financial appraisals were completed and the university was satisfied that the system would do the job, cool-phase was given the green light and two systems were installed in the laboratory by monodraught, as part of a turnkey contract with one of the university’s approved building contractors. commenting on the installation


russell Pitman says everything went very smoothly, the project was delivered on time, with a minimum of fuss and no real issues and commenting on the cool- phase itself he says it is almost too good to be true because it ticks every box. regarding the consultation period, he


says monodraught was very professional; and very flexible in incorporating changes the university team wanted to make to the initial calculations. “in all, the working relationship was a very pleasant experience.” He says: “Work to install the two cool-phase systems was carried out over four days, and even though some minor structural issues were encountered, the work didn’t stop – monodraught’s team worked around the problems so that everything went smoothly and the job was delivered on time.” He adds that, besides improvements to the laboratory environment the cool-phase system is also very quiet in operation, which


is ideal in a space that is used for lectures. since completion of the installation


monodraught has been monitoring the laboratory’s environment to gather its own data, and the university estates Department has also been recording data from the cool-phase system on its bms. Performance data from both parties will be reviewed to establish the overall effectiveness of the installation. Dave archer says monodraught Windcatchers and sunpipes are located in other areas of the campus and they have also proved to be very effective, so while it is too early to be definitive, early indications are that the cool-phase system will perform to specification. He also anticipates that, at the end of the first year, the data will enable the cool-phase software to optimise the system’s performance


to best suit the laboratory space. For further information contact:


monodraught limited Phone: 01494 897700 Email: info@monodraught.com


www.monodraught.com Cool-phase, Windcatcher and Sunpipe are registered trademarks owned by Monodraught Limited.


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