There are numerous measures that may improve fuel-use efficiency and reduce energy consumption - and the accompanying cost. The office of Federal Energy Management Programs offers the tips here for federal facilities, but they are also applicable to commercial facilities as well.
In the fall and winter, Bell & Gossett gets many questions about protecting small residential hydronic heating systems. They cluster around two topics: (1) Adding antifreeze to provide corrosion and freeze protection and (2) Laying up the system before an extended winter vacation.
A quality installation is an investment that can enhance your customer's comfort while saving them money over the life of their system. The federal government's Energy Star program provides the recommendations here to show that you are a quality contractor.
Chillers are the single largest energy-using component in most facilities and can typically consume over 50 percent of the electrical usage. This article details steps that can be taken to help maximize chiller efficiency.
Controlling humidity in commercial buildings used to be a difficult undertaking. The advent in recent years of alternative dehumidification technologies has made the dehumidification process far more energy efficient and affordable.
While improvements in instrumentation have moved ultrasonic testing technology into more areas, its benefits to facility managers, plant engineers, and technicians as a diagnostic and predictive tool are still widely unknown and underutilized.
For nearly two centuries ammonia has been used as a refrigerant. Its drawback is that in quantities much larger than a "sniff" it is poisonous. With proper precautions, however, the benefits of ammonia are compelling.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently launched the Energy Efficient Rehab Advisor, a free Web-based tool designed to help homeowners, contractors, architects, facility managers, and others to improve energy efficiency in existing homes during renovation and remodeling.
Filter driers on air conditioning or refrigeration systems are exactly what their name implies - front-line protection designed to filter out contaminants and dry the refrigerant to avoid ice formation and oil degradation. But all filter driers are not created equal.