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Air Movement, Fans & Ventilation
Free tool for building professionals
The National Institute of Standards & Technology.
MEASURING INDOOR CARBON dioxide (CO2) levels is a clear and simple way to evaluate if an area is adequately ventilated.
The National Institute of Standards and Tech- nology (NIST) has released a free online tool that can provide building professionals with CO2 readings to regularly evaluate ventilation.
The free application computes CO2 levels depend- ing on the user’s desired ventilation rate as well as details about the building and its inhabitants.
The tool can detect poor conditions that could lead to the accumulation of harmful contaminants. NIST said the tool is used for implementing the
CO2 concentration calculations.
“After providing the relevant inputs, or select-
ing from a number of predefined cases, the QICO2 tool allows the user to estimate indoor CO2 con- centrations in a ventilated space,” according to the NIST web site.
“These calculated concentrations can be compared with measured CO2 concentrations in a building or space to evaluate whether the intended or required ventilation rate is actually being achieved.”
Golden jubilee for world class Aussie manufacturer
SEELEY INTERNATIONAL IS celebrating its golden jubilee in 2022 marking 50 years of world- leading climate control solutions.
The Seeley family business has grown from humble beginnings into Australia’s largest air conditioning and heating manufacturer and a global leader in the HVAC manufacturing indus- try, developing remarkable energy efficient cool- ing and heating products.
More than 80,000 finished goods and 1.5 mil- lion components are manufactured here in Aus- tralia every year.
Seeley International is particularly pleased to have 12 world-first products to its name and remains Australia’s most awarded manufacturer for the sector.
In more recent times, its long and amazing track record has equipped it with the expertise, infra- structure and resources to seamlessly deliver large scale HVAC mega-projects around the world.
Having its global headquarters in Australia, over 500 employees and three manufacturing facilities, Seeley International exports to more than 100 coun- tries around the world through its global distributor network.
With its own sales offices in the USA, UK, France, Italy and South Africa, the company has delivered millions of installations around the globe.
Seeley founder and executive chair, Frank
Seeley, described the milestone as immensely gratifying.
“Our values have stayed true for more than five decades and continue to underpin who we are, what we do and how we do it,” he said.
“Without the loyalty and commitment of our workforce, customer networks and trusted suppli- ers, our many successes simply could not have been achieved.”
“WE WILL CONTINUE TO SHOWCASE HOME GROWN INNOVATION AT ITS FINEST.”
The company’s group managing director, Jon Seeley, said Seeley International has a key role to play in national and global emissions reduction, since conventional air conditioning is a major contributor to energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions.
“Our highly innovative products can reduce energy consumption by up to 80 per cent, whilst also delivering increased ventilation which is so important for health and wellbeing,” he said.
“Increasingly, we are seeing the convergence of sustainability and health, with the growing chal-
L-R: Seeley founder, Frank Seeley, described the milestone as immensely gratifying. Seeley International’s group managing director, Jon Seeley.
lenge of providing better ventilation and more efficient delivery of fresh, outside air. This is something that Seeley International’s technolo- gies have been delivering on, for decades.
“We have recently announced that our gas heating products are hydrogen-ready, embracing a sustainable transition away from fossil fuels and demonstrating our commitment to a zero emissions future.”
Looking ahead at the next 50 years of business success, Seeley is optimistic.
“Together with our customers, suppliers and staff, our success will continue to create employ- ment, generate prosperity and showcase home- grown innovation at its finest,” he said.
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