FACILITY: Clothing Manufacturing Plant - Chicago, IL

PROBLEMS:

• Old gas-fired boiler system was expensive to maintain and operate.
• Higher gas bills and increased operating costs reduced company profits.
• Uneven heating throughout the 126,000 sq. ft. building.
• Very cold dock door areas caused worker complaints.
• Poor winter/summer ventilation.

SOLUTIONS:

• Local heating contractor recommended and installed Thru-Wall, Cambridge Blow-Thru® Space Heaters around the perimeter of the brick building.
• Cambridge included this facility in their unique Building Study Program where customer gas bills are collected and loggers are installed to monitor temperatures throughout the building.

RESULTS:

• Fuel usage declined 62%.
• Cambridge heaters required much less maintenance.
• Warm, balanced temperatures were achieved throughout the building, even at the dock doors.
• Improved ventilation and indoor air quality.
• Lower gas bills and lower maintenance costs resulted in a 2-year payback. After that, the savings went straight to the bottom line to increase company profits.

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Magazine Article: "Best Practices Award - Energy"

The Heating Contractor said:

• "I've used Cambridge equipment in the past. I like its patented Blow-Thru® burner design that is small, compact, easy to install and puts out lots of heat."



• "As a contractor, I know Cambridge will stand behind their product."



• "It is approved by the City of Chicago and has a great warranty."

The Facilities Manager said:

• "The heaters are virtually maintenance free which is a big improvement from our old boiler heating system."



• "We now have warm dock door areas which used to be a big problem."



• "We also use the Cambridge units for ventilation."

Distribution Center - Air Turnover Retrofit

FACILITY: Distribution Center - Columbus, OH

PROBLEMS:

• The existing large air turnover heating system created employee complaints in their 4-year old, 40 ft. tall, 340,000 sq. ft. building.
• Extremely cold dock conditions.
• Hot, uncomfortable upper mezzanine level during the winter.
• The 4 large indirect-fired heating units occupied valuable floor space.
• Very noisy system.
• High operating costs because this large heating system was "running continuously."

SOLUTIONS:

• Retrofit their building with a more effective and efficient Cambridge Heating System that consisted of 5 suspended Blow-Thru® space heaters above the dock areas, which despite their small size are capable of heating the entire building.

What They Had: Air Turnover heating system 17,500 MBH input 100 HP usage (continuous)	What They Have NOW: Cambridge Blow-Thru® Heating System 10,325 MBH layout 37.5 HP usage (intermittent) 55,000 CFM

RESULTS:

• Very satisfied employees.
• Comfortable dock conditions and mezzanine temperatures.
• Additional valuable warehouse floor space is now available.
• Much quieter system and improved work environment.
• Cambridge heaters required less maintenance.
• Lower operating costs and improved productivity enabled the owner to pay for the replacement system within 1 1/2 years. After that, savings went straight to the bottom line to increase company profits.

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Retrofit Building Case Study Program

The Director of Distribution Support & the Maintenance Manager said:

• "Our people are happy with the new Cambridge Blow-Thru® space heaters."



• "We met our payback goal."



• "It's much more comfortable in the dock and mezzanine areas."


• "We are now considering retrofitting other buildings in our 3 million sq. ft. complex with Cambridge Heaters."