The Clifton Center for Breakthrough Medicine is the newest medical facility at the University of Pennsylvania Health Systems in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Designed by Foster + Partners, the center has been recognized with multiple awards for architecture, engineering and sustainable design. The $1.6 billion Clifton Center is a state-of-the-art facility, designed and built to be a "blueprint for the hospital of the future" focusing on patient experience, comfort, and cutting-edge medical care. Construction of the building was a multi-year collaborative project that concluded in October of 2021.
Optimization in Healthcare Facilities
Topics: OPTI-VISOR, HVAC performance optimization, Sustainable hospital design, HVAC energy efficiency, HVAC control systems, Hospital of the future
Armstrong announces savings guarantee on chiller plant systems
As seen on esmagazine.com - February 17, 2015
Armstrong Fluid Technology has launched its Savings Guarantee Program for its Chiller Plant Optimization Systems (IPC 11550 and Opti-VisorTM).
The essence of the offer is that Armstrong will guarantee the savings on its plant optimization programs for a period of one year following the commissioning. Should there be a shortfall in savings in the first year, Armstrong will reimburse the customer for three times the difference.
Topics: Sustainability, Controller, In The Media, IPC 11550, OPTI-VISOR
As seen on csemag.com - January 24, 2014
Armstrong OPTI-VISOR controls the key components of a chiller plant, providing the optimal operating settings for equipment such as water-cooled variable speed chillers, variable flow cooling towers, and variable speed pumps on the chilled water and tower water circuits. Armstrong OPTI-VISOR is a relational control solution for the operation of an all-variable-speed chiller plant. OPTI-VISOR is an excellent solution for retrofit in buildings with water-cooled chiller plants, including those less than five years old, but is also suitable for new construction applications involving variable-primary flow chiller plants that have advanced building automation systems (BAS).
Topics: csemag.com, Design Envelope, OPTI-VISOR
As seen on Modern Pumping Today - December 20, 2013
The engineers and technicians at Armstrong Fluid Technology listen to client needs and pay attention to their circumstances. In the first example, the Armstrong Opti-Visor™, a chilled water plant control solution that provides optimized control advice to system components, tackles the demanding cooling job. Through a data exchange with the building automation system (BAS) the Opti-Visor™ raises plant performance to ultra-efficient levels.
Topics: Design Envelope, 4300 Split-coupled, OPTI-VISOR
Armstrong’s Planet Proposition Defines its Environmental Stewardship
As seen on mechanical-hub.com - November 21, 2013
TORONTO… November 21, 2013 — Since its founding in 1934, Armstrong Fluid Technology has been a champion of environmental responsibility. Armstrong is committed to lowering its carbon footprint and advancing environmental responsibility and innovation. Proof of that commitment is visible in the wide range of initiatives the company has put in place in recent years, ranging from implementation of industry-leading sustainability practices at its seven manufacturing facilities around the world to the recently announcedSustainability Dashboard.
Topics: Design Envelope, Sustainability, Compass, In The Media, OPTI-VISOR, Planet Proposition
OPTI-VISOR: Chiller plant control solution
As seen in the print and digital versions of pme magazine, October 2013
Armstrong Fluid Technology launches a new control solution that improves the energy efficiency of chiller plants. Seamlessly interfacing with an existing building or chiller-plant automation system. the OPTl-VISOR controls the key components of a plant, providing the optimal operating settings for equipment, such as water-cooled variable-speed chillers, variable-flow cooling towers and variable-speed pumps on the chilled water and tower water circuits. By controlling the chiller plant settings to maximize system-wide efficiency, OPTI-VISOR will generate valuable energy savings even when applied to recently installed equipment. Armstrong estimates an energy savings of 15% to 30% can be expected from a typical installation on an existing all-variable-speed chiller plant.
Topics: Magazine, In The Media, OPTI-VISOR
Control solution offers chiller plant energy boost
As seen on WorldPumps.com - September 11, 2013
A new control solution for chiller plants claims to make additional energy savings of 15%-30%. Armstrong Fluid Technology has launched the Opti-Visor system, which controls the key components of a chiller plant, and provides the optimal operating settings for equipment such as water-cooled variable speed chillers, as well as variable flow cooling towers and variable speed pumps on the chilled water and tower water circuits.
Topics: worldpumps.com, OPTI-VISOR
New Opti-Visor Automated Control Solution From Armstrong Drives Additional 15-30% Energy Savings
As seen at Plant Automation.com - July 16, 2013
Armstrong Fluid Technology has launched an automated control solution designed to drive additional energy savings from chiller plant.
Interfacing seamlessly with the existing building automation system, the Armstrong Opti-Visor controls the key energy-using components of the chiller plant, providing the optimal operating settings for equipment such as water-cooled, variable-flow chillers, compressors, cooling towers and condenser water pumps.
Topics: Design Envelope, Plant Automation, OPTI-VISOR