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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Ian Eitzen has over 30 years’ experience in the HVACR industry, where he held a number of positions before joining the Condair Group.
He was EMCO Systems technical director and Johnson
Controls’ director/national engineered systems manager.
Since joining Condair in 2018, Eitzen has led Condair’s expansion and growth in all fields of humidity control and evaporative cooling, developed existing relationships with consultants and contractors and moved the business into new markets.
Originally from South Africa, Eitzen moved to Australia 25 years ago with his partner Gayle and their three children.
Adtec-D can maintain the allowable ASHRAE conditions, even during the warmer months in a European climate without the reliance on F-gas refrigerants.”
“Weatherite only uses the highest quality components in its HVAC solutions, and this includes Condair’s evaporative humidifier. It certainly delivered on our specific requirements for operation, control and hygiene management, and we’ve been very pleased with the support offered by Condair in connection with this suc- cessful project.” Andy concludes.
It’s a privilege for Condair to partner with Weatherite on such an innovative product that is helping the UK’s telecommunications sector meet its energy and sustainability objectives. As well as offering the most comprehensive range of humidifiers on the market, Condair has the abil- ity to work with OEMs to create customised solu- tions. The evaporative humidifier incorporated into Weatherite’s Adtec-D is based on our stand- ard Condair ME, but with some modifications to meet the project requirements. This project is an example of how Condair can develop innovative and flexible solutions for its customers.
Weatherite is a leading UK manufacturer of made-to-measure HVAC equipment, based out of the West Midlands. Operating for over 50 years, the company provides a range of AHUs, heat recovery systems, packaged rooftop equip- ment and air cooled chillers.
The Condair Group is the world’s leading specialist in humidity control and evaporative cooling, with energy efficient, hygienic and innovative technologies for commercial, indus- trial and heritage applications. Condair is rep- resented in Australia by Condair Pty Ltd, which offers system design, manufacture, supply, installation, commissioning, maintenance and spares. You can find out more by visiting the company’s website at www.condair.com.au
MAIN: There
are still legacy telecom and data centre buildings that are using DX chillers and paying high energy bills.
LEFT: Condair export to over 50 countries.
ArcelorMittal headquarters, Luxembourg.
consumes just 14,000kWh to meet the same annual cooling load. This resulted in an 80% energy saving for the client, which is a signifi- cant 83.3MWh annual saving in electricity across the UK-wide retrofit project.
Andy Lewis, Technical Manager at Weatherite commented, “The Adtec-D is an ideal retrofit solution for telco or DC clients who wish to take advantage of free air cooling rather than con- tinuing to operate DX chillers. Available in mod- ules that can provide from 15 to 80kW of sensible cooling, the Adtec-D will typically operate with an energy efficiency ratio greater than 15, even at peak outputs. The evaporative cooling tech- nology, supplied by Condair, ensures the
Swegon is reaching for gold with green steel
THE SWEGON GROUP showcased its first concept air handling unit made from “green” steel at the recent ISH Trade Fair in Frankfurt, Germany.
Made from carbon dioxide reduced steel, the air handling unit is called GOLD RX.
As ventilation units are primarily made of steel, there is considerable potential to reduce the carbon footprint of embodied carbon in production, by replacing traditional steel with steel that has a lower climate footprint.
Earlier this year Swegon received its first delivery of XCarb RRP (recycled and renewably produced) Magnelis from steel manufacturer ArcelorMittal.
According to ArcelorMittal, XCarb RRP Magnelis has an approximately 70 per cent lower CO2 footprint than traditionally manu- factured steel.
XCarb RRP is mainly produced from recycled steel and uses 100 per crnt renewable energy in the manufacturing process.
The first concept air handling unit has now been produced, and the plan is to gradually introduce carbon dioxide-reduced steel into ongoing production, starting during the second quarter of this year.
Last year Swegon signed a Letter of Intent with steel producer ArcelorMittal to buy XCarb. Swegon Group CEO, Andreas Örje Wells, said the company wants to reduce its dependency on fossil fuel, like coal in the production of its
products.
“Today, some 70 per cent of all steel produced
is from a blast furnace process, where coal is the primary source of energy and subsequently CO2 emissions are high,” he said.
“By using EAF technique, Electric Arc Furnace, recycled steel can be used as a fossil free source of energy.”
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