Case Studies

Silver Creek High School

Twelve units were installed to a 32,000sq.ft helicopter servicing building with a floor to roof height of 12m. The Works Manager, Jeff Peterson, reported that before the units were installed, most of the men had to wear jackets during the winter mo of readings were taken and it was found that even with a 12m high ceiling, the temperature was within 1°C between floor and ceiling. The Works Manager also stated that he had turned down the heating thermostat by 10°C saving more than 30% of the winter heating costs. Inevitably, all the workforce reported how much more pleasant the working conditions were.

Heli-Support at Fort Collins

Twelve units were installed to a 32,000sq.ft helicopter servicing building with a floor to roof height of 12m. The Works Manager, Jeff Peterson, reported that before the units were installed, most of the men had to wear jackets during the winter mo of readings were taken and it was found that even with a 12m high ceiling, the temperature was within 1°C between floor and ceiling. The Works Manager also stated that he had turned down the heating thermostat by 10°C saving more than 30% of the winter heating costs. Inevitably, all the workforce reported how much more pleasant the working conditions were.

Western Disposal Services

Western Disposal operates 40 waste collection trucks in Boulder City,
which often get caked in ice and snow by the time they return to the Depot. If any servicing is required, this always proves to be a problem working in such difficult conditions with the busy Workshops inevitably often being very cold at floor level. The units have overcome this problem by harvesting all the wasted heat that was carried up to roof level of the Workshop and so it has enabled Western Disposal not only to substantially reduce their heating bills for this unit but also to have a much happier workforce!

One of the dilemmas with any Vehicle Workshop is that the roller shutter doors inevitably have to be regularly opened, allowing cold air in.

However, by forcing the hot air down from roof level, this major problem is negated. Not only is there a substantial saving in heating costs but it provides far safer and more pleasant working conditions, since the Heat Harvester™ can be directed at their very point of work contact, to create a 'warm air curtain' into their very workstation. It is easy to see how this philosophy can be extended to other situations of creating ideal working conditions.