Las Vegas Engineers bet on AirRevive to save energy and improve guest comfort

07 Apr Las Vegas Engineers bet on AirRevive to save energy and improve guest comfort

AirRevive, a commercial air conditioning service focused on refurbishing and re-commissioning fan coil units showed off the benefits of re-commissioning hotel fan coil units at their current project, The Las Vegas Grand Vacations Suites.  Las Vegas engineers, facility directors, hotel executives and maintenance supervisors attended.

“Now you hear it, now you don’t” was the theme of the demonstration as groups of engineers and hotel executives toured the project in its different stages.  “Is the unit really on?”? the attendees questioned. The absence of sound along with cool, fresh air impressed the groups as they toured the guestrooms.

On Tuesday, March 31, AirRevive offered “tours” at the hotel showing attendees a guestroom with a re-commissioned unit, a guestroom with the existing unit and a glimpse at the technicians working on the unit.

During the tour, the attendees were able to hear the difference, or not hear because AirRevive re-commissioned units barely make a sound. They could see the difference between a corroded unit and re-commissioned one. The attendees could feel the difference between the stale warmer air and the comfortable cool, fresh air the re-commissioned unit produced.

Once the units are working at optimal efficiency, results show up to 80% savings in fan coil usage.

The article in the Las Vegas Informer did a great job of telling the AirRevive story.

Written and photography by Debbie Hall

Informer Media Group

Air conditioning is not just a convenience but just as important to Southern Nevada as is water. Las Vegas is a top tourist destination as well as one of favorite locations for conventions, events and meetings. With the tourist and hospitality industry so prevalent in its economy as well as triple digit temperatures, climate control is a vital factor to hotels and meeting venues.

With rising costs and depleting materials, AirRevive, a Davie, Fla. commercial air conditioning refurbishment service provider, has developed a method to refurbishing air conditioning units and retrofitting the motors with new programmable EC motors and replacing the chilled water supply control valves.

While engineers and contractors might understand the specific technological terms; CEOs, CFOs, hotel owners and operators and those handling the budgets will understand the project savings. The method is sustainable, reduces energy usage and noise as well as maintaining consistent temperatures.

AirRevive has come to the Las Vegas market with Hilton Grand Vacations Suites time share and offered tours and one-on-one time on March 31 to showcasing its sustainable re-commissioning project at the hotel.

AirRevive President Justin Del Sesto also worked as an investment banker as well as an entrepreneur so he understands using equipment to its optimum use as well as saving money and creating a better environment.  “I believe in this company because it has its own technologies with fan coil units. It is all about making the guest experience better. The equipment is cleaned, disinfected and doesn’t need to be replaced.”  According to Del Sesto, “this makes the business interesting and very future forward.”

He is excited about adding Las Vegas to the companies’ roster of cities where they have done business. “We love being here. We think our process is a big win for the community. We are thrilled to be in this market since people look to Las Vegas as being a leader in hospitality.”

The biggest market so far is buildings erected from the 1980s to 2000. While the equipment is in need of refurbishing, it does not need to be replaced nor does the building need to be demolished.

With its process, fan coil energy usage is reduced by up to 80 percent (which creates the cool air), the average coil temperature drop is 11 percent and during the tour, air conditioning noise was reduced from 62 decibels to 50 decibels, a reduction of 20 percent.

AirRevive uses proprietary alkaline-based cleaning chemicals from its parent company, ChemTron, to pull soil and organic material from the coil’s core to clean and disinfect all parts and components inside the cabinet. AirRevive’s process works within the air conditioner cabinet rather than taking it out of the wall. Since the unit is never removed, thousands of units can be reused rather than discarded.

The AirRevive refurbishment disinfects the coil, drain line, and pan. It replaces worn-out fiber insulation with anti-microbial foam insulation. All of these are hiding place for allergens. Fewer allergens mean better air quality and easier breathing. The deep cleaning also kills bacteria that cause malodors and viruses that thrive in air conditioning systems.

Although AirRevive’s program has so far involved the hospitality and municipal industries, the company is expanding to other commercial businesses and multifamily housing.

For more information, visit airrevive.com.