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ControlGlobal.com – Wireless Monitoring Delivers Fast Payback December 1st 2010
Genentech’s (www.gene.com) mission is to meet unmet medical needs, so one of the goals of our Corporate Facilities
Services department is to operate its plant in South San Francisco as a world-class facility. The key focus area for
achieving this goal is continuous improvement of facilities and maintenance systems to reduce operating costs.
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ControlGlobal.com – Wireless gauge monitoring improves safety and increases efficiency at Vermont nuclear power plant. November 29th 2010
The Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant in Vernon, Vt., supplies one-third of the state’s power. Owned by Entergy
Corp., the second-largest nuclear generator in the U.S., it employs 650 people and produces 650 MW of power.
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ArchitypeSource Profiles Cypress Envirosystems November 16th 2010
How did your product contribute to the success of school projects?
Many schools have aging buildings with legacy HVAC systems which waste energy and require significant labor just to keep operating properly. They would like to retrofit their facilities to the latest modern technology, but the cost is typically prohibitive and would incur significant disruption to existing occupants.
Our Wireless Pneumatic Thermostat (WPT) is a new technology which accomplishes this retrofit at up to 80% lower cost than conventional solutions, and with virtually no disruption to occupants. The payback period is very fast— typically under 18 months.
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ArchitypeInterviews – Harry Sim on Cypress Envirosystems November 16th 2010
Cypress Envirosystems specializes in non-invasive retrofit solutions for existing buildings. By developing solutions that eliminate the need to open walls, cut pipe or run wire, our innovations generally reduce installed costs by 70-80%….
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ContractingBusiness.com – Linc Mechanical Uses Creative Funding for School Building Renovations October 1st 2010
Economic conditions have made it difficult for school district officials across the U.S. to encourage voters to approve tax levies for many capital improvements. That was the situation facing Linc Mechanical, LLC, Pittsburgh, PA, and Energy Technologies, Drums, PA, when the state’s Northwest Area School District needed to replace outdated comfort systems in a high school and two elementary schools.
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SustainableFacility.com – An EMS Solution for Pneumatic HVAC Systems September 20th 2010
If you manage a facility built before the year 2000 you deserve a great deal of sympathy. And you probably know why. It’s all of those pesky pneumatic thermostats that have to be set manually one-by-one and that the tenants reset to suit their preferences. These antiques keep you from instituting an energy management system that would enable you to cut energy costs and would make you eligible for power company incentives.
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EETWeb.com – Making pneumatic thermostats energy efficient September 1st 2010
An electronic retrofit for pneumatically controlled heating and cooling systems shows how to bring old buildings into the 21st century.
In the last decade or so, owners of commercial buildings have relied on building automation systems (BAS) to minimize energy use, with the biggest savings generated from better control over HVAC systems. Now the big buzz is over wireless BAS which, because there is no new wiring involved, should save up to 50% of its initial cost by minimizing installation expenses.
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ACHR News – Dealer Design Awards Highlight Best in HVACR July 12th 2010
Keeping control of large commercial systems provides building owners with a monumental daily task. Accomplishing this at optimum efficiency is nearly impossible without the help of multiple controls. The NEWS’ seventh annual Dealer Design Awards’ Commercial Controls Including Building Automation category awarded three manufacturers for their work to help contractors and building owners install and run efficient systems.
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AutomatedBuildings.com – University implements EMS in older buildings July 1st 2010
“A DDC seemed like the only solution if we wanted to tie the older buildings into our EMS and BAS programs,” said Dillery. “But the commitment was too steep both in dollars and in the time and inconvenience of the actual installation. Not only would we have to open walls and ceilings for the rewiring, we would also have to badly disrupt the professional lives of the people in the building. The installation would take months. Plus, we couldn’t do it incrementally one or two floors at a time. Each building would have to be done as a complete project.”
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AutomatedBuildings.com – Kaiser Permanente Qualifies Buildings for Energy Incentives June 1st 2010
Kaiser Permanente is the largest not-for-profit health plan in the nation with hundreds of facilities and operating revenue of more than $40 billion, Energy represents a major part of their operational overhead and they are intensely interested in energy savings.
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