Many engineers and contractors are facing increasing concern about comfort (residential) cooling units being misapplied to computer room applications. Prior to 2010 there was no required energy efficiency standard for computer room cooling equipment in the United States.  Today, federal regulations require computer room cooling equipment to meet a minimum Sensible Coefficient of Performance (SCOP) while similar municipal and state conservation codes are continuously evolving. 

A logical starting place to discuss the grow process, and therefore the conditioning requirements, is with the mother plant in the mother room. To ensure consistency in the final product, the production plants are cloned from an existing mother plant. For this reason the health of the mother plants is critical to a successful grow operation.  The mother room may have redundancy requirements for the HVAC equipment that the other grow rooms don’t.

Today I am proud to announce the launch of the STULZ Mini-Space EC precision cooling system for small IT spaces. The Mini-Space EC provides up to 12 kW (41 MBH) of cooling while only occupying a 2 ft. x 2 ft. (0.6 m x 0.6 m) footprint making it ideal for small IT and telco closets, high-rise buildings, laboratories, and other constrained spaces.

STULZ White Paper

I'm pleased to announce the availability of a new white paper that I have authored on the topic of environmental control of cannabis grow rooms. Since many engineering firms are being asked to design a grow facility for the first time, it is my hope that this white paper will provide a good basis for understanding the unique challenges of the cannabis industry and how they can be addressed with the right equipment. 

For some time now, I have been working directly with some of the premier grow facilities in the United States, and this white paper outlines a great deal of what I have learned. I hope you find it informative.

Here is an excerpt from "Precision Environmental Controls for the Medical Cannabis Industry":

A career at STULZ is more than just a job! STULZ employees are part of a unique and diverse US company whose products and solutions support the backbone of the internet, preserve great works of art and historical documents, allow hospitals and laboratories to prevent the spread of disease, and assist in the cultivation of important consumable and medical crops. The work we do at STULZ supports the data connections between families, first responders, soldiers, scientists, governments, and more. 

At STULZ, we're always looking for talented individuals to join our team!  As a privately owned, family-run business, we have a unique perspective that prioritizes integrity, expertise, family, and flexibility in our culture. We are proud to employ hundreds of people at our headquarters and manufacturing facility in Frederick, Maryland, and many more across the USA and Canada.      

There has been much confusion in the engineering community as to which is the proper energy efficiency metric for computer room air conditioners (CRACs).  EER, SEER, COP, IPLV are still frequent topics of discussion even though SCOP is the only recognized efficiency metric for data center equipment, as detailed below.

Building and operating a data center requires maintaining compliance with increasingly complex requirements, and not specifying the right equipment can be a costly mistake for everyone involved. Improperly sized or rated HVAC systems can delay schedules, increase maintenance costs, or lead to failures that can cost millions of dollars per hour in an industry that requires continuous uptime.

In September, STULZ had the distinct pleasure of hosting 24 German students from the Hamburg School of Business Administration (HSBA) who were working on their Masters degrees in applied business administration (find out more about the school here).

You may have noticed some recent changes to the STULZ brand. While the most obvious changes include a new logo design and updated website, the change is really much deeper. Yes, those changes are exciting, but they are only outward indicators that something bigger,and better, is happening at STULZ.

STULZ Marketing has been working hard behind the scenes to establish a new Corporate Identity. We have asked some interesting questions of our company and the people that make it a global success. What can our valued customers expect from STULZ? What value do we bring to them? What does our brand stand for? What do we want the world to know about STULZ?

We found that the following five words best describe STULZ: Integrity, Dynamics, Flexibility, Reliability and Expertise. It’s no coincidence that these characteristics reflect the values that our customers have come to expect from our products and the qualities that STULZ employees display every day. We look forward to demonstrating how our team at STULZ USA brings these values to work every day to benefit our customers.

"Climate. Customized." now appears in our corporate logo. Why? Well, for many customers, our standard precision cooling, air handler, humidification and dehumidification products are just a starting point. At STULZ USA, we go further. We regularly collaborate alongside customer design teams to deliver the right solution for their unique applications. We have earned our reputation of truly listening to our customers. STULZ USA is customer driven and purpose built and our products and people reflect those core principles.

If you know STULZ USA, you also know we take great pride in designing and manufacturing our products here in the USA. We are home to hundreds of employees in the US alone, which includes Manufacturing, Sales and Engineering. Our global presence extends far beyond the US with over 5,000 employees spanning 130 countries worldwide. Together, we are united by our shared vision to be the independent, environmentally conscious, and fair industry leader in quality and technology, providing the best Total Cost of Ownership solutions for our industry. Our new Corporate Identity will demonstrate that unity as it begins to roll out throughout the world.  

The coming months are going to be very exciting, and our family of STULZ professionals are looking  to sharing them with you at our new website and blog.

This week marks the first celebration of National Veterans Small Business Week with training and educational events across the country.  According to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), nearly 1 out of every 10 of the 28 million small businesses in the United States are veteran owned and operated.