TULSA, Okla., Sept. 20, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Efficiency Technologies, Inc. (EffTec), a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Resource Management, Inc. (Pink Sheets:ARMM), announces automated chiller data collection service for EffHVAC, its Web-based chiller, boiler and plate exchanger efficiency tool. EffHVAC takes chiller operating data, performs complex engineering analysis and creates detailed reports that include the chiller's efficiency, production, water usage and diagnostics which pinpoints the causes of chiller inefficiency and provides detailed corrective action to regain and maintain optimal chiller performance. Automated data collection will maximize engineering manpower by eliminating the task of manually collecting the chiller data, as well as eliminating any potential human data input errors. Surveys show that facilities spend $3,000-$5,000 per chiller per year to document chiller data. This further strengthens EffHVAC's value to customers beyond energy savings.
There are three ways EffHVAC automatically collects chiller data.
-- Some advanced building automation systems are capable of uploading chiller data to EffHVAC.
-- An EffHVAC Data Acquisition Board integrates with building automation systems using LonWorks.
-- Sensors, I/O Boards and a Data Acquisition Board can be installed for complete data collection.
"Our market research has shown that maximizing engineering manpower is just as important to facility managers as saving energy. If facilities don't have the manpower to collect the data, there is no way to analyze it and make improvements. Automated data collection and analysis allows them to focus their resources on tuning the plant to save energy and prolong equipment life," stated Don Clark, Vice President of EffTec.
About Efficiency Technologies, Inc.
Efficiency Technologies, Inc. ("EffTec") has developed a web-based energy management services for centrifugal chillers, boilers and plate exchangers called EffHVAC(TM) that allows property owners and facility managers the ability to monitor and improve the efficiencies of multiple pieces of equipment at multiple locations. The Department of Energy has estimated that chillers waste up to 30% of their cooling energy through inefficiency. It is also estimated that there are over 100,000 centrifugal chillers in the United States. Chiller inefficiencies cost the industry, government and institutional operators over one billion dollars annually. Efficient monitoring and management can save tens of thousands of dollars per year in energy and maintenance costs.
ARMM is an energy resource-based holding company in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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For more information, contact: Don Clark - Vice-President Efficiency Technologies, Inc. 3105 East Skelly Drive, Suite 420 Tulsa, OK 74105 Toll Free (866) 333-8321 Fax: (918) 712-7775 www.EffTec.com