This webinar programme is aimed at assisting you with your business processes demonstrating how substantial energy saving opportunities can be made. Each Webinar lasts no more than 30-45 minutes and is free of charge.

Camfil Farr is a global manufacturer of air filtration equipment and associated services. Camfil’s challenge is to educate Property & Estates Managers and Energy Assessors about the substantial energy saving opportunities (25-50%) that can be made by replacing existing filter assets with low energy air filters. Air Filters consume about 30% of the energy used in such systems. A badly selected filter can cost over £500 per year. Find out how you can minimise energy use, make energy savings and reduce carbon emissions from your buildings by registering for these useful Webinars.

The webinar programme is suitable for:

• Property & Estates Professionals
• Facilities Management & Maintenance Professionals
• Building Services Engineers
• Sustainability Professionals
• Energy Managers
• Low Carbon Consultants
• Energy Assessors
• Air Conditioning Inspectors

Monday 11th October at 10:30 - Air Conditioning Inspections
People see the Air Conditioning Energy Inspections as a burden rather than a benefit, instead of seeing the AC Inspection as an opportunity to get air conditioning systems to run better and save money as well as Carbon. Register here.

Friday 15th October at 10:30 – Practice what we preach – Implementing BS EN 16001
Register to find out how Camfil Farr became the first UK Manufacturing Company to achieve Energy Management British Standard EN 16001. Register here.

Monday 18th October at 10:30 – Air Filtration Design and Application
It is often overlooked that Air Filtration systems when well designed and properly operated can deliver very substantial energy cost savings and carbon reduction while still delivering the required Air Quality. This training webinar is focused on Energy Efficiency with additional modules that briefly cover Air Quality, Filter theory and testing, Market sectors and filter types. Register here.

Friday 22nd October at 14:30 – Low Carbon Consultants / Energy Assessors
Camfil filters can reduce your energy bills by between 25- 50% – ideal for CRC compliance and energy reduction targets. Minimise energy use and carbon emissions from buildings simply by upgrading to Low Energy Air Filters. Register here.

Monday 25th October at 14:30 – Sustainability Energy Saving Pharmaceutical & General Focus
“If you do what you have always done, you will get what you always got – expensive Energy costs” Pharma & General Industries have never faced a more challenging period, when does a challenge become an opportunity? Register here.

Friday 29th October at 14:30 – Air Conditioning Inspections
People see the Air Conditioning Energy Inspections as a burden rather than a benefit, instead of seeing the AC Inspection as an opportunity to get air conditioning systems to run better and save money as well as Carbon. Register here.

Monday 1st November at 10:30 – Sustainability Energy Saving Pharmaceutical & General Focus
“If you do what you have always done, you will get what you always got – expensive Energy costs” Pharma & General Industries have never faced a more challenging period, when does a challenge become an opportunity? Register here.

Monday 8th November at 14:30 – Practice what we preach – Implementing BS EN 16001
Register to find out how Camfil Farr became the first UK Manufacturing Company to achieve Energy Management British Standard EN 16001. Register here.

Friday 12th November at 10:30 – Low Carbon Consultants / Energy Assessors
Camfil filters can reduce your energy bills by between 25- 50% – ideal for CRC compliance and energy reduction targets. Minimise energy use and carbon emissions from buildings simply by upgrading to Low Energy Air Filters. Register here.

Monday 22nd November at 14:30 – Air Filtration Design and Application
It is often overlooked that Air Filtration systems when well designed and properly operated can deliver very substantial energy cost savings and carbon reduction while still delivering the required Air Quality. This training webinar is focused on Energy Efficiency with additional modules that briefly cover Air Quality, Filter theory and testing, Market sectors and filter types. Register here.

For more information about low energy air filters or to find out how you can minimise energy use, make energy savings and reduce carbon emissions from your buildings visit www.lowenergyairfilter.co.uk and subscribe to the RSS feed here or subscribe to Camfil Farr FEED by Email.   We regularly post about filter technology, clean air solutions, improving air quality, low energy air filters, CRC (Carbon Reduction Commitment), AHUs (Air Handling Units) and the EPBD.

The Camfil Ltd Team

Building:               Cosmetic Manufacturing Facility

Environment:         Urban Environment

Camfil Farr - Case Study - Pharmaceutical Manufacturer

Roger Goodhead, Maintenance Manager at LF Beauty (formerly PB Beauty) gave Camfil an opportunity to show just how much can be saved by switching to Low Energy Air Filters. Following an opportunity assessment survey in July 2009 three Air Handling Units were selected to upgrade to Low energy Air Filters.

A key objective of the project was to prove that the energy savings could be achieved whilst at the same time delivering an extended service life by using Camfil Low Energy Air Filters. This design of filter maximises the effective media surface being presented to the airflow which increases the filters ability to trap and retain dirt particles. Equally importantly, this combination of unique materials and superior design reduces the power needed to push the air through the filters and therefore saves energy.

An added benefit of using the fine fibres used in this range of Low Energy Air Filters is an increase in the collection efficiency and therefore an improvement in the Indoor Air Quality (IAQ).

Finally monitoring of the Filter pressure gauges to the Air Handling Units has helped to further improve the ongoing monitoring and maximise the full life cycle of the filters.

The primary filters were being changed four time each year and the secondary filters annually. By upgrading to the Camfil 30/30 extended surface pre filters and the Camfil Hi Flo, Low Energy Air Filters the change frequency has been reduced by half. This has reduced the cost of replacement filters as well as the cost of labour to fit the filters and waste disposal costs to remove them.

“We are very happy with the trials.  The quality of the Low Energy Air Filters has proven the longevity so far.  Once the trials are completed we will proceed to upgrade all Air Handling Units on site”

Quote from Roger Goodhead.

Savings

From the opportunity assessment survey and report presented, the projected savings were as follows, based on 7 Air Handling Units over a 5 year period.

Read Camfil Farr – Case Study – Pharmaceutical Manufacturing – Beauty Products

For more information about low energy air filters or to find out how you can minimise energy use, make energy savings and reduce carbon emissions from your buildings visit www.lowenergyairfilter.co.uk and subscribe to the RSS feed here or subscribe to Camfil Farr FEED by Email. We regularly post about filter technology, clean air solutions, improving air quality, low energy air filters, CRC (Carbon Reduction Commitment), AHUs (Air Handling Units) and the EPBD.

The Camfil Ltd Team

Building: Education & research establishment

Environment: City Centre Environment

Camfil Case Study - Cardiff University

In November 2008 Camfil were in discussions with John Blakemore, Maintenance Manager at Cardiff University looking at ways that we could help the institution to reduce their CO₂ impact and save money.  We proposed that by using Low Energy Air Filters within the existing Air Handling Units the energy costs would be reduced together with reductions in the cost of filters, labour and waste disposal.

It was agreed that an in situ trial would be the best way to determine exactly what savings could be made by switching to Low Energy Air Filters and The Henry Wellcome Building at the University Hospital of Cardiff was selected.

In January 2009 Camfil Low Energy Air Filters were fitted into the existing frames and the trial commenced.  Data recorded during this implementation shows the effect of using these filters which have a much lower resistance to the air flow.  Following the initial installation of the Low Energy Air Filters, the fan motor variable speed drives (VSD) were able to step down from 45Hz (90%) to 35Hz (70%).

Upgrading to Camfil 30/30 pre filters has doubled the lifetime of the first stage filters and changing the second stage bag filters to a Camfil Hi Flo Low Energy Air Filters has resulted in these filters not being changed since they were fitted more than one and a half years ago.  As well as consuming less energy, the cost for replacement filters, labour for changing filters and the associated waste disposal have all been greatly reduced.

“We are now 18 months into the trial.  The Low Energy Air Filters are still lasting at our Henry Wellcome building, which is more than we expected.  Reducing the Variable Speed Drives by 20% has also helped to maintain running costs to a minimum”

Quote from John Blakemore.

Summary of Savings:

From the opportunity assessment survey and report presented, the projected savings onsite were as follows, based on 4 off Air Handling Units over a 5 year period:

Read Camfil Farr – Case Study – Cardiff University

For more information about low energy air filters or to find out how you can minimise energy use, make energy savings and reduce carbon emissions from your buildings visit www.lowenergyairfilter.co.uk and subscribe to the RSS feed here or subscribe to Camfil Farr FEED by Email. We regularly post about filter technology, clean air solutions, improving air quality, low energy air filters, CRC (Carbon Reduction Commitment), AHUs (Air Handling Units) and the EPBD.

The Camfil Ltd Team

Camfil achieve Energy Management Standard BS EN 16001 (pictured: Bill Wilkinson)

Camfil Farr is a world leading developer and manufacturer of air filters and clean air solutions, and its Haslingden site began to work towards ISO 16001 in January 2010. After a successful 2nd stage audit by BSI they were certified with a presentation on 30th July 2010.

The new energy standard BS EN 16001 represents the latest best practice in energy management, building upon existing national standards and initiatives. The standard enables companies to develop and implement an energy management policy, identify areas of significantly high energy consumption and target energy reductions.

Camfil Ltd decided to implement ISO 16001 to formalise the energy saving actions and commitments that had become part of the company’s culture since ISO 14001 certification
in 2001. Camfil Ltd SHEQ Manager, Brian Haslam, said: “the methodology for 16001 is different to 14001 – it’s a systems approach which is about ‘doing’ rather than ‘not doing’, which
14001’s preventative actions can feel like. It’s been a breath of fresh air!”

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We look forward to hearing from you soon.

The Camfil Ltd Team

Every time cold weather hits the Norwegian city of Bergen, air quality declines. A layer of pollution builds over the city because of a phenomenon known as temperature inversion: when the air above Bergen happens to be warmer than city air, cooler polluted air in the centre cannot rise and be dispersed into the upper atmosphere and forms a “lid” over the city.

Bergen’s air tends to become most polluted when there are long spells of cold weather – the case this past winter. When pollutions levels reached their highest during the winter of 2009 – 2010, the city provided free express bus services from the suburbs in an attempt to reduce car emissions downtown. The city’s schools and day care centres were almost closed because of the concerns about public health. The cold weather succeeded in making Bergen the most polluted European City in the beginning of 2010.

Gateway to the fjords

However, Bergen is not only associated with air pollutions. This beautifully situated city is the second largest in Norway with 240,000 inhabitants. It is the gateway to the country’s enchanting fjords. Bergen is also the centre of Western Norway, a region that has leading position within the energy, seafood and maritime sectors.

But Bergen’s poor air quality has become a growing concern. An action plan for better air, first developed by the municipal government in 2004, as been revised and emergency measures are implemented as needed today to reduce potential health risks. The main problem is sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions. Exposure to these gases and other air pollutants can affect health in many ways and have both short-term and long-term effects, especially for people suffering from asthma, heart and lung disease.

When outdoor pollution becomes IAP

Pollutants in outdoor air can be introduced in interior spaces if they are present in outdoor air supplied to air handling units (AHU’s) and are not effectively removed by air filters. As a result, harmful outdoor particles and gases can be distributed in ventilations air throughout the premises and contribute to indoor air pollutions (IAP). During the past winter, risk groups in Bergen were urged to stay inside to reduce their exposure to pollution, nut no indoor air in the city was necessarily free of pollutants.

City – Flo to the rescue

To improve overall indoor air quality (IAQ) in urban areas, Norway’s leading indoor climate contractor GK Norge A/S, recommends installing Camfil Farr’s City-Flo XL for particulate and molecular filtration.

City-Flo XL removes particles, odours and gases – including ozone, sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide – as well as volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). With City-Flo XL installed in the AHUs of public and commercial buildings, occupants are guaranteed a high level of IAQ as set out in European Standard EN 13779.

On the march in Norway.

GK Norge is working on switching to City-Flo XL for its HVAC service contracts in all large cities in Norway. The Bergen case makes this decision even more relevant today. The company is committed to improving IAQ for metropolitan customers exposed to high levels of air pollution. GK Norge also promotes the health and productivity benefits of providing high IAQ in work environments.

This has been confirmed by a number of reports since the installation of City-Flo XL in Bergen buildings. The following is an example:

The fire-fighters of a Bergen fire brigade noted a major difference in IAQ at their station after City-Flo XL was installed. The station is housed in a building in the city centre on a street where vehicle traffic is heavy. A total of 14 AHUs server the entire building and the average air flow is 6,000 m3/h per unit. City-Flo XL was installed in three AHUs, and due to the noticeable improvements in IAQ, the customer has now ordered the filter for installation in the remaining 11 units.

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