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Farmington, USA, July 17, 2015 -
On the 113th anniversary of Dr. Willis
H. Carrier's invention of modern air
conditioning,
Carrier will
celebrate another milestone: 175 million
metric tons of avoided greenhouse gas
emissions since 2000 as a result of the
installation of high-efficiency Carrier
systems. This environmental achievement will
be captured by the
Carrier
CO2NSERVATION Meter,
which calculates avoided greenhouse gas
emissions as a result of the installation of
Carrier air-conditioning, heating and
refrigeration systems around the world.
Dr. Carrier launched his world-changing
invention on July 17, 1902 at Sackett &
Wilhelms Lithography and Printing Company in
Brooklyn, New York. Designed to provide
humidity control, Carrier’s air conditioning
system improved printing processes during
the hot summer months. Since its launch,
modern air conditioning has changed the
indoor environment by creating productive,
comfortable and safe climates to live and
work in. Carrier continues to create
products that improve quality of life while
further enhancing energy efficiency and
reducing environmental impact.
To highlight the environmental
sustainability of Carrier's energy-efficient
products, Carrier introduced its
CO2NSERVATION Meter in 2010. The meter
calculates avoided greenhouse gas emissions
of high-efficiency products from Carrier's
global portfolio using sales data to
estimate the total products in use, and
displays the total metric tons of greenhouse
gases avoided or saved on a rolling meter.
Since 2000, the avoidance of greenhouse gas
emissions by Carrier products equates to
nearly 37 million passenger vehicles removed
from the road for one year or savings from
eliminating electricity use from nearly 24
million homes for one year.
"As a sustainability leader, Willis Carrier
invented precise cooling processes that
enabled countless industries to avoid waste
and preserve resources for future
generations," said John Mandyck, chief
sustainability officer, UTC Building &
Industrial Systems. "More than 100 years
later, we honor his legacy with this fitting
milestone on the Carrier CO2NSERVATION
Meter, which demonstrates the power of
choosing energy-efficient systems. We will
continue to pioneer products that make our
world a better place to live today and for
generations to come."
To learn more about Carrier's CO2NSERVATION
Meter and other green initiatives, visit
www.NaturalLeader.com
or
follow
@CarrierGreen on
Twitter.
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