As Umair Irfan of Vox media writes in a recent article: The Air Conditioning Paradox, in an environment of more frequent and more dangerous heat waves, “the tactics for cooling can end up worsening the very problem they’re trying to solve if they draw on fossil fuels, or leak refrigerants that are potent heat-trapping gases. And the people who stand to experience the most extreme heat are often those least able to cool off.”
Topics: In The Media, Air Conditioning, Global Warming
Armstrong recently contributed to the renovation of an historic hospital in the Chicago area. From the early 1900s to the 1980s, Cook County Hospital was a leading healthcare institution. Patients used to travel from countries around the world for the innovative treatments and advanced care available. Many of the people now living in the Chicago area were born at Cook County Hospital, in the 1950s, 60s and 70s. Although the many professionals who served in the hospital were leaders and innovators in the field of healthcare, the building facility and the mechanical systems were not up to the demands of a modern healthcare facility setting. The original design had no cooling system, and the scale of renovations required to bring the facility up to modern standards made the prospect unaffordable. The hospital was closed in the 1980s and stood vacant for almost 30 years.
Topics: Retrofit, In The Media, Design Envelope Technology
As Seen On : empoweringpumps.com - February 8, 2022
Background
Anacostia is a commuter train station in Washington, D.C. on the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (wmata) Metrorail Green Line. The station serves Metrorail and Metrobus passengers traveling to and from the Anacostia neighborhood in Southeast Washington.
Topics: Design Envelope, ifms, In The Media, Variable speed pumps, Energy Efficiency
As Seen On: empoweringpumps.com February 2, 2022
Armstrong Fluid Technology has introduced a new size range of Design Envelope Permanent Magnet pumps that are engineered to deliver 20% lower operating costs than variable speed pumps with standard induction motors.
Topics: Energy Efficient, In The Media, Pump Manager, Design Envelope pumps, Permanent Magnet Motors
As Seen On: empoweringpumps.com February 2, 2022
Armstrong Fluid Technology has announced a new tiered suite of service plans to assist customers in North America. The new Silver, Gold and Platinum service plans provide customers with cost-effective options to implement Active Performance Management practices, as they seek to optimize building performance and business results. All three levels of the program provide analytics, phone support and structured reports on asset performance. The more comprehensive plans include replacement parts and annual site visits.
Topics: Energy Saving, In The Media, Active Performance Management, Service and Maintenance, 360 Services and Support
Armstrong Fluid Technology announced a bold initiative in 2018, to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions among its global customer base by 2 million tons, targeting completion by the year 2022.
At AHR Expo 2022 in January, Armstrong proudly announced that they had reached and surpassed that lofty goal. In the process they have helped customers save 2.5 billion kWh of electricity usage, resulting in more than $300 million in cost savings. Achieving this goal is the equivalent of taking 600,000 cars off the road for a year, or off-setting the average annual CO2 emissions generated by 100,000 people.
Topics: AHR Expo, Sustainability, In The Media, Greenhouse Gas (GHG), AHR Expo 2022
As Seen On: empoweringpumps.com December 20,2021
Background
Calsonic Kansei North America (CKNA) is a global Tier 1 automotive parts supplier with 70 locations in 13 countries. Armstrong was asked to help with a project at the facility in Lewisberg, Tennessee which employs over 1000 workers in the manufacturing area. Multiple injection molding machines in the plant generate significant levels of heat. During the summer months, temperatures on the manufacturing floor were elevated, which contributed to increased maintenance and decreased employee productivity and retention.
Topics: chilled water plant, Energy Efficient, Case Study, In The Media, Integrated Plant Package
Also Seen On: empoweringpumps.com November 29,2021
Armstrong Fluid Technology has announced a new version of its Design Envelope pump to serve light duty installations where the available power is single phase.
“Many light-commercial and residential buildings use single phase power and some mechanical rooms ‘step down’ three phase power to make single phase power available,” said David Lee, Program Manager, Product Development, Armstrong Fluid Technology. “These new pumps provide a practical and economical solution for those installations.”
Topics: In The Media, Design Envelope pumps, Single Phase Pumps
As Seen On: empoweringpumps.com December 10, 2021
As facility managers, contractors and service professionals gain experience working with remote performance tracking capabilities for intelligent pumps, the HVAC industry is learning how valuable this type of subscription service can be. It seems that many customers originally agreed to the purchase of a performance tracking subscription service on the assumption that it would serve only as a security blanket, but would be mostly unnecessary. Based on the testimonial stories provided by customers describing service, maintenance and performance management scenarios, the subscription service has proven its value many times over. Examples detailing how remote performance tracking prevented a serious negative outcome, organized into categories, are presented below.
Topics: HVAC System, In The Media, Pump Manager, Performance Management, Active Performance Management, Design Envelope pumps, performance tracking services
As seen On: phcppros.com December 20, 2021
Armstrong Fluid Technology has announced that Mike Fischer has been promoted to commercial director, Global Building Business, reporting directly to the CEO, Todd Rief.
Topics: In The Media, Commercial Director
