Starting next year, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will begin enforcing its 2017 rule that mandates minimum energy efficiency requirements for walk-in coolers and freezers (WICFs). The new ...

Jason Bratcher is the Senior Manager of Project Management at KPS Global, a leader in the cold storage industry. The views expressed here are those of the author. Walk-in coolers and freezers are ...

Equipment placement is an important consideration for the overall success of a walk-in cooler or freezer installation. The location of the condensing unit and evaporator must be evaluated thoroughly.

A walk-in cooler is one of the largest and most energy-intensive pieces of equipment in any restaurant, running continuously 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. An older, inefficient, or poorly ...