See the article published here. The boiler system at Columbia Teachers’ College in New York City had been in need of an upgrade for a while, but the cost of new boilers created a challenge confronted by many facilities with tight budgets and aging boiler rooms. Faced with a system that had numerous problems, administrators had to find […]
Emissions Reduction Strategy at Leading University
Made in the U.S.A. to meet aggressive emissions reduction and sustainability goals with ENSYN Renewable Fuel Oil (RFO, made from sustainably sourced wood waste), this prominent New England university chose Preferred’s burner, and combustion controls design solution for this one of three (two in the future) boiler upgrades. Pictured below is a fuel skid for RFO. The Preferred Ranger API-RF burner, mounted […]
30,000 lb/hr Boiler with Custom Preferred BMS
This project features a Made in the U.S.A., oil-only Burner Management System, using our M85 and our QA5004-85 flame safeguard controller for expanded annunciation, was installed on a 30,000 lb/hr watertube boiler at a correctional facility in Maryland right before the new year. This is (1) of the (3) boilers and BMS panels we have replaced at this […]
Interview with David Bohn, President & CEO
Thank you to “Made in America” Podcast and Ari Santiago for the great interview with President & CEO, David Bohn, on business development, core values, building the best team, and facing the challenges of an ever changing world. Catch the clips below or watch the full episode. Made in the U.S.A. we think about tomorrow’s solutions today. When […]
Touchscreens for Boiler Room Efficiency, Safety, and Analytics
Made in the U.S.A., Preferred believes the best products are the quality products. We routinely revisit our equipment for updates and improvement. Our latest improvement, the updated graphics and features on our controls touchscreens, provides better value to the end user as well as a much more intuitive and consequently safe experience for the boiler room staff. Learn […]
Quality, Durability, and Performance Still Matter—A Look at Stapleton Houses Part 2
In 2015, Preferred installed a low NOx, high efficiency API- AF burner in the Stapleton Housing system. This burner was the first that we know of to comply with the New York City Local Law 87 which requires drastic carbon footprint reduction on buildings over 50,000 gross square feet. LL87 aims to achieve a detailed breakdown of energy […]
Sixty year old Preferred burners upgraded in NYC Schools
Preferred is making New York City Schools compliant with Local Law 87 and providing a sustainable future with emission reduction and high efficiency improvements that can be made on the current burner without expensive upgrades or future installations. We offer solutions with peace-of-mind that our facilities will always be able to comply with new and evolving environmental regulations […]
Preferred’s Draft Control revives NYC Boiler rooms
Made in the U.S.A., this Staten Island retrofit installation leveraged Preferred’s draft control strategy to INCREASE energy efficiency SAVINGS, meet tightening NYC regulations, and modernize an aging boiler infrastructure with minimal cost to the facility! Pictured here is the JC-22-PL2-1006 linear draft actuator and Draft Range Differential Pressure Switch JC-22-HDPCO-8 that are used to optimally control the boilers […]
Preferred Engineering Saves the Day: Custom & Expedited solutions
A Nuclear power plant encountered a problem when trying to move a Stud Rack (22,000 lb. payload) away from the cavity wall. During the lift the crane had to move the payload laterally to avoid overhead ducting. In the middle of the complicated lift, the crane was moved the wrong way with almost catastrophic repercussions. In the resulting […]
PSCE Custom Gas Train for South Africa Application
An international chemical facility customer in South Africa came to Preferred with an application to blend and burn Natural gas and Bio-Gas in their two 5 burner boilers both over 22 tons/hour PPH. Preferred’s Special Combustion Division (PSCE) engineers who specialize in applications as rare and large as this one were able to design a blending skid to […]