Project Profile
The U.S. Steel Tower (USX)
- Energy usage reduced by 66%
- Enough SP to meet LEED requirements
- Disruption-free installation within 48 hours
- Maintenance-free solution reduces annual building costs
- Adaptability, flexibility, and security through innovative redundancy and patented design.
The Situation
A commercial space in need of a new fan system
Project location: Pittsburgh, PA
Property size: 450,000 sqft
Situation: a mechanical problem arose with one of the building's primary fans, a large double inlet centrifugal fan serving 14 floors. The repair of the fan would cause a major disruption to the occupants and require replacement parts to be craned in from a cut access hole on the side of the building.
The process
The Q-PAC Applications Engineering Team worked closely with our manufacturing rep, Thermaltech, to select and design a 24-fan solution to meet airflow capacity of the previous 1971 fan
- Provided a pre-engineered fan system with power and control wiring completed for ease of installation
- Provided on-site field installation and fan system start- up support to assist the mechanical contractor, K&I Sheet Metal
- Installation of a Q-PAC Kitted Fan System started on Friday evening and completed ahead of schedule on Sunday morning
The results
How our innovative design and efficient system helped our customer
The Q-PAC system provided a maintenance-free solution leading to major savings on labor hours. With the additional requirements of a LEED building, the Q-PAC fan system is able to handle the extra static pressure needed to deliver the air to the space. Q-PAC brought the building’s AHU up to date with “a state-of-the-art, cutting-edge, and classic” technology.
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Learn more about the installation process, results, and experience with Q-PAC
The USX Tower, a LEED certified building, was constructed in 1971 and is the tallest building in Pittsburgh. Thermaltech, LLC and the building owners quickly turned to Q-PAC when a mechanical problem arose with the building's primary fans. Q-PAC provided a disruption-free solution that reduced the building’s energy usage by 66% and provided enough static pressure to meet the LEED requirements.
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