Winterizing Tips From The Big Apple Courtesy of Just Venting
Welcome to winter 2010! Sure, it’s only October, but the leaves are changing, the temperature is dropping and you can be sure that snow is on the way. In honor of the coming season, Just Venting brings you this advice on how to winterize your buildings, courtesy of a group that probably knows more about buildings than anyone else – the government of the City of New York.
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Coil Cleaning Equipment: Dirty Coils Cost Power and Efficiency
We’ve been telling you for years that dirty coils are detrimental to your HVAC system’s operational efficiency. Simply put, dirty coils practically reach into your pockets, take out your wallets and go on a spending spree using your money. Goodway offers top of the line CoilPro coil cleaning equipment because they know these statistics. But now another organization has systematically studied the effects and costs of dirty coils, and the results are pretty clear.
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Book Review: Boiler Operators Manual Has Great Tips On Boiler Cleaning and Maintenance
“Boiler tube failures have been the number one availability problem for utilities with fossil plants for as long as reliable statistics have been kept in individual utilities and by nations.” That juicy little quote comes courtesy of the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) as part of an article about power plant downtime in Powermag.com. It’s yet another confirmation that boiler cleaning is key to continual, efficient operation.
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Real Life Examples – Clean Coils Lead To Savings, Improved Air Quality
One of the key themes of the AHR show in Orlando earlier this year was energy savings. And since may of us are already planning our conversions from the heating season to the air conditioning season, now is a great time for us to mention on of the best – and easiest – ways to save energy in the heat of the season – clean coils.
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To Clean Or Not To Clean – Your Ductwork — That Is The Question
To clean or not to clean – your ductwork – that is the question. Well, at least it used to be the question. Now it has been answered – clean it. Most experts agree you should clean your ductwork at the very least on an as-needed basis, and some say even more often.
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ASHRAE President Sees A Busy Year Ahead For The Industry, Part 2
And now, part 2 of our interview with Gordon Holness, 2009-2010 President of ASHRAE, (the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers). To recap Part 1, 2009 was a challenging year, to say the least. In the spirit of closing the door on the less-than-ideal year we all experienced, we’re proactively moving forward to the coming year. What does 2010 hold in store? What trends and issues will shape how we do business this year, in five years and even further into the future?
To get a broad overview of what is to come, we spoke with Gordon Holness, and in a wide-ranging discussion, he addressed the trends and events that will affect the industry for years to come.
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ASHRAE President Sees A Busy Year Ahead For The Industry, Part 1
2009 was not a fun year. So we at Just Venting are resisting the temptation to look back and see where we were and what happened. Rather, we choose to look forward to the coming year. What does 2010 hold in store? What are the trends and issues that will shape how we will do business next year, in five years and even further into the future?
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Florida HVAC Coil Cleaning Business Draws Attention of U.S. Department of Energy
A Tallahassee, Florida businessman who owns an HVAC coil cleaning service has convinced the U.S. Department of Energy to dispatch a researcher to observe the process and benefits of coil cleaning.
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Reducing Commercial Building Energy Costs: Five Energy-Saving Tips with Immediate Results
Area Development magazine, the distinguished 40-year-old publication that describes itself as “the leading executive magazine covering corporate site selection and relocation,” published a useful article in late summer 2009 by David Leathers, Senior Vice President in the Building Service & Energy Solutions division of Limbach Facility Services LLC. Titled “In Focus: Five Immediate Ways to Reduce Commercial Building Energy Costs” (Aug/Sept. 2009), it offers exactly what the title indicates: a list of five energy-saving tips with accompanying explanations.
Boiled down, these tips are as follows:
- Retrocommission!
- Work with trained technicians and engineers to eliminate energy loss from poorly maintained steam traps.
- Optimize your HVAC system via proper maintenance, proper operations schedules, equipment replacement with newer and more efficient models, etc.
- Replace, upgrade, and/or reprogram to optimum use patterns your building’s energy management system and temperature controls.
- Do a thorough building audit to determine where newer and more advanced equipment and systems might help (e.g., upgrades to lighting systems, changes to the building envelope, and so on).
Our advice: Click through. Read. Contemplate. Take action accordingly.
Matt Cardin
Goodway Blogging Team
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Energy Efficiency Is A Smart Investment
Flex Your Power is a partnership of California utilities, residents, businesses, institutions, government agencies and non-profit organizations working to save energy. On its website, it suggests that smart companies should invest in energy efficiency now – rather than later.
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