• Offers instant-on, instant-off flame control.
• Heats quickly, with no waiting for the burner or grill to warm.
• Produces hotter cooking temperatures.[1]Energy Solutions Center 2020. Unit 9 Foodservice.
• Gives you responsive, precise control over temperature.
• Comes in a range of widths to fit a variety of kitchen sizes.

Available in a variety of BTUs (British Thermal Units, or the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit) depending on your needs. For example:

• Powerful heating sources. Many cooktops have three 9,000 BTU burners and one 12,000 BTU burner, a power burner.
• Flexibility. Some models offer the standard burners, a power burner and a lower-BTU burner (about 5,000 BTUs) for simmering sauces and other low-temperature uses.

• Prolongs food shelf‐life with moist heat, minimizing waste and saving labor and food costs.
• Produces superior cooking results with uniform temperatures.
• Lowers operating costs.
• Offers faster cooking times.[1]Ovens and ventilation data: Energy Solutions Center 2020. Unit 9 Foodservice.

Combination ovens

• Creates two primary heat transfer sources: pressure-less convection steam and convection hot air.
• Completes a multitude of precise cooking tasks in a single piece of equipment.
• Works individually or in combination, creating three primary cooking modes.
• Improves the efficiency of your entire production and service system, while saving labor costs and giving greater food yield.
• Typically cooks most menu items 30-50% faster and holds humidity levels to within 1-2%.[2]Combination ovens data: Energy Solutions Center 2020. Unit 9 Foodservice.

Variable speed drives ventilation system
Demand ventilation hoods can:

• Saves up to 90% in fan energy.
• Saves up to 50% in conditioned air by reducing exhaust and makeup fan speeds during idle, non-cooking conditions.
• Provides improved energy efficiencies through better heat transfer systems.
• Available in floor models and counter-top models.[3]Demand ventilation hood data: Energy Solutions Center 2020. Unit 9 Foodservice.
  
  

• Heats faster and reaches a higher cooking temperature than electric fryers.
• Provides improved energy efficiencies through better heat transfer systems.
• Available in floor models and counter-top models.[1]Fryer data: Energy Solutions Center 2020. Unit 9 Foodservice.

Floor models

• Exceeds 80% in fuel efficiency.[2]Energy Solutions Center 2020. Unit 9 Foodservice.
• Transfers heat via an immersion tube type fryer that surrounds the heat transfer surface (the tubes) with the hot frying medium.

Counter Top Models

• Available in 15-inch high units and volume cooking units.
• Hood requirements: Dictated by the by-products of the cooking process and not by the fuel used.

Natural gas water heaters offer several advantages over the other alternatives:

• Tank style water heaters heat water 3 times faster than electric, available up to 97% efficient.
• Booster water heaters shorten drying time.[1]Water heater data: Energy Solutions Center 2020. Unit 9 Foodservice.

Choose from four categories of gas warewasher: flight-type, rack conveyor, stationary door and specialty machines.

Usage:

For lower volume operations: stationary machines

For high-volume and institutional-type operations: Conveyer and flight type machines

For cleaning pots and pans and other items that require hand washing: Specialty washers

General benefits:

• Better sanitation.
• Greater cost and energy savings.[1]Gas Foodservice Equipment Network.

• Moves circulated air across a heat exchanger with a blower or a fan and distributes the heated air throughout the building via a duct system.
• Features include electronic ignition, sealed combustion, a secondary heat exchanger and pulse combustion for improved energy-efficiency.
• Can include electronic air filter, and humidifier and dehumidifier.

• Combines the convenient cooling of an air conditioner with energy-efficient gas heat of a furnace or forced air system.
• Saves space because it's an all-in-one unit that's easy to install on the roof of a building.

• Offers up to 93% AFUE.[1]Energy Solutions Center 2020. Unit 1 Commercial Technologies.
• Used as an alternative to a duct system, typically mounts on the ceiling and blows heated air directly into the space.
• Preferred choice for garages, warehouses or large manufacturing facilities.

• Saves 20‐50% in fuel over conventional forced air units.
• Generates radiant energy and converts it into heat when absorbed by objects in its path.
• Absorbs energy into cool surfaces that warm up, releases heat into the atmosphere by convection,
  and raises ambient temperature.[1]Infrared heater data: Energy Solutions Center 2020. Unit 9 Foodservice.

• Offers up to 82% combustion efficiency produced by commercial boilers that use hot water.[1]Energy Solutions Center 2020 Unit 1 Commercial Technologies.
• Supplies heat through low-pressure steam or hot water and circulates it through a system of pipes.
• Can include pulse combustion, high turn down burners, economizers, vent dampers and other energy-saving features.

For larger commercial and industrial applications

• Transmits heat from an external combustion source to a working fluid contained within the tubes in the boiler shell.
• Delivers the fluid to an end-use at a desired pressure, temperature and quality.

• Long operating life.
• Good for cooling industrial and large commercial facilities.
• Allows variations of engine speed to match the load, for efficient partial-load efficiency.
• Recovers heat from the engine and uses it for heating domestic water or other thermal applications.
• Eliminates the need for chlorofluorocarbon refrigerants.[1]Engine driven chiller data: Energy Solutions Center 2020 Unit 1 Commercial Technologies.

• Removes moisture from the air so it can't condense on the cooling coils, and they remain clean and dry.
• Helps prevent virus-friendly humidity levels.
• Keeps air more comfortable and easier to cool.

Tank style

• Heats water in a storage tank on a standby basis.
• Available in tank sizes ranging from 40 gallons to 100 gallons.
• Lasts approximately 10–15 years.

Tankless water heater

• Heats water on-demand, making it a highly efficient option —  up to 97% efficiency.[1]Energy Solutions Center 2020. Unit 1 Commercial Technologies.
• Saves space.

• Combines with a highly efficient, all-in-one storage tank.
• Provides approximately one-half of the water heating from solar.[1]Energy Solutions Center 2020.

• Delivers hot water on demand.
• Works without tubes, tubing or coils.
• Allows flue gases to come in direct contact with the water.
• Up to 99% energy-efficient, for more eco-friendly operations. [1]Energy Solutions Center 2020. Unit 1 Commercial Technologies.

• Dries fast and works without tank refills.
• Includes free assistance from NW Natural. Experienced technicians help with set up and monitoring.

• Less tendency for the flame to flash back.
• Eliminates need for fuel cylinders.
• Can provide significant cost savings over acetylene or propane.[1]Energy Solutions Center.

• Good for commercial laundromats, multifamily complexes, hotels and hospitals.
• Over 80% of commercial dryers sold in the U.S. are natural gas dryers.[1]Belco Athletic Laundry 2016.
• Easy to install, requiring only a gas line and a 110V circuit, and no more venting than an electric dryer.