor un...

ABM, a provider of facility solutions, announced the initiation of an Energy Performance Contracting program for the Dooly County School System in Georgia. Creating $3.7 million in projected energy and operating cost savings over a twenty-year period, ABM’s custom solution addresses capital and operational upgrades through ABM’s unique ability to deliver both energy-saving infrastructure solutions and ongoing services such as custodial and maintenance. technical and financial solut...

VKK - Vaasan Kuljetuskanavat Oy has ordered a quality 13MW IEH High Voltage Electrode Steam Boiler from PARAT with installation and startup in early 2023. Another excellent POWER to HEAT project and Finland is now changing its pace in converting from fossil-fuel boilers to clean electrical heat. Power to Heat boiler PARAT Halvorsen AS will deliver a modern 13MW Power to Heat boiler for Steam with a design temperature of 212°C and a design pressure of 19 barg with a 6.6kV connection. PARA...

PARAT Halvorsen AS will supply their 12MW 10kV, High Voltage Electrode Boiler for hot water with a control cabinet and control system to the Danish district heating company - Glamsbjerg- Haarby Varmeværk. The IEH High Voltage Electrode Boiler for hot water is used for district heating and Primary Grid regulation. The 12MW Electrode Boiler has a design temperature of 168°C and a design pressure of 6.5 Barg. The Electrode Boiler is designed for zero-load and has already been installed a...

The award-winning, luxury 5-Star South Lodge Hotel and Spa, nestled in the West Sussex countryside, has recently installed an air conditioning system from Panasonic, fitted with nanoeTM X technology, serving 20 of its bespoke bedrooms in the Sussex Wing of the hotel. The 19th Century South Lodge property, set in 93 acres of parkland in Lower Beeding in West Sussex, is part of the Exclusive Hotels group. This luxury 5-star country hotel and spa have 89 bedrooms with plans to expand over t...

LIME TREE WORKSHOP, originally a historic derelict warehouse based in the heart of Sevenoaks, has recently been transformed into a sleek industrial-looking modern coworking space with an energy-efficient Panasonic heating and cooling PACi split system with nanoe™ X to ensure all-round comfort. The installer, Mid-Tech Services Ltd, worked with TJK Builders on the project, where a Panasonic PACi split system was specified, along with a range of Panasonic energy-efficient indoor ducted...

A former Marks & Spencer building in Stockport has been transformed into a modern office, retail, and leisure facility, equipped with high-efficiency air conditioning based on an award-winning Toshiba SHRM-e heat recovery Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) system. Toshiba Carrier UK Ltd (TCUK) is part of Carrier Global Corporation, the provider of healthy, safe, sustainable, and intelligent building and cold chain solutions. VRF systems The project, by developer Glenbrook, involved remodelin...

Working with East Cambridgeshire District Council, Palace Green Homes is in the final phase of a new 54-home residential development in the Cambridgeshire village of Haddenham, United Kingdom (UK), with 19 affordable housing properties for the Haddenham Community Land Trust (CLT). Panasonic and specialist heating and cooling distributor, Oceanair, worked with CG Plumbing to provide each property with sustainable heating and domestic hot water via Panasonic’s Aquarea Mono-bloc air to water...

Gloucester City Council has recently relocated and completed a refurbishment of a 700 sq. meters office space in the East Shopping Centre of the town. The Council has set net zero targets for 2030 and was looking for a sustainable and energy efficient system to cool and heat their new office space to replace an old gas boiler, plus wanted to ensure that the indoor air quality (IAQ) catered for the well-being of their employees and visitors. Panasonic Mini ECOi 10HP system installed The premis...

PARAT Halvorsen AS will supply the 10MW 10kV, High Voltage Electrode Boiler for hot water with a control cabinet and control system to the district heating company. IEH High Voltage Electrode Boiler The IEH High Voltage Electrode Boiler for hot water is used for district heating and Primary Grid regulation. The 10MW Electrode Boiler has a design temperature of 168°C and a design pressure of 6 Barg. The Electrode boiler is designed for Zero-Load and has already been installed and star...

Ajax turned the passive environmental monitoring system into an active control system with alarm generation and reporting. Read the article to learn the details. Mushroom cultivation is extremely sensitive to the environment, as even small changes in humidity or temperature significantly affect the harvest. Such attention to the climate is also critical for the food industry, wood processing, paper production, etc. Special detectors monitor climate indicators, but for full control, use...

PARAT will deliver a quality IEL Electrical Steam Boiler with 12 barg design pressure, 191°C design temperature with 400V connection. The delivery also includes Feedwater pumps, Blowdown tank and start-up. The end customer - Godfrey Hirst will be the first textile manufacturing company in New Zealand to be fully electric for the energy requirements. This is also helping to achieve the zero carbon emissions requirements that the New Zealand government has put in place. Kelford Engineering wi...

Interplay Learning, the globally renowned provider of online and VR training for the essential skilled trades, has partnered with Pacifica Hotels, the owner and operator of boutique hotels along the Pacific Coast, to provide comprehensive hospitality and safety training that enables Pacifica Hotels to rapidly upskill entry-level maintenance engineers and cross train experienced engineers to prepare them for a full range of hospitality services including HVAC, plumbing, facilities maintenance, an...

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) announced that a new world record for the longest oil and gas well (50,000 feet) has been set at its Upper Zakum Concession.DEC Honghua has provided nine sophisticated 3,000 HP artificial island drilling rigs for the company. Smart, safe and efficient, the drilling rigs have been operating since 2014. Abdulrahman Abdullah Al Seiari, ADNOC Drilling CEO, said: “This incredible achievement is in line with ADNOC Drilling’s quest to deliver increase...

Green construction innovator, Dura Products, is helping UK infrastructure contractor Colas, reduce scope 3 CO2e emissions from its latest highways project on the A46 at Stoneleigh by over 82,000 kg.  2,680 meters of the company’s eco-friendly lightweight, heavy-duty combined kerb and drainage system, Duradrain, will be installed as part of the project, which involves the construction of a new bridge over the A46 and the realignment of slip roads to form the basis of a new gyratory sy...

As people spend more time working from home, garden rooms have become a common facility, built to provide room for a wide range of domestic and professional activities. Having high-quality heating and cooling is crucial for their usability and Evergreen Air Conditioning Ltd, a global air conditioning installer in Essex and Hertfordshire, United Kingdom (UK) has used Panasonic’s split systems with mounted AC wall units that all come with nanoe™X technology, to provide year-round comf...