Right Choice of Air Filters Can Reduce Energy Consumption in Commercial and Industrial Ventilation Systems

    COVENTRY, ENGLAND, November 21, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- In today's climate change debate, governments are now leaning heavier on commercial and industrial building owners to master the fundamentals of energy efficiency and increase their greenness. With energy usually accounting for 70% of the total life cycle cost of a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, Camfil Farr has steadily focused on improving the efficiency of its air filter products to save energy for customers without compromising indoor air quality.

Expenses associated with building ventilation tend to be substantial and air filters are the only system component that can be changed at reasonable cost. Air filters typically account for about 30% of the total operating cost of a building's HVAC system. Selecting the correct air filters, with the right filter efficiency and lowest pressure drop, will reduce energy consumption sharply while maintaining a healthy indoor air climate for occupants and enhancing the sustainability performance of buildings.

Camfil Farr started to conduct life cycle assessments of filters in the 1990s and has helped thousands of customers reduce energy expense by choosing the optimum air filters. The main environmental impact of air filters is linked to the energy required to circulate air through filters. Camfil Farr has driven R&D towards energy-efficient solutions, starting with long-term collaboration with suppliers of filter media, one of the most important parts of an air filter in addition to its design. This focus on energy and costs has paid off for customers: over a 20-year period, the energy efficiency of Camfil Farr air filters has improved by 60%.

Camfil Farr has also developed tools and services to help customers reduce energy consumption today, such as LCC software for choosing the right air filters and air quality/energy efficiency rating systems to support customers in their filter selection process.

You can read more about energy conservation and air filter efficiency in Camfil Farr's Sustainability Report, the first ever to be published by an air filter manufacturer. The report is available for downloading at http://www.camfilfarr.com/cou_uk/ and also describes the company's initial sustainability actions, goals and performance indicators.

About Camfil Farr Group

The Camfil Farr Group is a world leader in the production and development of air filters and clean air solutions with 24 production units and R&D centres in the Americas, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. The Group, headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, has 3,300 employees and sales in the range of SEK 4.4 billion. International markets account for more than 90 percent of sales. Camfil Farr's business concept is to provide customers with best-in-class air filtration products and services. For further information visit www.camfilfarr.com/cou_uk

Camfil Farr has become the first air filtration company in the world to publish a corporate Sustainability Report. The recently released report, describing the company's initial sustainability actions, goals and performance indicators, is now available for downloading at www.camfilfarr.com in an easy-to-read and environmentally friendly online version.

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