Keeping Our World Green | Joseph Merlo Addresses Energy Conservation
In an era of such heightened environmental consciousness, Joseph Merlo believes
that everyone must do their part. On the community level,
Joseph Merlo says that consumer waste
recycling is making great strides to reduce our carbon footprint. But Joseph
Merlo asks what large corporate and industrial facilities can do to green the
planet. These large facilities, explains Joseph Merlo, create more waste than
any single community. Joseph Merlo adds that these places have great potential
to beneficially impact the environment.
Consider how outdated, says Joseph Merlo, the power distribution systems are in
buildings that are hardly 70 years old. Joseph Merlo agrees these buildings are
too young to reinvent their infrastructure. Nevertheless, notes Joseph Merlo,
their electrical systems are too old to keep as they are. Joseph Merlo adds
that there are many ways in which a wasteful industrial facility can reduce its
power load. Drawing less power, says Joseph Merlo, reduces its carbon
footprint. The more unnecessary energy a building draws, explains Joseph Merlo,
the more harm it causes to Earth's environment. Joseph Merlo's experience has
shown that most large commercial and industrial buildings use as much as 30%
more electricity than they actually need. With 2/3 the power, continues Joseph
Merlo, most facilities would still run efficiently. Where does this energy go?
It is burned by inefficient lighting and machinery, answers Joseph Merlo, and
added to the greenhouse emissions in our atmosphere.
Joseph Merlo solves this problem of large-scale power waste by designing
systems of add-on technology that increases operating efficiency. Joseph Merlo
offers a few details about how energy conservation technologies work. One
particular facility that employs Joseph Merlo's energy conservation
technologies is a large-scale fitness center in Georgia. That facility adopted
a group of simple modifications, says Joseph Merlo, which saved significant
energy and money in a short period of time. To begin, notes
Joseph Merlo, all glaring fluorescent lights were replaced with more
pleasant and efficient T8 bulbs. Joseph Merlo reports that the facility also
upgraded current-limiting ballasts to leaner electronic models. According to
Joseph Merlo's instruction, the air conditioning system was fitted with
optimizers that reduced electric demand by changing the compressor cycle.
Joseph Merlo's system also included adding lubricant to refrigerant lines to
make motors run smoother.
This particular large-scale fitness center now runs leaner than Joseph Merlo's
original projections. The facility's electric bills, says Joseph Merlo were
reduced by over $2,500 per month. In the first 12 months after the installation
of Joseph Merlo's energy conservation system, the fitness center saved $32,000
on electricity bills.
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