Free Online Tool Estimates Savings, Environmental Impact of ERV

AIRX Estimator for the Environment calculates the energy savings and environmental impact possible when energy recovery ventilation is utilized in commercial buildings.

Scott Arnold

Sept. 16, 2013

Airxchange Inc., the Rockland, Mass.-based manufacturer of energy-recovery-ventilation (ERV) components, recently announced the release of AIRX Estimator for the Environment, a free online tool designed to quickly calculate the energy savings and environmental impact possible when ERV technology is utilized in commercial buildings.

AIRX Estimator for the Environment quickly quantifies carbon-dioxide reduction by energy source using three pieces of information:

• City (currently available for the United States and Canada only).

• The number of hours the building is occupied.

• Outdoor-airflow rate (cubic feet per minute).

If outdoor-airflow rate is not known, AIRX will estimate one based on ASHRAE standards.

Airxchange also provides AIRX calculators for direct-expansion, central-plant, and electric heat systems. They are available at http://bit.ly/AIRX_Estimator.

About the Author

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.