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Publireportaje LENNOX 125 Años
LENNOX REALIZÓ LA PREMIACIÓN DE LOS GLOBAL AWARDS Y CELEBRÓ SU 125 ANIVERSARIO
El pasado Jueves, 3 de Diciembre a las 7:30 pm hora de Miami, se realizó la transmisión de la Ceremonia Virtual de Premiación de la empresa Lennox Global, en este importante evento el fabricante celebró a sus distribuidores destacados durante el 2019 reforzando la buena relación que la marca tiene con sus distribuidores en la región, gracias a sus valores desde que se fundó hace 125 años con los principios de integridad, respeto y excelencia.
Alyssa Abreu fungió como maestra de ceremonias y para iniciar presentó a Victor Mora quien brindó el mensaje de bienvenida donde comentó que a pesar de los difíciles momentos que se han vivido por la pandemia, Lennox como empresa continua desarrollando e invirtiendo con una actitud positiva en el trabajo lo cual es muy importante.
Enseguida se presentaron los mensajes por parte de Michael Quenzer - Lennox Commercial CFO y por Elliot Zimmer - Lennox Commercial President & COO, quien en su mensaje de bienvenida reconoció a los socios más valiosos de la marca en toda América Latina y las islas del Caribe, haciendo hincapié en que todos somos afortunados al ser parte de una industria increíble y resiliente, resaltando la importancia de tener a los mejores distribuidores y contratistas de la industria que representan a Lennox y que continúan liderando el camino mientras Lennox continúa trabajando en estos tiempos desafiantes, felicitó a todos los ganadores por sus logros y por los premios alcanzados, enfatizó el gran trabajo realizado en este año 2020 sin precedentes y comentó “Me siento honrado de escuchar sobre su liderazgo y acciones durante la crisis, no puedo esperar a ver de lo que usted señor distribuidor es capaz de lograr en sus mercados en el 2021 cuando ya empiece a distribuirse la vacuna, las economías empiecen a recuperarse al igual que las demandas de equipos HVAC. Las inversiones que usted realizó en el 2020 seguramente se pagarán en un futuro cercano. Victor, Michael y yo esperamos celebrar sus éxitos y esperamos que esto sea en persona.”
Enseguida Bengie Seda hizo entrega de los premios Rising Star Awards donde los ganadores fueron:
REFRICENTER Honduras COYSOSA Guatemala
Rising Star Awards
FRIO COSTA VEXIMPORTS Colombia México
OTISAIR Islas Caimán
Para continuar con el programa del evento se llevó a cabo la entrega de los VRF Sales Excellence Awards:
Silver SICA Costa Rica
VRF Sales Excellence Awards Gold
T&P REFRIGERACIÓN México
Platinum CORPORACIÓN UEZU Perú
Enseguida Rafael Rojo realizó la entrega de los premios Sales Excellence Awards:
Bronze INAIRE
República Dominicana
BRYANT A/C
Islas Turcas y Caicos
PEAKE TECHNOLOGIES
Trinidad & Tobago
BOHN
México
Sales Excellence Awards Silver NVL CLIMA Y ENERGIA
Chile
IMRESA
República Dominicana
AIRE SISTEMAS Panamá REFRIGERCIÓN LOZANO México
THERMOKOLD México
ACE REFRIGERATION
Puerto Rico
Gold GEDDES REFRIGERATION
Jamaica
OTIS AIR
Islas Caimán
UNIREFRI
Guatemala
CENTURIOSA
Ecuador
RUBIERA
República Dominicana
VEX IMPORTS
México
Platinum KOOL TECH Bahamas GRANADA El Salvador CORPORACIÓN UEZU Perú UNIREFRI República Dominicana T&P REFRIGERACIÓN México
Victor Mora acompañado de Bengie Seda y Rafael Rojo encabezaron el brindis de la noche y con esto la conclusión de la ceremonia de premiación y para cerrar con broche de oro el evento se presentó el emotivo video conmemorativo por el 125 aniversario de Lennox Global.
¡Muchas felicidades a todos los ganadores y a Lennox Global por su 125 aniversario!
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Asia & Oceania
The Camfil Group is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, and has 30 manufacturing sites, six R&D centres, local sales offices in 30 countries, and 4,800 employees and growing. We proudly serve and support customers in a wide variety of industries and in communities across the world.
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Camfil’s state-of-the-art new facility in China meets the growing demand of air filtration solutions in Asia Pacific
Camfil Group is expanding its operations ISO 16890 that defines testing procedures and a globally and a new state-of-the-art facility in classification system for air filters used in genChina is in construction. This advanced facility eral ventilation equipment. This new facility is will be one of the largest Camfil Group’s manu- also the first integrated factory for Camfil Group factory in the world, built on a total area of that will include four production lines: general 40,467 square metres in Taicang city, Jiangsu ventilation filter, turbomachinery filter, molecuprovince, China. There is a growing demand for lar contamination control filter, and a new seCamfil’s air filtrations solutions to safeguard ries for air pollution control along with a metal and protect the people, processes, and the en- works center for housing, air cleaner, dust colvironment from the impact of poor air quality. lector and more. The new plant will meet this growing demand “Camfil’s air filters and clean air solutions are and will be fully operational in the year 2021. some of the most energy-efficient on the market
This Taicang city facility will be loaded with a and help purify the indoor air and create more superior research & development centre that will sustainable buildings around the world. This new be equipped with advanced technology and have project meets high standards of safety, complian ability to design custom specific products for ance and the increased production lines ensure the Asia Pacific market. A new laboratory in the safe environmentally friendly operations.” - MiR&D centre will enable filter testing according to chel Moulin, Managing Director, Camfil China.
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Europe & Africa
ebm-papst Efficient fans help to filter the city air in Kiel
Driving bans are still on the table in many cities due to the air exceeding permissible limit values for nitrogen dioxide. Air cleaners from Purevento enable municipalities to filter these harmful pollutants out from the ambient air. They feature powerful centrifugal fans from ebm-papst. October 2020 marked the first time the system had been used as series equipment – in Kiel, the state
When faced with the challenges of dirty air and an increasing number of restrictions such as driving bans, municipalities in many places have a duty to act. The annual average limit value for nitrogen dioxide in public spaces is currently 40 micrograms per cubic meter of air, but is regularly exceeded in many hot spots. The centrepiece of the city air cleaners are the four-stage filter units that work synchronously. They ensure that 85% of the solids, such as fine dust particles, and gaseous impurities, such as nitrogen oxides, are retained from the air that has been suctioned in. Within an hour, a device from this series cleans up to 60,000 cubic meters of air. Each of the two cleaning chambers is equipped with two powerful RadiCal centrifugal fans from ebm-papst.
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The Wilo Group is one of the world’s leading premium providers of pumps and pump systems for the building services, water management and industrial sectors. In the past decade, we have developed from a hidden champion into a visible and connected champion. Today, Wilo has around 8,000 employees worldwide.
Wilo Wins German Sustainability Award
The Dortmund-based technology specialist WILO SE has been awarded the renowned capital of Schleswig-Holstein.
German Sustainability Award (Deutscher Nachhaltigkeitspreis, DNP) in the “Climate” transformation field. The German Sustainability Award honours companies for which sustainability is part of their business model. “We are proud that an industrial company has been recognised as a climate protection pioneer. This is a strong signal and is proof that we are a climate protection company”, says Oliver Hermes, President & CEO of the Wilo Group.
“I would like to thank all those at Wilo who hold the issue of sustainability in high regard. That is all of our 8,000 employees worldwide. They are all climate protection pioneers and have contributed to Wilo winning this award. Climate protection has been part of our DNA since the company was founded in 1872, in other words for around 150 years,” emphasises Oliver Hermes. The prize is awarded by the German Sustainability Award Foundation (Stiftung Deutscher Nachhaltigkeitspreis) in cooperation with the German government, the Association of German Cities, business associations, civil society organisations and research institutes. The prize was awarded on 4 December during an online gala.”
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NEWS Latin America & Brazil
Founded in 1961, WEG is a global electric-electronic equipment company, operating mainly in the capital goods sector with solutions in electric machines, automation and paints for several sectors, including infrastructure, steel, pulp and paper, oil and gas, mining, among many others. WEG stands out in innovation by constantly developing solutions to meet the major trends in energy efficiency, renewable energy and electric mobility.
Weg Supplies 241 transformers to a new airport in Mexico
WEG was awarded an order for the supply of 241 transformers including 49 dry transformers from 300 to 3150 kVA, 168 pedestal transformers from 30 to 2500 kVA, 21 dielectric varnish dry transformers from 30 to 300kVA and 3 power transformers from 60 MVA - 230kV to the International Airport Felipe Ángeles, in the State of Mexico. The WEG equipment will be part of the construction project for the General Felipe Ángeles International Airport, which aims to reduce the high saturation of the existing Mexico City International Airport (Benito Juárez).
The project is expected to be partially operating by the first quarter of 2021, and when entirely completed, about 20 million passengers per year will be travelling through the airport, which includes the expansion of the existing runway and the construction of another runway.
Manufactured at the WEG Mexico plant, the transformers are designed for an operating altitude of 2500 meters above sea level.
“Our equipment is a benchmark for reliability, quality and high performance and this supply represents the reputation of our brand in the market. We are not only ensuring safety and technical support for the Government of Mexico, but also delivery time flexibility”, says Carlos Diether Prinz, Managing Director of WTD Business Unit.
WEG power transformers are designed to guarantee high performance on the most diverse applications for all market segments, meeting the specific companies´ requirements. East
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In addition, the manufacturing processes verticalization (own manufacture of electroinsulating varnish, electrical cables, tanks, insulating kits, paints, etc.) is a unique and differential feature of WEG, which allows extensive quality control at the various production steps, along with delivery time flexibility.
Middle
Emirates Green Building Council (EmiratesGBC) was formed in 2006, with the goal of advancing green building principles for protecting the environment and ensuring sustainability in the United Arab Emirates. Since its inception in 2006, there have been significant changes in the attitudes and demands related to the sustainable built environment. The Council has been encouraged by the implementation of green building policies and regulations, by the adoption of consistent rating systems, and by the increase in the overall knowledge sharing and information available on built environments and communities.
www.weg.net Partners with TÜV Rheinland Group to deliver Advanced Building Retrofit training in MENA
Emirates Green Building Council (EmiratesGBC), announced its partnership with TÜV Rheinland Middle East, to upskill the public and private sector in the Middle East region with advanced retrofit capabilities.
Participants will get complete access to the highly Advanced Building Retrofit Training course designed by EmiratesGBC and endorsed by TÜV Rheinland Middle East. Those who pass the examination conducted by PersCert TÜV will receive the ‘Building Retrofit Specialist with TÜV Rheinland Certified Qualification’, an internationally recognised certificate for building retrofit. The training consists of four modules and will cover several important elements of building retrofit such as Auditing and Commissioning, HVAC, motors, pumps and fans, HVAC Electronically Commutated Motors (ECMs), Air Quality, Lighting, Energy Management System & Building Automation System, Electric Network, Solar Systems, Water, Waste, Economic Evaluation, Measurement Instruments, Retrofit Procedures and Case Studies, and Retrofitting to Net Zero. To qualify for taking part in the Advanced Building Retrofit Training course, aspirants should have a degree in architecture or any of the building-related area such as civil, electric, energy or mechanical engineering. They should also have at least one year of professional experience in building engineering or energy management, and/or five years of work experience if they do not have a university degree in any buildingrelated area of engineering or architecture. On completion, participants will gain knowledge in building retrofit principles and procedures applicable to the MENA region; energy audits, building commissioning, preventive maintenance, and measurement and verification; difference between different HVAC systems and controls; identify energy efficient HVAC systems, lighting, pumps, fans, motors.Successful candidates get their personal signet as “Building Retrofit Specialist” and prove their competences as below:
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Demonstrate knowledge of building retrofit principles and procedures for the MENA region Apply the principles of energy audits, building commissioning, preventive maintenance, and measurement and verification Assess and differentiate different HVAC systems, HVAC controls and identify energy efficient HVAC systems, retrofit measures for lighting, pumps, fans, motors Apply electric networks calculations and optimization techniques Understand and assess the design and functioning of different types of solar thermal and solar photovoltaic power systems Ability to identify economically viable retrofit solutions for different building typologies, assess the risks and benefits of the retrofit measures Ability to identify and use the relevant financial metrics to evaluate retrofit projects and energy efficiency measures.
North America
Bryant has been dedicated to delivering the highest quality in customer comfort and satisfaction since 1904. In addition to its best-in-class network of distributors and dealers, Bryant offers exceptional reliability and energy efficiency through an extensive line of durable heating and cooling products. Bryant is a part of Carrier Global Corporation.
Bryant Heating & Cooling Systems Announces Charles Bryant Award Winners
IERNA’s Heating & Cooling, Inc. of Lutz, Florida and Trotter Air Services, LLC of Plano, Texas were named the 2020 Charles Bryant Award winners. The Charles Bryant Award, named for the company’s founder, recognizes loyal Bryant Factory Authorized Dealers (FAD) that epitomize the characteristics of Charles Bryant, including professionalism, quality, reliability and community spirit. Bryant, a leading supplier of heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment, is a part of Carrier Global Corporation (NYSE: CARR).
“We’re so proud to have been named a 2020 Charles Bryant Award winner,” said Charlene Ierna, owner, IERNA’s Heating & Cooling, Inc. “We pride ourselves on providing our customers with reliable, quality equipment that is installed and serviced by a team of skilled and courteous technicians. So, it’s truly wonderful to be recognized for how we conduct business. Our relationship with Bryant has been fantastic since we first opened our doors in 2003 and we make sure we are doing ‘Whatever it Takes’ for our customers each and every day.”
IERNA’s Heating & Cooling, Inc. is a family owned and operated, full-service air conditioning, heating and plumbing contractor that services the greater Tampa Bay area, including Hillsborough, Pasco, Hernando, Polk and Pinellas counties. They strive for excellence and settle for nothing less, while striving to do it all at fair and reasonable prices. Notably, through IERNA’s consistent commitment to excellence year after year, they were named the 2016 National Bryant “Dealer of the Year” and they are the first and only HVAC company in the state of Florida to earn the highly coveted Bryant Pinnacle Award.
“Winning this award is such a blessing and great honor to all of us here at Trotter Air Services,” said Sean Trotter, owner of Trotter Air Services, LLC. “The fact that our company was recognized,
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in part, for volunteering and supporting our community is a big achievement for us as a business and a family. Bryant has been nothing short of spectacular to us, which is why we choose to represent what we believe to be nothing short of the best.”
Trotter Air Services, LLC was founded in Plano, Texas in 1970. A family owned and operated business for over 50 years, they specialize in heating and air conditioning repair, service and replacement. After serving in the Army, Don Trotter started a business to support his growing family. This eventually turned into a multi-generational company with the addition of Don’s first son, Sean, followed some years later by Sean’s son, Chris. Throughout the last 50 years, over 10,000 Bryant home comfort systems have been installed into homes across North Texas by Trotter Air Services, LLC.
United Airlines Now Using New Clorox® Electrostatic Sprayers to Disinfect Airport Terminals
As part of the United CleanPlus commitment to enhancing safety for travelers both onboard and at the airport, United Airlines is now using the Clorox® Total 360® System to disinfect terminals at 35 of the airline’s busiest airports. This electrostatic spraying system is similar to the electrostatic spraying technology used onboard aircraft and will be used to spray surfaces in ticketing lobbies, terminals, gate rooms, employee spaces and United Club locations. The disinfecting solution is EPAapproved to kill SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Through its United CleanPlus program, United has been working closely with Clorox and the Cleveland Clinic since early May to consult on all its cleaning and disinfection protocols. The airline currently uses Clorox Disinfection Wipes on all mainline aircraft and in United Club locations.
The Clorox® Total 360® System charges and atomizes the Clorox disinfecting solutions to deliver a powerful flow of charged particles that attract to surfaces with a force stronger than gravity. This allows the product to reach and uniformly coat germ-prone surfaces, including areas that conventional trigger sprays may easily miss. United expects all 35 airports will be using the systems every night beginning in early December and plans to expand to additional airports in early 2021.
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Belimo Tom Daenzer Of Belimo Americas Appointed To Caba Board Of Directors Project
The Continental Automated Buildings Association (CABA) announce the appointment of Tom Daenzer, Manager of Digital Business Development for Belimo Americas.
Tom Daenzer has been with Belimo for over ten years and is the Manager of Digital Business Development for Belimo Americas since 2018. He leads a team responsible for supporting the growth of HVAC valves and actuators that harness smart and/ or connected capabilities. One of Tom’s primary roles is to guide the development of services and APIs that complement these connected products through relationships with industry peers and technology partners. He leads the Belimo Americas IoT Committee and is a member of the global IoT Core and IoT steering committees. Prior to his Digital role, he was Business Development Manager for Belimo’s Shared Logic line of intelligent actuator solutions.
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In order to be able to produce a vaccine against the corona virus Sars-CoV-2 in large quantities, quickly and safely, GEA is supplying further separator systems to the Chinese biopharmaceutical company Beijing Sinovac Life Sciences. The state-of-the-art centrifuge skid units of the “GEA Pharma Separator aseptic C” series are manufactured according to ASME BPE standards and meet the highest hygienic pharmaceutical requirements with SIP (SterilizingIn-Place) and CIP (Cleaning-In-Place) cleanability.
The aseptic C line covers a wide capacity range with four bowl sizes. The machines feature a water-cooled and thus emission-free Integrated Direct Drive (IDD) for the highest cleanroom classes. With the CIP cleaning system and the SIP sterilization concept, the machines are an essential part of the demanding production of vaccines - as well as many other pharmaceutical products. “All the drama surrounding the global impact of COVID-19 means that we, as a leading supplier of equipment, process technologies and process solutions, have a special obligation, especially in the pharmaceutical sector, to support our customers in the production of vaccines with reliable, fast and high-quality technological solutions and our decades of experience,” says Dr. Markus Kühberger, Director of the Chemical & Pharma Business Line, GEA. “The plug & produce Pharma Separator Skid Units aseptic from GEA are optimally designed for both standard and customized requirements to ensure maximum safety, maximum yield and perfect adaptation to the respective customer process,” says Kühberger.
NEW LINE AS A WORLD FIRST AND NEXT STEP IN VACCINE PRODUCTION - ASEPTIC PROCESSING MADE EASY
With the introduction of the new pharmaceutical separator line “aseptic”, GEA offers pharmaceutical customers a new level of performance, clean room protection, validation and cleanability, as now in the Sinovac project. As a result, every aseptic process can reach the next level of safety.
FOUR DIFFERENT BOWL SIZES FOR EACH CAPACITY - OPTIMUM YIELD WITH OPTIMIZED BOWL DESIGN
With four different bowl sizes, the capacity of each customer process can be met. Depending on the product, the four bowl sizes are suitable for processing capacities of up to 12000 l/h. The bowl design is conceived with a highSigma variant (large clarifying area, small solids space)
GEA Pharma Separator skid aseptic C with fully automatic SIP: Steam-sterilizable and completely sealed, designed for maximum biosafety and containment.
for up to 5 vol% or a highVol separator bowl variant (larger solids space) for solids up to 10 vol%. This enables an optimal yield by adapting to the respective product to be processed.
SMOOTH HANDLING
Shear-sensitive products are gently fed to the filled drum by the patented hydrohermetic feed system below the liquid level and gently accelerated at the axis of rotation.
INTEGRATED DIRECT DRIVE FOR HIGH CLEAN ROOM CLASSES
The new state-of-the-art IDD drive with a water-cooled motor and a closed housing prevents particle emissions into the clean room. Fewer parts mean fewer wearing parts and easier machine maintenance.
GEA SUPPLIED SEPARATOR TO SINOVAC ALREADY IN SUMMER 2020
Already in July 2020, Separation & Flow Components Technologies business unit delivered a CSC 6 centrifuge to Sinovac Life Sciences. This is also a disc centrifuge. GEA developed the machine for the pharmaceutical biotechnology industry according to the current cGMP (“Clinical Good Manufacturing Practice”) requirements. The CSC 6 machine is manufactured in a steam sterilizable version (SIP up to 2.5 bar/137°C) for aseptic processing. It has a fully automatic on-site cleaning program (CIP, “Clean-in-Place”) and is designed in a hygienic, highly polished design. The hydrohermetic inlet system patented by GEA ensures gentle treatment of shear-sensitive products. The plant is driven by a 3-phase alternating current motor. All parts in contact with the product are made of high-alloy stainless steels. The seals comply with FDA and USP Class VI requirements.
Carrier announced that it has expanded its AquaEdge® 19DV water-cooled centrifugal chiller capacity range in North America by an additional 150 tons. With the capacity range now starting at 350 tons – previously 500-tons – the 19DV can accommodate customer requirements of smaller applications. The top of the range remains at 800 tons. The AquaEdge 19DV is the ultimate innovation in cooling and heating technology, and utilizes an environmentally sustainable refrigerant with the highest possible safety rating and an ultra-low global warming potential of ~1.
The AquaEdge 19DV was designed to minimize environmental impact while also providing industry leading efficiency. The 19DV’s unique EquiDrive ™ two-stage back-to-back compression allows for effective heat recovery, which enables its excellent cooling efficiency at standard conditions to flex up to 120°F (48.9°C) for energy-saving hot water production. The 19DV also provides free cooling, a strategy for leveraging natural air temperatures, which can result in thousands of dollars in energy savings per year while reducing maintenance costs and mechanical room space.
Additional features include a Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) that protects the chiller against abnormalities in the power quality being delivered to a system and Carrier® SMART Service, wireless technology that allows for remote diagnostics, long-term performance trending, benchmarking, decision analytics, and advanced notifications. By leveraging insights, Carrier SMART Service provides intelligent analytics for maintenance staff that can proactively help improve equipment reliability and reduce energy usage, maintenance expenses and resource consumption.
The innovative AquaEdge 19DV first launched in Asia in 2016 and was subsequently introduced to other regions, earning a reputation for reliability and efficiency. The chiller has amassed an impressive list of accolades including, most recently, being named as the 2019 Innovative Manufacturer/Supplier of the Year in the Chillers category at the Climate Control Awards hosted by CPI Industry. Other honors from 2019 include being named as the Green Product of the Year in the Energy Management category at the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Green Building Awards in Dubai and the RAC Cooling Industry Award for Air Conditioning Product of the Year in the System/Standalone category in London. The water-cooled centrifugal chiller was also notably awarded Gold in the U.S.-based Consulting-Specifying Engineer Product of the Year Awards in the Boilers & Chillers category.
Company: Carrier More Information: www.carrier.com/19dv
ASSOCIATIONS NEWS
ASHRAE, a global society advancing human well-being through sustainable technology for the built environment, announced a move to its new global headquarters, located at 180 Technology Parkway, Peachtree Corners, Ga. The Society began renovations in January 2020 on an existing 66,700 ft2 building, originally built in 1978, on 11 acres of land. Located 10 miles north of its previous headquarters building, ASHRAE joins other innovation and sustainability-focused organizations based in the popular Technology Parkway corridor.
The photovoltaic (PV) system design is currently in progress. The building will be on its way to fully net-zero energy by March 2021 upon the completion of the PV system installation.
Focusing on the Society’s 2020-21 theme, “The ASHRAE Digital Lighthouse and Industry 4.0”, the headquarters building incorporates several digitally connected solutions such as remote monitoring and analysis of building performance, with online dashboarding for transparency and advanced Building Automation System (BAS) integration with other systems, such as ASHRAE’s meeting reservations systems. Other solutions include a digital twin and Building Information Model (BIM), innovative mechanical systems visible through open ceiling around radiant panel clouds and advanced conferencing systems designed to serve as a “digital lighthouse” teaching resource.
Examples of technical features include:
• Radiant ceiling panel system: This is used for heating and cooling & dedicated outdoor air system for outdoor air ventilation with enthalpy heat recovery. • Overhead fresh air distribution system augmented with reversible ceiling fans in the open office areas and displacement distribution in the learning center. • Six water source-heat pumps (WSHPs): There are four on basement level and two on upper level atrium that will be used to condition these spaces. • Demand Control Ventilation (DCV): This will be used for high occupancy spaces in the meeting and learning center. Air distribution is constant volume in office areas and provided by fabric duct, reducing diffuser count and duct branches. • Modeling Energy Use Intensity of 17 kBtu/sf/yr. • On-site electric vehicle charging stations available for guests and staff.
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• Roof-top and ground mounted photovoltaic solar energy system planned for installation
March 2021. • 18 new skylights and reconfigured window/ wall ratio. • Useful daylight illuminance (>300 lux) at the work plane Window Wall Ratio (WWR) 79.9% Existing – New WWR east/west 33.5% - north/south – 41.9%.
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, ASHRAE had already planned to provide 30% more outside air to the building than the required minimum ventilation rates from ASHRAE Standard 62.1 - Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality and will implement other applicable guidance that has been developed by the ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force (ETF) for commercial office buildings.
The building is located in a forest setting, close to hotels, restaurants and walking trails. A large deck overlooking a lake adjacent to meeting rooms can be fully enjoyed on sunny days. ASHRAE’s headquarters is 12 minutes and 6.2 miles from the Doraville MARTA station for easy access to Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport. The Society’s approximately 110-person staff officially moved into the building at the beginning October.
