Energy efficient heating and cooling
Upgrade your heating and cooling system, lower your utility bills
As much as half of the energy used in a building is consumed by its heating and cooling system. Making smart, informed decisions about your structure’s heating, ventilation and air conditioning can have a significant effect on your utility bills—and the comfort of your indoor spaces. We offer the latest heating and cooling technology from Toshiba, Carrier, Inventor, Gauzer and Rehau to help you maximize natural resources and lower your energy costs.
- Inverter A/C units
- Radiant floor heating systems
- Geothermal heating and cooling systems
- Propane gas systems
Inverter A/C units are energy efficient, strong and run quieter than more conventional air conditioners that have fixed speed motors. When compared to a fixed speed unit, inverter systems offer many benefits:
- Inverter units are more energy efficient than fixed speed units and can save you between 30 to 40 percent on your monthly electricity bill.
- Inverter units achieve desired room temperatures much more quickly and run much quieter than fixed speed units.
- Inverter units maintain a more precise room temperature, in contrast to fixed speed units, which experience constant temperature fluxuations and typically miss the desired temperature setting by several degrees.
The main difference between an inverter unit and a fixed speed system is how electricity is consumed. Inverter units are efficient and vary their output to maintain constant room temperature—they start up only using the minimum electricity required and automatically adjust to the temperature needs without turning on or off. In contrast, fixed speed units continuously turn themselves on and off to achieve a desired temperature. This cycle of start and stop wastes energy and runs up utility bills.
There are two types of inverter units available for installation in your business or home:
- Central unit with air ducts. Our recommended method of heating and cooling your interior spaces. A high efficiency central unit is installed in your building and air is circulated to different parts of the structure through air channels. Ducts can be hidden in walls or exposed, depending on the characteristics of your space. Central units can also be fitted for ionic air filters and set up to bring fresh air from the outside into the unit, which improves the overall air quality in the building.
- Split unit. When a central unit is not an option, split units are also available with inverter technology. Split units consist of an exterior component—which can be installed on the ground, roof or wall, depending on the structure—and either a single mounted interior unit or several mounted interior units, depending on your heating and cooling needs.
One of the most energy efficient ways to heat your building is with a radiant floor heating system. In-floor heating systems are not only eco-friendly and more efficient than traditional radiator heating systems, they also provide more living space and create a healthier indoor environment.
Radiant floor heating involves installing water-heated tubing under your building's concrete floors. The heat from the concrete floor, an ideal carrier of radiant heat because of its thermal mass, warms everything it touches and radiates throughout the room from the ground up, creating an even heating as well as a comfortable living space.
Offering comfort as well as high efficiency, in-floor radiant heating systems consume less energy to achieve the same level of output as traditional radiator systems. In-floor systems run on up to 40 percent less energy than radiators partly because they use a lower water temperature to function. An in-floor system only needs water between 30 and 40 C to function, while a radiator requires a higher water temperature of 75 to 90 C. When installed in a home, in-floor heating systems can yield an energy savings of 25 to 50 percent. Commercial installations can yield a savings of up to 60 percent. Other benefits of radiant in-floor heating include:
- No drafts or noise during operation
- Easy to control and consistent temperature
- No dust or allergens circulated through the air
To achieve an even greater level of efficiency in your building, in-floor heating systems are easily adaptable to other energy efficient heat sources, such as solar and geothermal.
Geothermal heating and cooling systems
Geothermal technology can provide energy efficient heating and cooling to your residence or commercial building. Working in harmony with the environment, a low maintenance geothermal system can cut your monthly energy bills by up to 80 percent.
A geothermal system utilizes the energy from the sun, which is stored in the earth at a depth of one meter 20 centimeters and remains a constant temperature year round, to heat and cool homes and buildings. Consisting of an indoor unit and a buried earth loop, a geothermal heating and cooling system capitalizes on these constant temperatures.
In the winter, fluid circulating through the system's earth loop absorbs stored heat and carries it indoors. The indoor unit compresses the heat to a higher temperature and distributes it throughout the building. In the summer, the system reverses, pulling heat from the building, carrying through the earth loop and depositing it in the cooler earth.
Unlike conventional systems, geothermal systems do not burn fossil fuel to generate heat—they are designed to simply transfer heat to and from the earth. This process makes geothermal heating and cooling technology more than three times more efficient as the most efficient conventional system.
Propane is an environmentally friendly, cost effective and clean burning fuel to use in your home or business. A more efficient energy choice than electricity, utilizing propane gas in your building can cut your utility bills in half. Propane is extremely safe, non-toxic and has a variety of applications.
Use propane gas to heat your home
After heating and cooling your home, your electric water heater is the main culprit for high energy bills. Upgrading your building with a propane water heaters are 50 percent more energy efficient than electric water heaters and can cut your energy bills in half.
In addition to being energy efficient, gas water heaters have additional benefits:
- Less expensive. Propane gas heaters are up to 30 percent less expensive to operate than electric tanks.
- Quicker recovery rates. Propane gas produces more hot water than an electric heater of the same size. This means more hot water when you need it.
- Low maintenance. Propane water heaters require less maintenance than electric heaters because they do not have the same heating elements to burn out. Because of this, propane water heaters can save you thousands of euros over the life of the unit.
Use propane gas to cook your food
Upgrading your home with a gas stove will provide you with years of energy efficient and precise cooking. Gas ovens are approximately 50 percent more efficient than electric ovens, less expensive to operate and offer many advantages to the home cook:
- Accuracy. Not only do gas stoves heat up much more quickly than electric, the heat change on a gas stove is immediate and precise.
- Kitchen temperature. Gas stoves create less overall heat in the kitchen than electric stoves. In addition, gas stove tops stay much cooler than electric, protecting you from accidental burns.
- Power outage. During a power outage, gas stoves are still operable for cooking, as opposed to electric stoves, which will not work as long as the electricity is out.
Use propane gas to dry your clothes
High efficiency gas dryers will dry your clothes more quickly and for less money than electric models. Not only are they more economical to run, gas dryers also provide the following benefits:
- Environmentally friendly. Many gas dryers can sense when your clothes are dry, which conserves energy. In addition, because gas dryers use less electricity, they rely less on what is produced by coal-fired electric power plants, thus reducing carbon dioxide emissions.
- Gentle on clothing. Gas dryers dissipate heat more quickly, reducing wrinkles. Gas dryers also reduce the amount clothes shrink because the heat and moisture levels are monitored throughout the cycle and the dryer turns off automatically when the load is finished. Gas dryers also cut down on static cling.
- Easy to use. Gas dryers now offer touch controls, digital displays and other computer based technology, which can help you select customized dryer times and help protect your delicate fabrics.
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