The Carbon Disclosure Project granted AA scores to only 61 companies out of more than 21,000 worldwide, based on those companies’ responses to climate change and water security challenges.
Although evaporative cooling is great at saving energy, it does consume some water, but the benefits on energy savings outweigh the water usage, which in some places is a scarce resource.
Jim Patterson’s business is, in his own words, “super small, super specialized.” “The interest for me is radiant, air quality … things that are little more technical, that you don’t see a lot of,” he said.
It is difficult to imagine a city running out of water, but it’s no longer impossible. Water conservation is getting more important in the U.S., and HVAC systems on a large scale represent a chance to make an impact (or not).
It captures, cleans, and recycles the water back through the system, conserving approximately 16 ounces per minute based on the average flow-through furnace/air handler humidifier.
Wilo USA and Weil Pump, providers of pumps and pump solutions for water management, building services, and groundwater, announced that they have signed on as American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE) Affiliate Sponsors for 2018.
Working in tandem with H2O Degree’s wireless water meters, these web-based leak-detection reports help apartment building owners cut their average daily consumption (ADC). H2O Degree’s two-way mesh submetering system takes a sophisticated approach to detecting and reporting water leaks for a single apartment down to individual point-of-use entry locations (toilet, shower, etc.) throughout the property.