DELTA, BC,
Feb. 22 /PRNewswire/ - ATI AirTest
Technologies (TSXV:AAT) announced today that its proprietary carbon
monoxide (CO) sensor-based garage ventilation system achieved a
93.9% kilowatt hour (kWh) savings and 95.7% reduction in peak
kilowatt (kW) demand at a 220-car parking garage in the heart of
San Francisco's financial
district. Engineers for the regional utility, Pacific Gas
& Electric (PG&E), verified the savings.
Nagle Energy Solutions (NES), a leading
green-technology consulting, sales and installation company, sold,
designed and installed the system at 600 California Street, which
is owned and operated by Boston-based Beacon Capital Partners.
"The combination of AirTest's innovative technology
and Nagle Energy Solutions' ventilation strategy and project
design, including accurate power-consumption measurements and
detailed calculation methodologies, is exceptional," said
Alfred Scaramelli, Senior Vice
President for Beacon Capital Partners. "They delivered
exceptional energy savings."
The CO sensor-based, demand control ventilation
(DCV) system utilizes a proprietary, smart-control logic that
detects and measures vehicle fumes in the garage space and then
modulates fan speeds to prevent CO levels from exceeding 10 parts
per million (ppm) for extended periods of time. This enables
it to consistently achieve greater energy savings - up to 95% -
than traditional "on/off" sensor based ventilation control systems
while better ensuring the health and safety of building occupants
and visitors by providing continuous ventilation.
The 600 California Street garage is ventilated by
five (5) exhaust fans totaling 130 horsepower (HP). Combined,
the garage fans consumed 241,655-kilowatt hours (kWh) and 91.62
peak kilowatts (kW) per year at an annual cost of $25,100. Post-installation data logging by
PG&E engineers showed AirTest's smart-control logic and the NES
ventilation design achieved an annual energy savings amounting to
226,899 kWh and 87.7 kW in demand reduction. That represents
a 93.9% reduction in kWh consumption and a 95.7% decrease in peak
kW demand when operated on the recommended time schedule. According
to George Graham, President of
AirTest, "These types of savings are typical of what we can achieve
with the AirTest approach to garage ventilation control".
Upon verifying the energy savings, PG&E issued
a $21,500 rebate to 600 California
Street property management. The garage DCV system will pay
for itself in just 22 months, and Beacon Capital Partners' annual
cost(s) to ventilate its garage will drop by $23,600 - a 94% decrease.
About AirTest: AirTest
Technologies, Inc. (www.airtest.com) is a Green-Tech company
specializing in sensors that improve commercial building operating
efficiency and, at the same time, generate energy savings.
These sensors are all based on technical innovations developed in
the last 10-plus years and comprise a growing second wave of energy
saving technologies that make a significant contribution to the
sustainability of buildings. AirTest offers its products to
leading-edge building owners, contractors and energy service
companies targeting the buildings market.
About NES: Based in Menlo Park, CA, Nagle Energy Solutions
(www.nagle-energy.com) is a green technology consulting,
distribution and installation company providing expert strategies
and superior technologies designed to dramatically improve
commercial and governmental property operating efficiencies and, as
a result, generate sizable energy savings. In particular, NES
sells/installs AirTest's carbon monoxide (CO) and carbon dioxide
(CO2) sensor systems, each of which significantly reduce energy
costs. NES extends its sales, service and installation
capabilities to all major U.S. markets.
Statements about the Company's future
expectations and all other statements in this press release other
than historical facts are "forward looking statements". The Company
intends that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe
harbours created thereby. Since these statements involve risks and
uncertainties and are subject to change at any time, the Company's
actual results may differ materially from the expected
results.
SOURCE AirTest Technologies Inc.
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