Items Tagged with 'economizers'

A practical look at what it really takes to deploy free cooling in data centers facing extreme temperatures, from misconceptions to hidden costs and lessons learned.

Hybrid cooling systems combine the best of passive and active technologies to maximize energy efficiency and reliability in industrial environments.

When air handlers first enable economizer mode, overlooked control sequences can trigger temperature and humidity spikes that pose real risks to critical environments.

Some commercial HVAC systems, which sometimes pull outdoor air inside, unintentionally bring pollution with it. While most buildings keep indoor air clean, wildfire season poses new challenges for facility managers and campus communities.

Harris polled some of their internal experts and developed a list of items that contractors and customers alike can consider as low or no cost first steps towards greener buildings and healthier bottom lines.

Superseding AMCA Publication 511-21, AMCA Publication 511-21 (Rev. 12-22) outlines technical procedures and the proper presentation of data for the certification of air-control devices through the AMCA Certified Ratings Program (CRP).

In their article entitled “Do OA Economizers Make ‘Cents’ in Hospitals?” Koenigshofer and Roberts detail the costs and savings of utilizing outside air economizers in hospital ventilation systems. They concluded that these systems do not make “cents” in hospitals. The findings have major implications for building codes throughout the U.S.