Efficiency - Case Studies
Siemens has deployed integrated data center management software at the largest and most energy efficient data center in the Baltic region. The building management software (BMS), the energy and power management software (EPMS) and the White Space Cooling Optimization (WSCO) help Greenergy Data Centers to lower energy usage, ensure thermal protection and manage reliable operation of the critical infrastructure. New energy efficient data center The new 14,500 m2 data center in Tallinn, Estonia,...
Toshiba Carrier UK is helping one of Europe’s top professional Rugby Union clubs to move away from the use of high Global Warming Potential (GWP) refrigerants, reducing the club’s environmental footprint and ensuring a high-quality indoor environment for its elite sports fitness program. Toshiba Carrier UK Ltd (TCUK) is a joint venture between Toshiba Carrier Corporation and Carrier, which is part of Carrier Global Corporation, the global provider of healthy, safe, sustainable, and...
Boiler and heat pump manufacturers Ideal Heating have teamed up with Derby College Group (DCG) to launch its first multi-faceted training facility that will support and upskill current and future installers. Ideal Heating, part of Groupe Atlantic, has been providing central heating boilers to the domestic as well as heating solutions to commercial markets since 1906 and the DCG training suite is their first partnership with a UK college to include their full range of equipment including high-ef...
The Fuentes Group, a Spanish company dedicated to logistics at a European level, has taken delivery of Carrier Transicold Syberia multi-temperature (MT) units. The environmentally-responsible technology is designed to support decarbonization and deliver a more sustainable future. Carrier Transicold is a part of Carrier Global Corporation, the global provider of healthy, safe, sustainable and intelligent building and cold chain solutions. Cutting harmful emissions The new Carrier Transicold Sy...
Johnson Controls, the pioneer for smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings announces it has commissioned a new heat pump installation that will support European energy company Vattenfall 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 its Green Deal; and with energy prices at an all-time high, their a...
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...
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...
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...
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...
