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Buckingham Palace Road Landmark Equipped with 2.4MW of Carrier Chillers in Air Conditioning Upgrade
was logistically challenging, and involved tight space limitations due to the restricted rooftop location for the chillers. “It required a very compact solution with specific dimensions
and upper weight limit,” said Stathis Londos, Founder and Managing Director of contractor Leonari Ltd. “The client also required excellent energy efficiency to align with their high environmental performance standards. We looked at several options, and the Carrier solution was the one that fully met the requirements. We are also familiar with Carrier engineering – it is a proven design and known for its reliability.” The chillers are connected to the building management
system, providing high-level control and monitoring and enabling optimisation of performance. In the unlikely event of a fault, the chiller compressor does not switch off, but continues to operate with reduced capacity (unloaded mode), ensuring continuity of cooling to the building while remedial action is taken. “The Carrier team provided excellent support throughout the project,” said Stathis Londos. “Due to the site sensitivities, it required careful planning over an extended period, with no room for error. Carrier was embedded in the planning process during the year-long preparations, effectively becoming part of our team.” The chiller lift, requiring a 450-tonne crane, took place over a
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ONDON, UK, 5 July 2022 – A major refurbishment of London’s iconic 111 Buckingham Palace Road, located near Buckingham Palace and Victoria Station, includes a new air conditioning
system with high-efficiency Carrier screw chillers. Tenants occupying the landmark building now benefit from outstanding indoor comfort provided by two Carrier AquaForce® 30XBE air-cooled chillers, installed by Leonari Ltd for Savills’ consultancy division. Delivering a combined total of 2.4MW of cooling, the chillers
are equipped with variable speed fan motors to minimise noise levels and maximise energy savings, delivering a seasonal energy efficiency ratio (SEER) for cooling of up to 4.6. Due to the sensitive location in the heart of London, the project
weekend, with London’s busy Buckingham Palace Road closed for less than a day. The building remained fully occupied during the project, requiring particular attention to the needs of occupants. As the building’s HVAC services had been developed over
time to meet changing needs, phase two of the project involved reconciling existing systems with the new Carrier chillers, to deliver a unified, modern system that fully meets current needs. Evangelos Rodis, Head of Design & Projects and Director at
Savills Engineering & Design Consultancy, said: “The successful outcome is testimony to the close collaboration between all parties throughout the project. From the initial consultation with stakeholders and building occupiers, to the design, installation and commissioning, the project was delivered to the highest standards. It is imperative for such work to be completed with minimum impact on the operation of the building, and this was managed extremely well through careful planning and teamwork.
It is great to see the new system in operation providing high quality indoor comfort and environmental standards for those who occupy the building.” For more details on Carrier’s AquaForce 30XBE air-cooled chillers, visit our website.
https://www.carrier.com/commercial/en/uk/products/air-conditioning/air-cooled-chillers/30xbe-30xbp/ J S WRIGHT SECURES £4.7M-PLUS CONTRACT FOR NEPTUNE WHARF
development, for which J S Wright fitted out the second phase of 137 apartments in a £1.2 million contract. J S Wright will install an energy centre incorporating gas-fired combined heating and power (CHP) plant to distribute low temperature hot water (LTHW), and a boosted cold-water plantroom with distribution pipework to serve all six blocks and 10 mews houses on the development, which will range from three to 12 storeys including office space, a café, bike repair shop and parking space. The shell and core works involve installing soil and wastewater services, internal rainwater services, gas services, and dry risers for firefighting. The company will also fit commercial fire sprinklers and capped services to all the commercial units, as well as provide automatic controls. It will fit out the one to four-bed apartments on the
scheme with hot and cold-water services and a mix of radiator and underfloor heating supplied via heat interface units (HIUs), as well as sanitaryware, and soil and waste services. The contract package for the apartments also includes installing domestic sprinklers and ventilation systems. J S Wright is set to start work on site this month on
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the 55-week contract. Phil Leech, Managing Director of J S Wright, said: “Having successfully supported Galliard Homes on major projects throughout London and Birmingham, it is a testament to our expertise that we have been appointed yet again to help deliver another major mixed-use regeneration scheme.” Established in Birmingham in 1890, J S Wright designs, manufactures, installs and maintains mechanical and electrical services for the hotel,
echanical and electrical services specialist J S Wright has secured a contract valued at more than £4.7 million for a new mixed-use development in the London Borough
of Lewisham. The Birmingham-based company, which also has a new London office at Euston, will fit out all 199 private and social ownership
apartments with mechanical services and carry out the shell and core works for six commercial units at Neptune Wharf on Grinstead Road in Deptford. Developer Galliard Homes is driving the regeneration scheme, designed with contemporary features and a wide range of amenities, in the same district as its now sold-out Seagar Distillery
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residential, social housing, student accommodation, leisure and commercial sectors. The company was named Construction Services Employer of the
Year in the 2020 BAME Apprenticeship Awards and has signed its commitment to the Chartered Institute of Building’s Diversity and Inclusion Charter.
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