Energy Efficiency
Engineering Efficiency: How Controlled Air is Pioneering Sustainable Innovation
https://youtu.be/C3Rel1fbo34?si=J91K--tdytuLUnI2 In today’s world, sustainability is no longer just an option; it’s a necessity. Controlled Air has long been a leader in delivering full-service energy solutions to clients across the New England area, bringing expertise in designing and engineering advanced energy systems – including gas heat pumps (GHPs), co-generation combined...
Tax Credit Available on Yanmar Gas Heat Pumps Ends in 2024
We want to remind everyone that the Gas Heat Pump (GHP) systems manufactured by Yanmar qualify for the 30% tax credit, as well as for direct payments to tax-exempt entities, under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). This tax benefit only applies to systems installed by December 31, 2024. Due to...
Go Green, Avoid Outages and Save Money
One of our partners, Exergy Energy, is hosting a series of webinars of on energy efficiency. Webinar Series: Chapter 1: The Basics (Wednesday June 17, 2 PM Eastern) Chapter 2: Free Backup Generator (Wednesday June 24, 2 PM Eastern) Chapter 3: Batteries vs Backup Generator (Wednesday July 1, 2 PM...
Fall Executive Energy Summit
The Executive Energy Summit is the second event this year which covers energy efficient technologies and their impact on your business environment. There will be multiple speakers including Vin Chiocchio, which will cover a variety of topics that will help you make informed decisions about upgrades to your building environment....
Business Energy Saving Tips
Did you know that HVACR could account for 54% and lighting 10% of your buildings energy usage? Those figures are significant when you consider office equipment only uses 3%. In 2012 the Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey (year it was last performed) found that the total electricity consumption in commercial...
globele Executive Energy Summit
On January 25, 2018, Vin Chiocchio joined with globelé Energy for the Executive Energy Summit. In this three hour long event 4 speakers in the energy field spoke about a variety of topics to educate about energy efficiency for commercial buildings. The Executive Energy Summit was prepared especially for executive...
Update on R-22 Replacements
R-22 Replacements R22 Replacement – As we had previously reported, the price of R22 continues to rise. Since the start of the summer season, we’ve seen the wholesale price of R22 jump over 25%. If you have spent any time researching this subject on the internet, you’ve seen the numerous...
Webster Bank Arena
At the Webster Bank Arena, Controlled Air, Inc. replaced two boilers which had a gross output of 4,334 MBH and an operating efficiency of 79% with two new high efficiency Sonic SC-4000 Patterson-Kelley boilers. The Sonic 4000 boiler has a gross output of 3,840 MBH and an AHRI thermal efficiency of 96.0%....
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Savings
Controlled Air, Inc, is an active member of CHP EPA Partnership. Each year we submit information about the CHP/Cogeneration project that we complete. In 2015 our six CHP projects have avoided emissions of an estimated 5,720 metric tons of carbon dioxide, compared to conventional energy sources. This includes 2015 avoided emissions of...
University of Bridgeport, Bates Hall VRF System
We planned, designed, managed and installed one complete Lennox VRF system at Bates Hall, a historically recognized building on the campus of University of Bridgeport. This system was chosen due to the lack of space provided and the exceptional zoning capabilities it provides the customer. This system has the ability to...
