GreenChill awards Whole Foods for their GREEN Refrigeration Efforts

October 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Whole Foods Receives GreenChill Award for its GREEN Efforts  Northeast Cooling is thrilled to see several major retail grocery chains, not only participating in the Environmental Protection Agency’s GreenChill Partnership, but receiving awards for their commitment to the program.GreenChill was launched in November of 2007 as a response to the phase-out of ozone depleting hydrochlorofluorcarbons.  The GreenChill Partnership pairs the EPA with food retailers to reduce refrigerant emissions and decrease impact on the ozone layer and climate change.GreenChill started with just six founding partners in 2007; today there are a total of 54 partners, including SuperValu, Whole Foods, Publix, and Target. This brings the total number of individual stores involved in the initiative to over 7,000! It is estimated that these 7,000+ stores make up over 20% of the entire supermarket industry.Recently, the EPA awarded honors to some of these stores. Among those honored is a … [Read more...]

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Freeaire® Changing the face of Commercial Refrigeration for the Greener

September 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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“Freeaire® - Save Energy, Save Money. Save Maintenance. Save the Planet.” We like everything about that slogan! We’ve just discovered Freeaire® and it looks to be an innovative way to create an amazingly efficient Green Commercial Refrigeration system. Freeaire®’s systems create energy efficient ways to provide retail and commercial refrigeration utilizing natural weather patterns. Saving you money The heart of the Freeaire® refrigeration system is its patented electronic Cooler Controller™. This computer is able to create maximum efficiency by operating each component of the conventional refrigeration system only as much as is necessary to produce the desired temperature. This unit can be used globally and in any climate. It’s the computer’s job to make sure all energy is being used efficiently and effectively. No component is allowed to run unnecessarily which saves money and the environment. Protecting the Environment Freeaire® is aiming to be part of … [Read more...]

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Northeast Cooling’s Green Gem in Ford Transit Connect

August 4, 2011 By 2 Comments
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Northeast Cooling isn’t just available for your every commercial refrigeration need night or day, from Chicago to Kenosha and all points in between, we provide the Greenest service possible. Right down to our service vehicles!For the past year, Mitch has been primarily driving a 2010 Ford Transit Connect. Ford boasts this handy little truck as having the best fuel economy in its class. We’d have to agree. Over the past year we’ve racked up 19,500 miles and averaged 20 mpg! For us, that means using approximately 975 gallons of gasoline during the course of the year.This is a huge savings over our ¾ ton heavy duty truck, also a Ford. We still use our Ford E250 ¾ ton van to service larger commercial refrigeration install jobs, but favor the Transit Connect for everyday use. Our E250 gets 10 mpg! That means without the addition of our new vehicle we’d have used 1950 gallons of gas this year alone! See image below. When you consider we can, and do, have … [Read more...]

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Northeast Cooling’s Summer Savings!

June 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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If you follow us on Twitter or Facebook you know we strive to be well connected. We love the opportunity that Social Media offers when it comes to connecting with our customers. We also love being able to provide you, our biggest supporters, with great deals via all the fun, new, and innovative Social Networking sites. Here's a list of our latest Summer Deals! 1.  Pegmo.com -- Follow us on Pegmo.com and complete all 3 Pegs to recieve awesome incentives. We are offering retail savings, cash,  and/or gas cards for participating! 2.  Facebook -- Follow us on Facebook, give us a like, and find a special coupon on our landing page! 3.  Google Latitude -- Ever wonder if we're in your area at the very moment you need us? Well, Google Latitude can tell you. Follow us on Latitude and give us a holler, you could save if we are in your area! It's easy just check our homepage to check our location! You could receive $25!  It pays to be CONNECTED! … [Read more...]

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EPA Helps Businesses Transition to GREEN Practices with GreenChill!

May 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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GreenChill Advanced Refrigeration Partnership is a program recently introduced by the EPA to assist  those in the hospitality industry by alleviating the guesswork in making the transition to more environmentally friendly refrigerants in the upcoming years. The EPA describes GreenChill as an "EPA Partnership with food retailers to reduce refrigerant emissions and decrease their impact on the ozone layer and climate change."  The ultimate goal of this partnership it to help improve air quality through the reduction of emissions that contribute to ozone depletion.This team effort was brought about by The Montreal Protocol, which began in 1987 as means to reduce and eliminate the use of CFCs and HCFCs.  This includes a globally mandated ban on Freon, and other CFC and HCFC gases, set to be at 99.5 percent below the determined baseline by the year 2020. We are currently at 75 percent below the determined baseline. These numbers alone can prove confusing, as well as the … [Read more...]

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Chicago boasts NRA Show and Chicago Craft Beer Week!

May 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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 The days ahead hold a plethora of Hospitality Industry excitement right here in Sweet Home Chicago! Starting on the 21st and continuing through the weekend to the 24th of  May is the National Restaurant Association (NRA) Show. This year’s show is being held at McCormick Place and is bound to interest everyone in the Hospitality Industry regardless of their niche.The NRA Show has something for everyone, from culinary trends to cutting edge kitchen equipment to a Beer and Wine Event. So much to see and do. The education sessions are prolific and cover a wide variety of topics. You can learn more about the business aspect and profitability of your industry or you can gain advice on the latest technology. We’re most excited about the Sustainability/Social Responsibility sessions. We are always investigating new and innovative ways to go GREEN!We are looking forward to checking out manufacturers such as True, Beverage Air,  and Tor Rey to discuss the latest … [Read more...]

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