Energy Solutions & Technology Updates From Controlled Air Inc.
Northern Middlesex County YMCA Cogeneration Installation
Controlled Air, Inc. furnished and installed a Tecogen CM-75 Cogeneration system with a hospital grade silencer and power exhaust ventilator at the Middlesex YMCA. The projections were as follows: 2.05 year Return On Investment (ROI) Yearly Savings of 624,150 kWh Approximate Annual Energy savings of $146,147.35 Cogeneration would produce 3.76...
Efficient Building Controls
Building controls systems are one way to save money and energy on your building. If your system is not set up correctly you could lose energy and money. There are many reasons you system may not function optimally and we will discuss a few of them here. Staff It is...
HVAC System, Glastonbury CT | 80 Glastonbury Office Building
The building is a 60,000 Sq ft brick three story office building constructed in 1988. The original HVAC system consisted of two original Trane natural gas heat, DX Cooling, 75 Ton RTU's. The air was distributed via fan powered electric reheat VAV boxes. The original HVAC units were two 75 ton 8.26 EER Trane...
What is a Green Building?
How do we provide green building? Reduce energy consumption by: High Efficiency Lighting Energy Management Systems High Efficiency HVAC Envelope Improvements Cut carbon emissions by: Reducing Energy Sustainable & Renewable Energy Sustainable Construction Create healthy and comfortable workspaces with: Natural Lighting Proper Ventilation Low VOC’s (Volatile Organic Compounds) Proper HVAC...
Level 1 Energy Audit
We perform energy audits for most of our customers. It gives us information about energy usage, savings, and the potential for rebates and incentives. Our audits begin with a Level 1 Energy Audit/Pre-Audit. The pre-audit Identifies the potential for improvement and conceptual approaches for closing the gap from a low performing...
Rooftop Unit Replacement, New Haven CT | Residential Care Home, Leeway House
Leeway house had several defective rooftop units and had elevated energy costs. We installed 13 new high efficiency American Standard Rooftop heating and cooling units with economizers and dual enthalpy controllers. We also installed BACnet controls within the units and an energy management system allowing the entire system to be...
Rooftop Replacement, Norwalk CT | American Steakhouse
American Steakhouse in Norwalk had a RTU heater malfunction. They had a dining room full of customers that was getting colder by the minute. They called Controlled Air for help. Our technicians found the unit non-repairable. We located a stock unit and had the heat back in a timely manner so...
High Efficiency Boilers, Norwich CT | Backus Hospital
Backus Hospital's equipment was insufficient for their needs. Their 5000 gal oil tank was used for both heating and running the generator. There was an issue with sulphur in the oil that was not compatible with the generator. For the generator to run optimally it required diesel. The heat exchanger...
Rooftop Unit Replacement, West Haven CT | West Haven Medical Center
During a routine maintenance we discovered defective heat exchangers and inoperative outside air economizers on their roof top units. The defective units included two 5-ton Carrier and one 8.5 ton carrier unit. We installed three new high efficiency Carrier RTUs. The high efficiency units use 30% less power and qualify...
Microturbine, New Haven CT | Pharmaceutical Laboratory
We designed and installed a Cogeneration system with four 65 kW Capstone Micro Turbines to provide both heating and electrical to offset the buildings energy requirements. This Combined Heat and Power system has a heat recovery piping system that connects the micro turbines to the building's heating system indoors and...
Cogeneration, Branford CT | Soundview YMCA
The New Soundview YMCA will be a great addition to the Branford community offering 2 pools, cardio, weights, teen center, and aerobics. They will have a high energy demand in order to heat 2 pools 24 hours per day, as well as hot water for showers, and running a dehumidifier....
Rooftop Unit Replacement, Greenwich CT | Holly Hill Office Space
Holly Hill Office Building had an Old Baltimore ejector tower. The tower had no fans and only a high-pressure pump leading it to be inefficient and expensive to run. The new cooling tower was taller than the old tower, so before installation we had to present to Planning and Zoning...
HVAC Upgrades, Greenwich CT | Centre of Greenwich Office Building
The Centre at Greenwich needed to replace old outdated and low capacity equipment. The problem was that while needing a higher capacity unit, size was an issue. The town of Greenwich requires that nothing can be viewable from the street. We found a Evapco 600 ton-cooling tower that was the...
Union Plaza Roof Top Replacement
Union Plaza had mismatched, inefficient, and past expectancy roof top units. We installed new high efficiency units and received incentives and rebates that helped pay for a good portion of the project. The new unit was so large the we had to install cat walks for installation and service. We...
Cogeneration & Trigeneration, Fairfield CT | Fairfield Police Station
We installed a new TecoGen CM-50 50 kW gas fired Cogeneration unit. We also furnished and installed gas lines, make-up water lines, radiator piping, hot water piping, heat exchanger, circulators, and electrical conduit to make the cogeneration operational and running efficiently. We updated the controls system with wiring to integrate...
Roof Top Unit | Five Guys Burger
When we were called in to review Five Guys Burger's RTU they were in bad condition. The equipment was dirty, old parts were just scattered around and there was a belt just lying on the roof. We put the belt back on just to get the equipment running temporarily until the...
IAE Office Space
This amazing remodel included variable speed air handlers and sensors that read the room occupancy. The room sensors control the temperature and air speed, so that when the room is empty no energy is wasted. With shallow ceiling to deck space customized soffits and duct work was required to make...
Carters Roof Top Unit
Carters had a malfunctioning 15-ton heating & cooling rooftop unit. The existing unit had a defective heat exchanger, defective compressor and a refrigerant leak within the condenser. We reclaimed the R-22 per EPA guidelines and removed the old equipment. We then furnished a new high efficiency American Standard RTU with...
Long Wharf Theatre Project Wins Award for “Excellence In Construction”
The Long Wharf Theater Main Stage project has been recognized for an "Excellence In Construction Award" by Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. The Long Wharf Theater received over $24,000 in utility incentives from CL&P for being more efficient than required by code. Controlled Air, Inc. provided them with economical solution through custom design...
Rebates & Incentives
Don't forget that there are multiple rebates and incentives available to help pay for energy efficient upgrades. CPACE - Low Interest loans paid back through the property tax bill. We have many customers who are finding this a great way to help finance upgrades! CHP - The Clean Energy Finance and...
