Aaon Completes Conversion to Foam Core Construction with Announcement of New RQ
A few years back, Aaon made a committment to convert all of their air handling products to high-performance foam core panels. With the introduction of the new RQ rooftop unit (1-6 tons) this conversion is complete!
We've mentioned the many benefits of the foam core technology before, but it is worthwhile to revisit the subject to understand how much better this R-13 double-wall cabinet is than the standard single wall R-1 to R-3 batt insulation cabinet design in the industry. This detailed report on the performance of the foam core panel shows that in Seattle's environment, as much as 20% energy savings can be realized just from the better thermal performance and low leakage of this design.
But the RQ is not just better because of its high-performance cabinet. This product also makes available all of the energy saving advantages of the larger AAON RN product, like:
- Digital scroll compressors
- True Variable-Air-Volume Performance
- Integrated, high-reliability economizers
- Heat Recovery
- Heat Pump Operation
- Ground Loop Operation
- Direct Drive Plenum Fans
And offers a new energy savings feature: ECM Fans! Click here to learn more!
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