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The article reports on the cost-effectiveness of building a wastewater treatment center on food and beverage processing facilities as of September 2015. Topics discussed include typical reasons for setting up a wastewater treatment system, factors to be considered when determining the return of investment (ROI) on a system, and upgrading existing processes to a membrane bioreactor (MBR) system. Also noted are the advantages and disadvantages of aerobic and anaerobic treatment systems.

The article discusses the importance of heating and ventilation equipment selection and installation in promoting sustainability and investment returns to industries. It notes the significance of the installation of the said equipment to energy consumption and cost effectiveness, and highlights the various technologies adopted by U.S. based industries such as thermal energy storage and dedicated outside air systems.

The article presents queries related to systems engineering. When designing an energy conservation system, it is important to be able to collect the operating data so that actual rate of return (ROI) can be monitored and measured against the estimated ROI. An energy conservation system such as a variable-volume kitchen hood system can have significant operating cost savings because of the limited time the hood is required to function at peak exhaust air capacity with associated, conditioned makeup air to the hood.

The article focuses on the improvement light emitting diode (LED) lighting and the cost savings lighting strategy. It notes that steady improvements in quality, efficiency, cost savings, and extended service life were made by LED lighting and truly staggering savings can be gained by an aggressive control strategy. It cites that aggressively cycling LEDs and selecting the proper lighting technology for a given application can help offset cost and improve the return on investment (ROI).

The article discusses the benefits of using wireless devices. New wireless devices will prove to reduce return on investment on controls only, energy-based retrofits by offering the industry and building owners a non-intrusive alternative to the costly propositions. Moving the present wireless systems forward will offer reduced costs and provide performance and reliability of current wired systems without the cost burden of extensive renovations.