Remaining Useful Life. Before Making that Capital Investment.

Capital Investment for new equipment or upgrades doesn't always translate into savings or efficiencies.

Timely allocation of critical budget dollars for replacement HVAC, Lighting, Building Automation Systems (BAS), is a necessary part of doing business. Dollars however, can be spent too early in equipment life cycle. Sometimes ill-informed, sales driven or subjective advice from suppliers or providers is offered as economic solutions. AWL routinely arranges for inexpensive non-destructive testing of HVAC equipment to determine the reliable remaining useful life of equipment. And just as important, we offer unbiased advice and trusted analysis to confirm or dispute any anticipated savings or promoted payback periods for Building Automation Systems, HVAC, lighting retrofits, energy management or renewable technologies.

One client, on the cusp of replacing 12 rooftop units, allowed AWL to conduct an inexpensive Life Cycle Study, which confirmed what AWL suspected; 11 of those units required only minor repairs and continued to operate effectively for an additional 7 years.

In a similar life-cycle study, a client had been advised that customized and expensive dampers in all rooftop units needed replacing. AWL uncovered that minor repairs and partial replacement to existing dampers would greatly extend rooftop life, resulting in significant capital cost avoidance.