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    Free Mobile Tool Calculates Energy Costs of HVAC Filters

    Aug. 29, 2011
    A new analysis tool from Kimberly-Clark Filtration allows users to estimate the life-cycle cost and environmental impact of HVAC air filters via smart phone or other mobile device.

    A new analysis tool from Kimberly-Clark Filtration allows users to estimate the life-cycle cost and environmental impact of HVAC air filters via smart phone or other mobile device.

    Users enter data into an easy-to-use form. The tool then calculates energy costs and annual carbon-dioxide emissions. The resulting data are available in tabular or graph format and can be sent to any e-mail account. Users can see calculations as well as a summary.

    The tool, which is designed for variable-frequency- or variable-speed-fan systems, runs on all versions of iPhone, Android, and Windows Mobile; on Symbian S60 and above; and on Blackberry 4.6 and above. It runs on Blackberry 4.5 with limited graphics.

    The tool is available for free here.

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    Scott Arnold | Executive Editor

    Described by a colleague as "a cyborg ... requir(ing) virtually no sleep, no time off, and bland nourishment that can be consumed while at his desk" who was sent "back from the future not to terminate anyone, but with the prime directive 'to edit dry technical copy' in order to save the world at a later date," Scott Arnold joined the editorial staff of HPAC Engineering in 1999. Prior to that, he worked as an editor for daily newspapers and a specialty-publications company. He has a bachelor's degree in journalism from Kent State University.