Month 3- The Energy Conservation Opportunity: K-12 School Building Unit Ventilator System Application — Solution Implementation and Monitoring, Measuring, and Benchmarking
The U. S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2250, the "EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011,'' last month by a vote of 275 to 142 (not enough to override an expected Presidential veto)?—?and then they went home for a week of campaigning.
U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters for August 2011 decreased 8%, to 284,536 units, down from 308,646 units shipped in August 2010. Residential electric storage water heater shipments decreased 5% in August 2011, to 284,574 units, down from 299,048 units shipped in August 2010.
This past March, I asked the question, “Do you have a corporate sustainability plan?” and recently I was discussing this topic with a director of a physical plant for a major college on the East Coast. He commented, “Energy conservation and environmental management should be a team effort.”
To keep boiler drum water level in an acceptable range is an important safety guideline for boiler operation. In recent years, accidents have occurred frequently due to boiler drum level measurement and control problems.
The GEO Specialty Chemicals company (Lafayette, IN) manufactures over 300 products for a worldwide customer base and boasts an impressive list of leadership positions as a manufacturer of various industrial grade resins, coagulants, and dispersions used in gypsum, oil, gas, agrochemical, and water treatment industries.