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Product Focus energy savings in the process. Systems also feature very quiet indoor units for less noise pollution. www.mehvac.com. MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC HVAC READER SERVICE NO. 89 the company reports. The new packaged units, including those with an economizer, also offer a convertible airﬂow design, and according to the company, gas and electric utility knockouts on the units’ sides and bottom eliminate the need for panel cutting and allow for easy connections. www.luxairebelievesinme.com. LUXAIRE HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING READER SERVICE NO. 91 PARTICULATE FILTER MEDIA PROVIDES HIGH PARTICLE CAPTURE EFFICIENCIES, ENERGY SAVINGS Roswell, Ga. — Kimberly-Clark Filtration Products offers a family of particulate ﬁltration media for HVAC applications in commercial, institutional, industrial and residential settings. According to the company, using HVAC ﬁlters FRICTIONLESS CHILLER CONTRIBUTES TO EFFICIENCY Minneapolis — McQuay International’s 150ton dual frictionless compressor chiller features a digitally controlled magnetic bearing system, the company reports. The drive shaft is suspended in midair by a system of permanent magnets and electromagnets. Positioning Air Conditioner and companion Ice-Ready Rooftop Units (RTUs) represent a fully integrated HVAC solution that expands the market for distributed energy storage, lowered electricity bills, and reduced greenhouse gas emissions, the company reports. According to the company, the Ice Bear Hybrid Air Conditioner stores cooling energy at night — when energy generation is cleaner, more efﬁcient and less expensive — by freezing water within an insulated storage tank. It then cools during the day by circulating chilled refrigerant from the tank to the conventional air conditioning system, eliminating the need to run the compressor during peak daytime hours. During off-peak hours, the conventional HVAC system can operate as usual. www.ice-energy.com. ICE ENERGY READER SERVICE NO. 115 LIGHTING LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEM DELIVERS ENERGY SAVINGS Rosemont, Ill. — Philips Lighting Electronics North America’s (N.A.) ActiLume Lighting Control System is an easy-to-use-and-install offering designed to deliver maximum visual comfort as well as energy savings of up to 65 percent to the commercial secto, the company reports. Comprised of a Philips controller, multi-sensor, remote control, and Philips Advance branded ballasts, the system promotes with Kimberly-Clark Filtration Media can help facilities upgrade their indoor air quality, reduce their HVAC energy expenditures, and improve their overall operating costs and sustainability. Kimberly-Clark Filtration Media is made of hydrophobic polyoleﬁn ﬁbers that will not absorb moisture and do not promote microbial or fungal growth. www.kcﬁltration.com. KIMBERLY-CLARK FILTRATION PRODUCTS READER SERVICE NO. 90 signals received by the electromagnets hold the shaft precisely in position within a tolerance of 0.000005 inch. Shaft position is sampled and adjusted 10,000 times each second. According to the company, the frictionless chiller’s efﬁciency allows it to be continuously adjustable down to 10 percent of full load, and no oil is needed to lubricate the WMC’s bearings, so there are no oil pumps, ﬁlters, coolers or heaters—and no need to dispose of used oil. www.mcquay.com. MCQUAY INTERNATIONAL READER SERVICE NO. 92 PACKAGED COOLING AND HEATING UNITS OFFER MULTIPLE CONFIGURATIONS Norman, Okla. — All models in Luxaire Heating and Air Conditioning’s Optimum series of 15- to 25-ton packaged cooling and heating units are available in cooling only, cooling with electric heat and cooling with gas heat, HYBRID AIR CONDITIONER REDUCES GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, ENERGY COSTS Windsor, Colo. — Provider of hybrid cooling technologies Ice Energy’s Ice Bear 30 Hybrid W W W . S U S TA I N A B L E F A C I L I T Y. C O M 55 http://www.mehvac.com http://www.luxairebelievesinme.com http://www.ice-energy.com http://www.kcfiltration.com http://www.mcquay.com http://WWW.SUSTAINABLEFACILITY.COM

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Sustainable Facility - November 2008 Contents Editorial Industry Watch Web TOC New and Notable The Case for Daytime Cleaning Commitment to Energy Effi ciency and Sustainability Finding the Green Solar for the Commercial and Industrial Sector: What’s Hot Now? Connecting Sustainability and Green Cleaning Recycling Rechargeable Batteries Sharing Best Practices The Consultant Conundrum Sharing the Facilities Management Burden The Building Owner’s and Operator’s Sustainability Solution: Energy Audits Greenbuild: Green Product Buzz Guide Product Focus Marketplace and Classifieds Advertiser’s Index Initiatives

Sustainable Facility - November 2008

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