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| ClimateMaster | |
| Company type | Subsidary of LSB Industries, Inc. |
| NYSE: LXU | |
| Industry | Geothermal and water-source heat pump manufacturing |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
Area served | North America and worldwide |
Key people | Dan Ellis (president) John Baily (senior vice president of sales and marketing) |
Number of employees | 600 (July, 2013)[1] |
| Website | www.climatemaster.com |
ClimateMaster, Inc., designs, manufactures, and markets geothermal heat pump heating and cooling systems for residential and commercial applications.[2] The company sells products under the Tranquility brand, with efficiency ratings up to 27 SEER, and the Trilogy brand, the first geothermal heat pump rated at 40 SEER. [3][4]A subsidiary of LSB Industries, ClimateMaster operates a 650,000-square-foot facility in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, with over 600 employees supporting over 4,000 independent dealers offering products with a "Made in America" designation.[5] ClimateMaster is cited to be the world's largest manufacturer of geothermal heat pumps. [1]
History
[edit]In 1957, a small business known as ClimateMaster began manufacturing geothermal heat pumps in Florida, then moved to Utica, New York, after being purchased by Friedrich, a manufacturer of water loop heat pump systems. LSB Industries purchased California Heat Pump in 1980, and after the purchase of Friedrich-ClimateMaster in 1985, opened the headquarters and manufacturing facility in Oklahoma City in 1988 to sell closed-loop ground source and open-loop water source heat pumps all under the ClimateMaster brand. [1][6]The facility is located near Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, where Dr. Jim Bose formed the International Ground Source Heat Pump Association (IGSHPA), a non-profit established in 1987 to research and advance ground source heat pump technology.[7]
Technology
[edit]Residential Geothermal Heat Pump Systems
- ClimateMaster Trilogy® 20 TS Series: Single-stage compressor, single-speed models with a variable-speed blower option and external fixed-speed water flow control
- ClimateMaster Trilogy® 27 TT and 30 TT Series: Two-stage compressor with variable-speed blower and external fixed-speed water flow control
- ClimateMaster Trilogy® 30 Digital TE Series: Two-stage compressor with variable-speed blower, intelligent digital control system, internal variable-speed water flow control, integrated hot water generator[8]
- Trilogy® 40 Q-Mode Series: variable speed compressor, fan, and pump, integrated hot water generator, and four operating modes eliminate the need for auxiliary electric heat. This product was co-developed by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) under the sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Building Technologies Program. It is the first geothermal heat pump series certified by the Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) to exceed 40 EER at ground-loop (GLHP) conditions, an efficiency level that can save 55% to 61% of annual energy usage for residential space conditioning and water heating compared to 13 SEER 13 air-source heat pumps and electric tank water heaters. In February 2013, Trilogy 40 Q-Mode prototype 2 won the “Heating” category of the 2013 AHR Expo Innovation Awards. The product was made available for limited order in December 2012.[9]
Leadership
[edit]- Daniel Ellis, president[1]
- John Bailey, Jr., senior vice president of sales and marketing
- Raj Hiremath, director of marketing[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d [1] Michael Maynard, "Nobody Does Geothermal Like ClimateMaster," HVACR Hydronics Distribution Business, August 1, 2011.
- ^ [2] "Company Overview of ClimateMaster, Inc.," Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrived on September 18, 2013
- ^ [3] "Geothermal Heat Pump System Manufacturers and Brands," Geothermal Heat Pump Guides. Retrieved on September 18, 2013
- ^ [4] "New ClimateMaster Heat Pump Sets Record," Geothermal Genius. Retrieved on September 18, 2013
- ^ [5] "Made in America," Contractor Magazine, July 2013. Note: This link opens as a PDF file.
- ^ [6] "Our History," LSB Industries: About Us. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
- ^ [7] "What is IGSHPA?," International Ground Source Heat Pump Association: About Us. Retrieved September 18, 2013
- ^ [8] "ENERGY STAR Most Efficient 2013 — Geothermal Heat Pumps," EnergyStar.gov. Google cache snapshot of the page as it appeared on Sep 11, 2013 23:26:56 GMT.
- ^ [9] "Pushing Boundaries on Performance & Design: the ClimateMaster Trilogy® 40 Q-Mode™ Geothermal Heat Pump - Part 1," Energy Design Update, Vol. 33, No. 8 August 2013. Note: This link opens as a PDF file.
- ^ [10] Kyle Gargaro, "GeoFarm Teaches HVAC Professionals," ACHR News, Dec. 30, 2013.