Utility Solutions for the Institutional Market

Armstrong understands that health-care facilities, hotels, schools and universities are especially hard hit by record-high energy costs. And because utility optimization is our business, we’re familiar with other pressures facing institutions—domestic hot water generation and system temperature control, indoor-air quality, shrinking maintenance staffs, and the threat of Legionella.

Building for the future means dealing with present-day realities. The quest to standardize green buildings through the USA’s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) initiative will reshape how institutions are built and function. If ever you needed a partner who was about more than products . . . it is now.

How Armstrong is helping institutions

Armstrong products put enhanced user safety and Legionella risk reduction at the forefront of both institutional and industrial hot water system design, operation and maintenance. Our products are delivering an unparalleled level of hot water generation and system temperature control while simultaneously improving energy efficiency for institutions around the world. In fact, The Brain^™ from Armstrong is revolutionizing temperature control in institutional hot water systems.

When it comes to improving indoor air quality, Armstrong has been a valuable humidification partner since 1938. Through the design, manufacturing and application of humidification equipment, Armstrong has led the way to countless savings in energy, time and money. And now Armstrong’s free Humid-A-ware^™ humidification sizing and selection software takes the guesswork out of sizing and specifying industrial and commercial humidifiers.

In addition, Armstrong offers a complete range of service options that can improve your entire system. Specialists from Armstrong can visit your location for walkthroughs and follow up with comprehensive system assessments. Our services include:

• Energy auditing that identifies areas of utility system inefficiency
• Engineering design for utility project improvements
• Complete utility operations and maintenance responsibilities
• Turnkey installation
• Project management
• Financing for utility upgrade projects
• Measurement and verification of energy projects
• Complete steam system training

While there may be more than one course of action for you, we will recommend and—if you choose—implement the one(s) that will deliver the greatest benefit. The customized, site-specific solution will improve the efficiency of utility systems today and continue to pay dividends for years to come.

How Armstrong’s steam solutions put an ailing hospital on the road to recovery

A VA hospital in the northeastern United States had an aging infrastructure and reduced maintenance staff. After a steam trap audit exposed a 60% trap failure rate, Armstrong provided a complete turnkey installation of our SteamEye^® remote monitoring system and replaced all the failed traps. The solution gave the hospital control over their system for the first time and netted annualized savings of more than $160,000. Hospital officials were so pleased with the outcome that they began efforts to use the same system at a nearby facility under their jurisdiction.

To review other institutional success stories, consult our Partnership Profiles. And to learn more about how Armstrong’s water temperature controls enhance user safety and reduce the risk of Legionella, go to the menu above. Or click this link to arrange a system assessment.