Centre of Greenwich
The Centre at Greenwich needed to replace old outdated and low capacity equipment. The problem was that while needing a higher capacity unit, size was an issue. The town of Greenwich requires that nothing can be viewable from the street. We found a Evapco 600 ton-cooling tower that was the...
Union Plaza Roof Top Replacement
Union Plaza had mismatched, inefficient, and past expectancy roof top units. We installed new high efficiency units and received incentives and rebates that helped pay for a good portion of the project. The new unit was so large the we had to install cat walks for installation and service. We...
Fairfield Police Station Trigeneration
We installed a new TecoGen CM-50 50 kW gas fired Cogeneration unit. We also furnished and installed gas lines, make-up water lines, radiator piping, hot water piping, heat exchanger, circulators, and electrical conduit to make the cogeneration operational and running efficiently. We updated the controls system with wiring to integrate...
Five Guys Burger Roof Top Unit
When we were called in to review Five Guys Burger's RTU they were in bad condition. The equipment was dirty, old parts were just scattered around and there was a belt just lying on the roof. We put the belt back on just to get the equipment running temporarily until the...
IAE Office Space
This amazing remodel included variable speed air handlers and sensors that read the room occupancy. The room sensors control the temperature and air speed, so that when the room is empty no energy is wasted. With shallow ceiling to deck space customized soffits and duct work was required to make...
Carters Roof Top Unit
Carters had a malfunctioning 15-ton heating & cooling rooftop unit. The existing unit had a defective heat exchanger, defective compressor and a refrigerant leak within the condenser. We reclaimed the R-22 per EPA guidelines and removed the old equipment. We then furnished a new high efficiency American Standard RTU with...
Long Wharf Theatre Project Wins Award for “Excellence In Construction”
The Long Wharf Theater Main Stage project has been recognized for an "Excellence In Construction Award" by Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. The Long Wharf Theater received over $24,000 in utility incentives from CL&P for being more efficient than required by code. Controlled Air, Inc. provided them with economical solution through custom design...
Rebates & Incentives
Don't forget that there are multiple rebates and incentives available to help pay for energy efficient upgrades. CPACE - Low Interest loans paid back through the property tax bill. We have many customers who are finding this a great way to help finance upgrades! CHP - The Clean Energy Finance and...
2013 Certificate of Avoided GHG Emissions
[gview file="https://www.controlledair.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Controlled-Air-2013-certificate.pdf"] We received a very exciting letter and certificate from EPA's CHP Partnership Vincent Chiocchio Controlled Air, Inc. 21 A Thompson Rd Branford, CT 06405 Dear Vincent, On behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Combined Heat and Power Partnership, I am pleased to provide you with your organization’s...
Felner Corporation
Felner Corporation is a regular customer of ours. In this job we are replacing 20 roof top units over time. We priced out both regular efficiency and high efficiency units before beginning installation. We were able to get them a rebate on the high efficiency units of $250 per ton,...
Judicial Branch, 920 Broad St.
The Hartford Judicial Branch, Juvenile Court House needed to replace their existing Baltimore Air Coil Cooling Tower, which was badly rusted and falling apart. We installed a new Baltimore Air Coil Cooling tower with a variable frequency drive speed controller, installed new controls, refurbished the cooling tower steel support and...
New Deadly Trend Among Teens
There is a new trend among teens with deadly consequence, freon huffing. Huffing is the inhalation of chemicals, paint or gasoline through the nose or mouth. It is also referred to as sniffing, dusting or bagging. Freon huffing rapidly destroys brain cells and can lead to heart-failure, brain damage or death. It...
CEFIA Releases RFP for Cogeneration (CHP) Pilot Program
CEFIA is charged with administering a three-year $6 million dollar pilot program. The total funding remaining in the program for all selected projects under this competitive solicitation is $5 million dollars. This program will offer support for projects that are below five megawatts. However, funding will not exceed the equivalent...
The Children’s Community School
Controlled Air, Inc. partnered with Alexion Pharmaceuticals, through their community outreach program, to install a security system at the Children's Community School in Waterbury. The school was concerned with safety of their students, they had an on-going struggle with security issues happening both during and after school hours. We installed...
Gas Conversions
Governor Malloy's $7 bil expansion of natural gas has made converting to natural gas a possibility for many homes and businesses. Currently there are no incentives to make the conversion, BUT there are incentives and rebates available for the equipment that will run on natural gas. Depending on your current...
Update on R-22 Refrigerant
The EPA has finally signed the 2012-2014 (yes a little late since it is already 2013) allocation rule for R-22, which dictates how much can be imported and produced. Here are the figures: 2012 55 mil lbs, 38% reduction 2013 63 mil lbs, 21% reduction 2014 50 mil lbs, 18% reduction The amounts allocated...
Energy Efficiency Funding
This is just a quick summary of some funding available in energy efficiency for both large scale and small scale projects: C-PACE Connecticut Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) is an innovative program that is helping commercial, industrial and multi-family property owners access affordable, long-term financing for smart energy upgrades to...
Security & HVAC
Security and HVAC may not be one of the first associations that comes to mind, but it is something that we often consider. There are many instances where security is important during installation or repair of a HVAC systems. Ductwork - Ductwork leaves openings to both the outside and throughout a...
Special Rebates & Incentives Available until 12/31/2012
Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that $3 million in additional energy efficiency incentives are now available for residents and businesses replacing furnaces, boilers, hot water heaters and refrigerators as a result of damage from Super Storm Sandy. These incentives are only available until December 31st. The incentives will apply for...
Special rebates & incentives available to
Did you have equipment destroyed from the storm? Gov. malloy is offering an additional $3 mil in rebates to replace equipment with new energy efficient equipment. This is an amazing opportunity by expires Dec. 31. Contact us for more information 203-481-3531 or call the Connecticut Energy Information Line at 1-877-WISE-Use. These...