The U.S. Green Building Council has also recognized the benefits of GHP systems; its LEED certification process awards points for the use of GHP in at
least two different categories:
Energy Efficiency
and Refrigerant Management.

While substantial energy and cost savings result from installing a GHP system, perhaps the most compelling reason to invest in GHP as your HVAC solution is the environment.

If you are in the process of planning a new building project, or retrofitting an existing building, aggressive environmental policies — either in place now or on the drawing board — will lead you to consider a more energy-efficient set of HVAC options. We at EnLink believe you will find GHP to be the most attractive.

The good news is that GHP technology can help you meet those demands in a variety of ways — significantly reducing energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions such as CO2, one of the chief culprits in global warming. In addition, a GHP system can reduce unhealthful air pollutants like NOX, ozone, SO2 and particulate matter. These pollutants have been linked to a variety health issues.

Factors that impact your HVAC decision-making include:

• The US Clean Air Act: Requires reduction in a number of criteria pollutants — such as in NOx, CO, ozone, SO2, and particulate matter — in order to protect human health.


• California’s AB 32 and Executive Order S-20-04: Require increased energy efficiency and reduced carbon emissions. At least a dozen other states have enacted similar laws or executive orders.
  
  
• Spiraling energy costs: As worldwide economic and political factors push up the costs of energy, there is increasing pressure to decrease energy consumption and dependence on foreign sources.

The Environmental Advantages of EnLink’s Technology

Choosing an EnLink GHP system benefits the environment in a number of ways...

• GHPs can cut HVAC energy demand by 50% and overall energy demand by 35%, according to the US Department of Energy.
  
  
• GHPs can reduce CO2 global warming emissions by almost 3,500 tons per million square feet of building space, according to the GHP Consortium and USEPA data.
  
  
• GHPs reduce health damaging air pollutants such as NOX, SO2, ozone, and particulates from power plant emissions or the combustion of fossil fuels.
  
  
• GHPs consume no water or fossil fuels (e.g. natural gas, propane, heating oil, etc.) on site.
  
  
• GHPs eliminate the use of toxic and green house gas refrigerants found in typical HVAC systems.

EnLink Complements Other Renewables

If you are considering using renewable energy to power your facility, you need to consider GHP as part of your energy solution — and EnLink as your EHX provider.

GHP is the perfect complement to other renewable technologies because it significantly reduces overall energy demand filled by higher-cost renewable sources. As much as 70% of the energy typically used in a building is for heating, cooling and providing hot water. An optimally designed and installed EnLink GHP system can reduce that number by up to 60%.

Green energy options, such as wind power purchases or on-site solar photovoltaic or fuel cell generation, often entail a price premium. Before employing green options for supplying your energy requirements, it is simply prudent to reduce your overall energy need by employing low-cost energy efficiency approaches such as GHP for HVAC requirements. This allows you to scale back the size of your green energy purchase to fit your reduced energy demand.

The U.S. Green Building Council has also recognized the benefits of GHP systems; its LEED certification process awards points for the use of GHP in at least two different categories: Energy Efficiency and Refrigerant Management.

The bottom line is that you can reduce energy demand, protect human health, protect the environment, and help reverse global warming by using GHP technology. And EnLink’s innovation and experience means you will save money, too.

EnLink and the Environment