Industries

Rack densities are climbing faster than most cooling plant was designed for, while operators are held to tighter targets on energy, water and, increasingly, what happens to the waste heat. All of it has to be solved without putting uptime at risk.

Yield depends on air that stays within narrow limits of temperature, humidity, pressure and cleanliness. Holding those limits takes very high air volumes, which makes HVAC one of the largest energy users on site and one of the best places to look for savings.

Industrial sites combine large ventilated volumes, process heating and cooling, and plant that has often been extended many times over decades. Heat is frequently rejected in one part of the site while being paid for in another.

Owners and developers face energy performance requirements that keep tightening, tenants who expect comfort and good air quality, and central plant that is reaching the end of its life. The decisions made at replacement time set the building's running cost for the next twenty years.