Resources for commercial and industrial HVAC cooling applications, including system reliability, sizing considerations, and temperature control guidance.
Chiller plant operation typically represents 40-60% of a commercial facility's total HVAC energy use. For facilities with significant cooling loads, even modest efficiency improvements translate... (continue reading)
The choice between variable speed and constant speed air-cooled chillers is one of the most consequential decisions in commercial HVAC system design — and it's... (continue reading)
In most commercial facilities, HVAC cooling represents one of the largest line items in the energy budget. Air-cooled chillers are often the primary driver of... (continue reading)
Industrial and commercial chiller failures rarely happen without warning. In most cases, the early indicators are there — rising energy consumption, minor temperature swings, a... (continue reading)
The air-cooled vs. water-cooled chiller question comes up in nearly every chiller specification conversation — and it's rarely as straightforward as it first appears. Both... (continue reading)
Air-cooled chillers are built to be durable — but they're not invincible. Like any mechanical system operating continuously under variable load and environmental conditions, they... (continue reading)
Chilled water temperature is one of the most consequential setpoints in a commercial or industrial HVAC system — and one of the most commonly set... (continue reading)
A cooling load calculation is the foundation of every well-designed commercial HVAC system. It determines how much heat a chiller must remove to maintain setpoint... (continue reading)
If you've spent any time evaluating commercial or industrial cooling options, you've almost certainly come across air-cooled HVAC chillers — and for good reason. They're... (continue reading)
Industrial and commercial chiller sizing is one of those decisions that looks straightforward on paper but frequently goes wrong in practice. An undersized unit can't... (continue reading)