ENERGY SAVING
Clearing the air M
ore than a third of the UK’s energy is consumed by the HVAC systems that heat, cool, clean and distribute air in around 200,000 buildings across the country. Furthermore, half the
energy bill in a typical commercial building, is for the HVAC system and 30% of that is directly related to the air fi lter. Strange then that the fi ltration part of the system is often overlooked. In fact, ensuring the air inside our buildings is clean is not important
only for health and well-being. Air used in ventilation and cooling systems must be clean to ensure eff ective plant effi ciency which can have a signifi cant impact on running costs and equipment lifespan. The Federation of European Heating, Ventilating and Air-Conditioning Associations – which represents more than 120,000 HVAC designers, building services engineers, technicians and experts across 27 European countries –estimates that a potential annual saving of 5TWh is available
46 January 2020 A badly selected fi lter can cost over £500 per year whereas low energy
air fi lters typically save 30% in energy consumption. Indeed, eff ective management, maintenance and procurement of high-quality air fi ltration systems allow managers to quickly see a reduction in energy bills. Paybacks within revenue budgets are typically less than three months. The function of an air fi lter in air conditioning applications is to clean the air that we breathe to a prescribed level (ePM1 60% class fi lters to ISO 16890). In order to achieve this, the air fi lter must perform at this level throughout its installed lifetime.
Clean air from high-quality air fi lters helps save energy, money and the planet. Mark Taylor of Camfi l demonstrates how procuring the best fi lters can increase energy performance and reduce total cost of ownership of a HVAC system.
by switching to low energy air fi lters in the European Union. In the UK, this equates to £500 million in energy savings. Indeed, my own company has delivered identifi ed energy savings of more than £2 million to UK sites by installing low energy air fi lters in HVAC systems.
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