Brioschi flexes marketing muscle

NEW YORK -- Brioschi Pharmaceuticals International (BPI) has brought back the Brioschi antacid brand, a staple in millions of consumers' medicine cabinets for over 100 years.

Yadla very much liked what he heard, both in terms of space savings and fuel savings, so the specification was changed and tankless was approved for the application. "We decided to go with a tankless unit because it is more efficient and a great energy-saver," Yadla commented recently.The new system involves 17 Noritz NCC199-SV condensing, gas-fired tankless water heaters: 12 supply the 130 guest rooms; the remaining five handle the dining area and the laundry room. Each has a thermal efficiency of 93% and a firing range of 11,000 Btuh to 199,900 Btuh. The latter calculates into an aggregate maximum input of nearly 3.4 million Btuh with a turndown ratio of 309:1, allowing the system to comfortably handle both peak and light-demand periods with maximum efficiency and minimal cost.A multi-unit system would be required to meet all of the hotel's hotwater needs, especially during peak periods, he and Crouch explained. These units are not only much smaller than the two specified boilers, but because they would also wall-hung, there would also be more room for service work. Furthermore, if one unit had to be shut down, the others would still operate as usual. Guests would see no interruption in service.The space-saving advantages of tankless water heating recently came into critical play at a 130-room hotel renovation project in Florence, AL. The original specification for the Florence Residence Inn by Marriott called for a pair of 750-gal, 750,000 Btuh boilers, each measuring roughly 5 ft by 12 ft. The mechanical room where they were to be squeezed into could accommodate both pieces of equipment, but with just a few inches of clearance between each unit and the surrounding walls.

"Many consumers also like our 'on-the-go packs' (12 capsules per pack) that they can carry in their purse or store in their automobile to use as needed," notes Dessein.