Energy Efficient Heating and Cooling With Hallowell’s All Climate Heat Pump
Looking for an affordable and eco-friendly solution to keeping your home or office cool in the summer and warm in the winter? The All Climate Heat Pump (ACHP) from Hallowell may be the perfect solution for you. When you install an ACHP, you won’t need any other system to heat or cool your property. There’s no need for fuel lines, storage tanks, chimneys, oil trucks or potentially dangerous and harmful fuel no matter how cold the outside temperature becomes.
Unlike typical heat pumps, there is no need for supplemental heat when the temperatures dip below freezing. Instead, the ACHP utilizes patented Opti-Cycle™ Technology which uses a second compressor in series with the main or primary compressor to increase the performance of the system. When temperatures fall below 30°F, there is a significant jump in the heat output that still allows the unit to maintain operating efficiencies of almost 300%.
When temperatures soar during the hottest months of the year, the ACHP is an effective, efficient, and affordable cooling solution. The sytem’s compressor has the unique ability to run at half or full capacity, giving multi-staged cooling. The energy efficient system reads the thermostat to find out how far the indoor temperature is away from set-point, automatically engaging the most efficient mode necessary for maintaining the desired temperature. This results in comfortable temperatures with reasonable energy expenses.
For more information, see Hallowell.com.
Outfit Your Home With an Eco-Friendly Arzu Rug
Using environmentally responsible products throughout your home is just as important as making sure that your living environment utilizes with energy-saving appliances and other green technologies to lessen environmental impact.
Arzu Rugs are the perfect practical flooring solution for environmentally responsible consumers. These organic, 100% handmade rugs are both eco-friendly and socially conscious. Each Arzu rug is hand crafted from hand-carded, handspun wool from Ghazni in central Afghanistan.
The rugs’ vibrant hues come from natural dyes derived from plants and fruits, including as madder root for red, pomegranate for yellow and walnut for beige. In the tradition of natural dyemaking, all elements are hand crushed and mixed into heated vats of water.
The rugs themselves are made in the home by Afghan women following centuries old traditions that involve separating individual strands of wool by hand to keep the fibers long. Raw materials are transported to the weavers using traditional methods, mainly via animals.
The proceeds from Arzu rug sales are reinvested in the weavers’ home communities, providing medical care and educational resources to the women, their children and the community as a whole. For more information, see ArzuRugs.org.
CompTIA Introduces Technology Equipment Recycling Program
Looking for a way to get rid of your organization’s out-of-date technology equipment in an environmentally friendly manner. CompTIA is providing a low-cost option for member companies, allowing them with an easy and affordable solution to getting rid of unnecessary and obsolete IT equipment.
Participating companies simply turn their unwanted equipment over to
AnythingIT and its Recycle Tomorrow program. Anything IT removes all sensitive data from the hard drives in compliance with applicable government regulations. The organization then either refurbishes and resells the equipment, or disposes of it in an environmentally responsible manner that is in compliance with appropriate regulations.
This progress provides a great way to extend the usable life of equipment that is still serviceable, while also allowing companies to dispose of computer equipment that is no longer useful in a manner that is both legal and eco-friendly.
