Higher Education | Armstrong | Americas

Intelligent thermal utility products, programs and services to maximize efficiency and sustainability for colleges and universities of all sizes.

As global leaders in energy management, conservation and sustainability, Armstrong understands the complex issues you face every day. Our experts can help you achieve your goals for efficiency, energy use and environmental emissions—all while providing a safe, comfortable learning environment for students.

Products and Systems for Higher Education

Armstrong can optimize your current thermal utility infrastructure, as well as design and implement complete, optimal systems for your new or existing facilities.

Our on-site specialists will work with you on day-to-day maintenance, repair, and overhaul activities to keep everything running smoothly and efficiently. We offer rugged, dependable products, state-of-the-art technology and software, and custom-engineered systems and services to satisfy your unique requirements for: steam and condensate, hot water, air quality and humidification, Legionella and scalding risk reduction, electricity generation, wastewater treatment, reverse osmosis for incoming water, on-site utility system management, and more.

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Armstrong Brings Net Zero Within Reach

For universities with goals for increasing sustainability, reducing reliance on fossil fuels, and lowering environmental emissions, Armstrong is ready to help. We’ll design a tailor-made plan of action that leads you through your transition to net zero and beyond.

Our advanced steam system efficiency methodology has United Nations and Kyoto Protocol approvals.

Our specialists can help you achieve your performance goals as an American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) signatory, and a Strategic Business Partner of the Association of Physical Plant Administrators (APPA). Armstrong’s steam system efficiency methodology, which relates to steam traps, has been approved by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and ours is the first efficiency methodology to be approved for international trading of resultant carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions under the Kyoto Protocol.

Learn More About Our Decarbonization Services

Armstrong’s best-in-class steam trap management program is a critical, no-regret step towards achieving your net-zero goal.

We’ll work with you to implement a program that’s custom-designed to reduce your carbon footprint, steam usage and water hammer while increasing cost savings, heat transfer efficiency, and comfort. Customers across many industries have implemented our industry-leading trap management program, including 37 in higher education.

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Cutting-Edge Solutions, Engineered for the Higher Education Industry’s Most Difficult Challenges

Armstrong brings you rugged, dependable products, state-of-the-art technology and software, and custom-engineered systems and services to satisfy your institution’s most unique requirements for: steam and condensate, hot water, air quality and humidification, Legionella and scalding risk reduction, electricity generation, wastewater treatment, reverse osmosis for incoming water, on-site utility system management, and more.

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See What Our Hardworking Products and State-Of-The-Art Technology Can Do for You

Click on the marked areas to view examples of Armstrong’s utility system solutions for your mechanical room, power plant, kitchen, as well as laundry facilities.

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  • Kitchen
  • Power Plant
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Control Valve
Globe two-way single-seated body design valves satisfy the majority of control applications for HVAC, industrial and commercial markets. Learn More

Digital Recirculating Valve
Designed specifically to be the primary water temperature controller in a continuously pumped circulating hot water system. Digital technology provides enhanced water temperature control accuracy which resists zero system demand “temperature creep” without the use of a manual throttling valve or temperature activated pump shut-off device (aquastat). Learn More

Domestic Hot Water Heater (DHW)
Instantaneous, semi-instantaneous and tank-type storage water heaters. Our innovative hot water solutions place user safety and Legionella risk reduction at the forefront of hot water system design, operation and maintenance. Learn More

Float and Thermostatic Trap
Best choice for variable steam pressure users. Learn More

Flow Meter
Unique, new flow meter combines two differential pressure technologies to produce operating ranges never before attainable in a single flow meter —with no straight run requirements. Learn More
Humidifier
Direct steam injection is the most common form of steam humidifier. Before dispersing the steam, Armstrong’s direct-steam humidifiers condition steam by slowing it down, removing particulate matter, separating condensate from it, drying it and silencing it. Conditioned steam keeps components free of mineral deposits that can clog many forms of water-spray and evaporative-pan systems. Learn More

HW Heaters for Building Heating (HHW)
Advanced hot water system with digital control technology, visible on plant BAS or DDC.  Simple compact design.  Provides consistent temperature accuracy, enhanced operational efficiency and reduced maintenance. Learn More

Inverted Bucket Steam Trap
Best choice for drip trap applications and constant steam pressure users. Learn More

Pressure Reducing Valve
Externally piloted diaphragm-operated pressure reducing valve provides greater capacity than internally piloted valves and has greater accuracy (+/- 1% of pressure set point from 5–100% of flow) than piston operated valves. Learn More

Pumping Trap
Non-electric solution for moving condensate from low points, low pressures or vacuum spaces to an area of higher elevation or pressure. Learn More

Steam Trap Monitoring

AIM® is wireless monitoring technology that efficiently monitors and evaluates steam trap operation using non-intrusive technology combined with WirelessHART®. Learn More

SAGE® keeps you fully informed, 24 hours a day by providing regular updates, precise documentation, custom-filtered reports, and real-time alerts to notify you immediately of any problems that arise. Learn More

Unit Heater
Components like motors, bearings, tubes, enclosures and fins are heavy-duty to ensure lasting performance. Learn More

Y-Type Strainer
No-leak, no-crush screen chambers, easy-in, easy-out screwed retainers. Learn More

Air Vent/ Vacuum Breaker
Prevents vacuum from forming in the equipment and releases air out of equipment during normal operation. Learn More

Back-Pressure Control Valve
Externally piloted throttling back-pressure valve that will function to maintain a constant upstream pressure. This valve is not a safety valve. Learn More

Flash Tank
Flash vessels designed to provide low velocity flash steam with no water carryover and quick payback for flash recovery investment. Learn More

Flow Meter
Unique, new flow meter combines two differential pressure technologies to produce operating ranges never before attainable in a single flow meter —with no straight run requirements. Learn More

Inverted Bucket Steam Trap
The best choice for drip trap applications and constant steam pressure users. Learn More

Pressure Reducing Valve
Externally piloted diaphragm-operated pressure reducing valve provides greater capacity than internally piloted valves and has greater accuracy (+/- 1% of pressure set point from 5–100% of flow) than piston operated valves. Learn More

Pumping Trap
Non-electric solution for moving condensate from low points, low pressures or vacuum spaces to an area of higher elevation or pressure. Learn More

Steam Separator
With correct sizing and proper drainage, these separators are designed to eliminate 98% of all entrained liquids and particles that are 10 microns and larger in size. Learn More

Air Vent/ Vacuum Breaker
Prevents vacuum from forming in the equipment and releases air out of equipment during normal operation. Learn More

Float and Thermostatic Trap
Best choice for variable pressure steam users. Learn More

Inverted Bucket Steam Trap
The best choice for drip trap applications and constant steam pressure users. Learn More

Mixing Valve
Generates hot water by mixing steam and cold water. Learn More

Pressure Regulator
Direct acting pressure reducing valve is self-contained (requires no external sensing line), compact and economical. Accuracy +/- 10%. Learn More

Pumping Trap
Non-electric solution for moving condensate from low points, low pressures or vacuum spaces to an area of higher elevation or pressure. Learn More

Temperature Control Valve
Maintains stable product temperatures by modulating the steam pressure supply to the equipment. Learn More

Air Cooled Heat Exchanger (ACHE)
Armstrong’s customized ACHE can be fabricated with either heavy-duty industrial pressure parts or with a light-duty core design (primarily used in institutional markets). Choose from direct drive or belt drive fans Learn More

Air Heating Coils
Utilizing flash or low pressure steam to preheat combustion air increases boiler efficiency and saves fuel/energy. Preheating cold combustion air assures stable boiler operation. Learn More

Back-Pressure Control Valve
Externally piloted throttling back-pressure valve that will function to maintain a constant upstream pressure. This valve is not a safety valve. Learn More

Digital Control Valve
Emech® is digital hardware that is faster, simple, and smarter with one goal in mind: unparalleled performance in any application. Emech® digital control valves are available for steam/water and hot/cold water industrial service. Learn More

Digital Recirculating Valve
Designed specifically to be the primary water temperature controller in a continuously pumped circulating hot water system. Digital technology provides enhanced water temperature control accuracy which resists zero system demand “temperature creep” without the use of a manual throttling valve or temperature activated pump shut-off device (aquastat). Learn More

Domestic Hot Water Heater (DHW)
Instantaneous, semi-instantaneous and tank-type storage water heaters. Our innovative hot water solutions place user safety and Legionella risk reduction at the forefront of hot water system design, operation and maintenance. Learn More

Feed Water Control valve
Globe two-way single seated valves that deliver accurate and efficient control for most steam and liquid applications. The end user would be responsible for how it is controlled. Learn More

Flash Tank
Flash vessels designed to provide low velocity flash steam with no water carryover and quick payback for flash recovery investment. Learn More

Float and Thermostatic Trap
Best choice for variable pressure steam users. Learn More

Flow Meter
New and unique flow meter that combines two differential pressure technologies to produce operating ranges never before attainable in a single flow meter – with no straight run requirements. Learn More

HW Heaters for building heating (HHW)
Digital water temperature control technology with instantaneous heat exchanger design offers a level of hot water system temperature control accuracy previously considered unattainable. Digital-Flo® is compatible with Building Automation Systems on the BACnet™, LonWorks™, Modbus protocols and can be remotely programmed from and performance data is accessible by a Web browser. Learn More

Inverted Bucket Steam Trap
The best choice for drip trap applications and constant steam pressure users. Learn More

Pressure Reducing Valve
Externally piloted diaphragm-operated pressure reducing valve provides greater capacity than internally piloted valves and has greater accuracy (+/- 1% of pressure set point from 5–100% of flow) than piston operated valves. Learn More

Pumping Trap
Non-electric solution for moving condensate from low points, low pressures or vacuum spaces to an area of higher elevation or pressure. Learn More

Steam Trap Monitoring

AIM® is wireless monitoring technology that efficiently monitors and evaluates steam trap operation using non-intrusive technology combined with WirelessHART®. Learn More

SAGE® keeps you fully informed, 24 hours a day by providing regular updates, precise documentation, custom-filtered reports, and real-time alerts to notify you immediately of any problems that arise. Learn More

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Isometric Illustration of Higher Education facility