Energy Savings for Buildings: Focus on Cooling Towers With energy costs historically high, there are numerous ways that Facilities Departments can take steps for their cooling tower equipment to run as efficiently as possible.  By maximizing the heat transfer capabilities,…

By: Morgan Nankivell, Environmental Group ManagerASSE 12080 Legionella Water Safety and Management Specialist Springtime marks the beginning of seasonal cooling tower start-up in the Northeast. Since the implementation of Local Law 77 of 2015 of the City of New York, Cooling Tower…

Seasonal cooling towers across the nation are started up each Spring. It is crucial that cooling towers are cleaned and sanitized every year for both operation efficiency and for public health protection. Cooling Towers produce ideal conditions for Legionella bacteria growth and…

The beginning of spring brings the beginning of cooling tower season. There are guidelines and even local regulations1 that must be followed to ensure proper cooling tower start-up and water treatment practices to maintain not only a tower’s physical integrity but…

Cooling Tower Systems may have periods of time when they are in low-to-no use. Reasons may include change of seasons, scheduled or unscheduled maintenance, and low load. During these standby or idle conditions, cooling systems should ideally be free of…

In 2015, New York City created cooling tower maintenance regulations mandating that building owners take specific actions to control Legionella bacteria in their cooling towers. New York City’s cooling tower law is the most comprehensive law of its kind in the United…