Stony Creek Brewery
Stony Creek Brewery was new construction. We worked in combination with Pat Munger Construction and Joseph T Sepot Architects. Controlled Air, Inc. installed 3 gas/electric roof top units with curbs and economizers, 4 ignition gas fired heaters, dampers, one split system, electric baseboard heating, duct work distribution system, piping, controls...
Bridgeport Microgrid
The Bridgeport Microgrid was acquired by Scale Microgrid Solutions in 2021. Bridgeport Microgrid is a partnership between OR&L Construction in Branford, Controlled Air and Power Island Energy in Jacksonville, Fla. Controlled Air, Inc. will be in charge of the design build concept. This includes the design and installation of the...
Update on R-22 Replacements
R-22 Replacements R22 Replacement – As we had previously reported, the price of R22 continues to rise. Since the start of the summer season, we’ve seen the wholesale price of R22 jump over 25%. If you have spent any time researching this subject on the internet, you’ve seen the numerous...
Heat Exchangers
Cooler weather is quickly approaching. With the hot summer we had, the last thing we might think about is the heating components of our HVAC system. In a rooftop unit or furnace, the transfer of heat from the direct fire to the air flowing into the space is the job...
Webster Bank Arena
At the Webster Bank Arena, Controlled Air, Inc. replaced two boilers which had a gross output of 4,334 MBH and an operating efficiency of 79% with two new high efficiency Sonic SC-4000 Patterson-Kelley boilers. The Sonic 4000 boiler has a gross output of 3,840 MBH and an AHRI thermal efficiency of 96.0%....
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Savings
Controlled Air, Inc, is an active member of CHP EPA Partnership. Each year we submit information about the CHP/Cogeneration project that we complete. In 2015 our six CHP projects have avoided emissions of an estimated 5,720 metric tons of carbon dioxide, compared to conventional energy sources. This includes 2015 avoided emissions of...
The Final Phaseout of R-22
The final phase-out of R-22 will once again be impacting supplies and prices of R-22. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) final phasedown schedule is as follows: Drop from 51 million pounds allowed in 2014 to 22 million pounds beginning Jan. 1, 2015. Subsequently, 18 million pounds of new and...
Legionella
Legionella is an air-borne bacteria that can affect those working in close proximity with Cooling Towers, Evaporative Condensers, and Fluid Coolers, as well as those inside closed office buildings. Cooling towers, evaporative condensers and fluid coolers use a fan to move air through a recirculated water system. This allows a...
University of Bridgeport, Bates Hall VRF System
We planned, designed, managed and installed one complete Lennox VRF system at Bates Hall, a historically recognized building on the campus of University of Bridgeport. This system was chosen due to the lack of space provided and the exceptional zoning capabilities it provides the customer. This system has the ability to...
Ice Dams
What is an Ice Dam? An ice dam is a hump of ice that forms at the edge of the roof. Ice dams form when a home’s escaping heat warms the roof and melts the underside of the snow layer on the roof. Water trickles down the roof until it reaches the...
Knotter Drive
The Knotter office building required a complete rebuild. The front entry needed to be redesigned because they had taken over the whole building and previously there had been multiple companies within the space. The heating and cooling was a challenge because the entryway was made mostly of glass, making so...
Bethel Library
In the Bethel Library we completed a second floor tenet fit out. We installed an entire building controls system which included lighting, and air handlers. Their existing heating and lighting system was either continuously on or continuously off. Their system was wasting both money and energy. In the new controls...
Augustana Homes
Augustana Homes required a hot water and domestic, heating boiler replacement. New pumps throughout. New boiler plant and new controls. A New chimney flue for a 10 story pipe. They received no incentives this time, but still chose a high efficiency boilers
Service Contracts & Summer Emergencies
When the heat of the summer is at full blast remember that service contract customers receive priority service over customers with no contract. If you do not have a service contract you will be added to a list and we will get to you as soon as possible. We would...
Generators for Storm Season
The last few summers we have seen severe storms in the Northeast region. Tropical storms and hurricanes normally mean a good possibility of power outages. Controlled Air, Inc. can install stand-by generators or cogeneration systems that can also function as generators. Cogeneration works best in situations that require heat and...
Controlled Air Inc, recognized by Johnson Controls, Inc. as Contractor of the Year
For Immediate Release: Controlled Air, Inc. of Branford, CT, was recently recognized by Johnson Controls, Inc. (NYSE: JCI) as a top performing Authorized Building Controls Specialist (ABCS) contractor at a national sales conference in Orlando, Florida. Controlled Air, Inc. was honored for exceptional sales over the previous year measured as...
Rochambeau Elementary School
Region 15 Schools had old, inefficient oil fired burners for two existing boilers. We furnished and installed two Powerflame gas fired burners and made the necessary modifications to mount the burners. We were required to run new gas line from the meter, across the roof and down into the boiler...
Boiler Lite CPACE
We have talked about CPACE before, but there are some new aspects of CPACE that are of interest. CPACE not only can help fund larger million dollar projects, but can also help you upgrade and perform fuel switches on boilers. CPACE allows for no out of pocket expenses. They provide...
Porta-Fab Enclosures
Controlled Air, Inc. is now an authorized dealer for PortaFab enclosures. PortaFab products allow us to design and build critical environments such as cleanrooms, data rooms, security enclosures, environmental rooms, temperature and humidity sensitive rooms. PortaFab's modular walls can be installed quickly and cleanly, with no mess or construction debris....
