Media Coverage

Milkwood Office Park – it’s about control

April 22, 2017

HVAC&R Online:

Milkwood Office Park in Umhlanga Ridge South Africa boasts a flexible design that offers excellent air quality and temperature control, while still keeping energy consumption to a minimum.

Zellwood school serves as Orange district's 'green' model

March 17, 2017

Orlando Sentinel:

LEED Certified Zellwood Elementary uses a thermal energy storage system to store ice created by chillers run at night, when electricity is less expensive, allowing the chillers to run less during the day.

Jefferson Community College Makes Sustainability Part of Its Mission

Jan/Feb 2017

School Construction News:

Sustainability is a core value of the Jefferson Community College (JCC) mission. Located on 37 wooded acres in northern New York State on the outskirts of Watertown, Jefferson Community College has long advocated responsibly using resources to achieve balance among economic, environmental, and social practices and policies.

Solar and Ice-based Energy Storage

December 6, 2016

Plumbing + Hydronic Contractor:

100+ year-old Alamo Heights Independent School District upgrades energy technologies as student population grows.

Ice bank storage melts away L.A. resort's utility costs

October 13, 2016

Engineered Systems:

Despite switches in both utility provider and rate structure after its initial new chiller plant design was finished, Pacific Palms Resorts upgrade lowered its peak electrical demand by as much as 46% during the summer of 2015.

Design Build Awards: Comfort on Ice

October 2016

Contracting Business:

The comfort solution for Ingersoll-Rand/Trane's headquarters building is based on CALMAC ice storage integrated with a Trane air-cooled chiller.

Breaking the Ice with Thermal Energy Storage

September 22, 2016

Energy Manager Today:

Quick quiz: Where can somebody find a very common substance that has the potential to drastically reduce energy spending – especially at peak price points when electricity is most expensive?

Sarasota schools lighting up the savings

September 17, 2015

Herald Tribune:

Sarasota County's school system is one of the most energy efficient in the state, and the district is pushing for more savings, driven by the idea that every dollar not spent on lighting or air conditioning can go to education.

[AUDIO] Interview on the Importance of Energy Storage

September 5, 2016

KCBS Radio San Francisco 106.9 FM/740 AM:

CALMAC Corp CEO, Mark MacCracken discusses the struggle for utilities to meet peak electricity demand due to creation of cooling. Mark illustrates the importance of pairing thermal energy storage with renewable energy and the cost difference between day and night power for residential and commercial customers.

Zero energy and onsite thermal energy storage

July 26, 2016

Treehugger:

A zero energy building can reduce its peak demand through the use of thermal energy storage by making ice during off-peak hours to cool the building during peak periods.