IAQ:
Indoor Air Quality. This is going to continue to be an important factor for the foreseeable future. The air inside a building is normally not as clean as outside air. There are now air purification solutions which can kill
pathogens: viruses (like COVID), bacteria and mold, and neutralize or reduce air particulates and odors, while reducing the outside air requirements, thus saving energy. Watch for Bi-Polar Ionization Solutions which will meet ASHREA (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers) standards while saving energy costs. In fact, following ASHRAE’s Indoor Air Quality standards can provide significant energy savings compared to following ASHRAE’s ventilation standards. Implementing plasma ionization, with controls and monitoring of CO2 levels, particulates, and negative and positive ion level in a space, can reduce the outside air make up by 75%, which translates into a 25% to 30% energy savings. CO2 levels should be monitored as a part of an Indoor Air Quality program, because elevated CO2 has been shown to impact people’s mental acuity especially in children and the elderly. A Variable Output Plasma Ionization System will provide for a safer building. Clean indoor air can be achieved with no upfront or out of pocket expenses, with energy savings through Clean Air as a Service.
One interesting note: if you are replacing a chiller or RTU (Roof Top Unit) and engineer the proper ionization, you can downsize the equipment 20%, which can save a substantial amount of the budget. In other words, you could replace a 400-ton chiller with a 320-ton chiller.
ComEd has a generous “Efficiency Program” that you, as a bill payer, fund every time you pay your electric bill. They set aside millions of dollars every year, to fund energy efficiency upgrades to existing lighting, HVAC improvements and other efficiency projects for ComEd customers, so make sure any energy project includes using money you have paid into the program.
Association properties can save money on their annual energy budgets while upgrading their facilities to become more energy efficient, be friendlier to the environment and do so without spending any upfront cash and paying for the projects out of energy savings.
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