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They will also benefit from improved service and maintenance,
and the reduction in CAPEX and OPEX with regards to the
solution they currently have. CaaS will improve the lifetime of
the equipment and remove premature failures, which currently
occur at the customer site due to inadequate operation and
maintenance.
Through CaaS, Cooling Tech aims to enable the customer
to reduce expenses on their cooling equipment and redirect
these funds to their core needs: providing to the persons in the
building a more comfortable working environment thereby
enhancing their overall experience.
GRUPO CLIMA
The company is evaluating the possibility to implement
CaaS for several of its customers, including a premium
location certified by the US Green Building Council, where the
installation, operation and maintenance will be provided by
Grupo Clima. As a green building-certified asset, the building
needs to have less negative environmental impact than
standard buildings.
To achieve this, Grupo Clima will retrofit the existing
equipment with a highly energy-efficient variable refrigerant
flow (VRF) system that offers superior indoor air quality
monitoring as well. Every outdoor unit will be equipped with
multiple inverter-driven compressors that provide efficiency
and comfort.
The entire system will be monitored remotely from Grupo
Clima’s offices, while timely alerts will support in maintaining
the system and keeping it running at its most efficient level.
Overall, the new system will provide key advantages to
the client, including higher efficiency, better maintenance,
increased comfort, lower operation costs, and removing
the need for large distribution fans, water pumps, and large
hydronic pipes.
Furthermore, since the systems will be remotely
monitored, valuable real estate space will be freed-up in the
building. Overall, the project will enable the customer to reopen
its business more rapidly after the lockdown during the
global pandemic, while strongly supporting the vision of low-
or zero-net energy buildings.
KOOLBOKS
The team is focusing on providing high-tech energy efficient
and solar-powered freezers and refrigerators to local small
businesses in Nigeria. Two strong applications are being
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