Topic: Saving Water (The Other Liquid Gold) and Opportunities for Cooling System Efficiency through Alternate Water Treatment Methodologies
Place: Grange Audubon Center, 505 W Whittier St, Columbus
Date: Monday, January 18, 2016
Time: Registration 11:30am, Program 11:45am
Cost: $25 Local ASHRAE Members, $35 Non-Local ASHRAE Members
Beginning in 2015, walk-ins will no longer be accepted. If you are planning on attending you must preregister.
Speaker: Max Martina, President of Griswold Water Systems
Did you know that a 1000 Ton tower operating at 75% capacity at average cycles of concentration will consume in excess of 17 million gallons of water per year? That same tower will discharge nearly 6 million gallons to the sanitary system. Average water purchase and discharge costs total more than $80,000 per year, every year, for the life of the tower. To make matters worse, water cooled systems and associated water treatment are often "out-of-sight, out of mind" leading to dirty systems that hog energy and threaten human health and safety.
Cooling systems are ripe for efficiency improvements especially when this efficiency is dramatically impacted by the quality of water treatment rendered - which usually involves significant chemical consumption, cost, handling, and chemical discharge. This session will discuss the technical aspects of alternative, LEED-friendly water treatment methods with a focus on recent advances in electrodynamic treatment methods The session will highlight system operation, design, and operating principles while addressing how opportunities for significant cost containment and overall system expense reduction are verifiable.
Max Martina is President of Griswold Water Systems, a member of the Griswold Family of Companies in business since 1936. Max has been with the company for 11+ years in many different capacities including engineering, sales, and management roles. In addition to numerous speaking engagements, Max served as an advisor for Pacific Community Ventures, a San Francisco-based local business incubator with a triple bottom line. Prior to work with Griswold Water Systems, Max served as the Managing Director of the Alternative Energy Institute, was featured as a guest on CNNfn, MSNBC, and has been quoted in multiple print articles. Max holds a graduate degree from Harvard University and currently resides on an Island near Seattle, WA.