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The
Green building approach
enables building owners
and managers to reduce
energy consumption,
improve the work
environment, and reduce
the environmental
impacts of building
operations. Buildings
must reduce operating
costs, increase occupant
productivity, and
decrease health
complaints,and be
environmentally
responsible to be
considered a green
building. To ensure
this, HVAC systems have
an important role to
play since many of the
green building factors
are directly or
indirectly affected by
the performance of the
HVAC systems. An
integrated and holistic
design process beginning
at a project’s inception
is required to optimize
the HVAC design and
operation for green
buildings. A few new
HVAC technologies have
been used or considered
at present. Currently,
these technologies are
being used successfully
in some niche
applications, and
performance improvements
will continue to drive
down system costs and
accelerate integration
of the new systems
within conventional HVAC
systems. If green means
happier tenants and
healthier occupancy
rates, more building
owners will want to
incorporate these
technologies to gain a
powerful market
advantage. As a primary
HVAC engineering company
we at CES pledge to work
building designers to
bring this into reality
and contribute to the
green revolution.
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