It seems like the main focus on today's jobs are energy savings and LEED points. Even up to about two years ago, the vast majority of the water heaters specified and sold in this territory were 83% efficient. Today, almost 90% of the PVI gas water heaters that are specified are either the Power VT or the Platinum; both having up to 95% efficiency. Sealed combustion or direct connecting the combustion air directly to the burners is commonplace. Reducing or even eliminating mechanical room louvers seems to be another area for energy savings. The Exhausto MCAS or modulating combustion air systems are in high demand as the engineers are finding new ways to meet certain LEED and energy savings standards.
By using the MCAS system, unsightly large wall louvers are virtually eliminated. With the basic fact that there is no control of air flow with an open louver, today's designers expect and want to control the exact amount of air entering the room. This supports the energy savings concept and philosophy behind LEED designed buildings. With all this focus on LEED and energy savings, Brekke Sales Company has compensated for this by evolving their business around the LEED engineers.
