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Gilberts Blackpool deliver a major data centre extension project in record me to provide superfast connecvity for tenants


Completing a louvre screen in 50% less time than industry standard was just one of the challenges met- and exceeded- by Gilberts Blackpool for a major data centre extension project in Hertfordshire.


Not only did the company and its approved installer John Campey & Sons deliver in the tight timeframe, it did so whilst maintaining the weather integrity of the centre, which was already full with computer equipment and service plant to provide carrier-neutral superfast connectivity for tenants’ cloud data.


From initial inquiry to completion, the supply and fit project took Gilberts just eight weeks. Gilberts advised that its WHK75 high performance louvre system in kit form, with bird guard, would be the most effective solution to balance the level of weather protection and ventilation required for the data hall extension. Gilberts’ unique blade design for the WH75 Series provides unrivalled weather performance, optimising hidden drainage


INSTALLATION NEWS Gilberts takes data protecon above and beyond fast!


discharge away from the louvres and building interior whilst still delivering 50% free ventilation area, thus achieving Class A weather rating. Gilberts engineered each component to order, applying expertise from more than 40 years’ manufacture of louvre systems to create a solution that would meet the high specification once installed, despite having no specific design drawings.


To create the final 17.6m x 11.1m screen, the team had to squeeze behind tarpaulin which had to remain in place to retain the building’s weather integrity whilst the screen was fitted, precisely measure each section, cut each 2m long blade to size with millimetre precision, and fit each blade and mullion, then flash around each penetration abutment.


“The lads like rising to a challenge, and finding a solution!” observed John Campey, head of the installation team. “We could have completed it even quicker but were slightly held up by some


additional building work creating a parapet and secondary structural support system for the screen to fit into.


Gilberts’ louvre systems is the only one we work with, they are produced with great accuracy and high quality.”


Added Steve Hoswell, director for the main contractor on the project esg plc, “Gilberts was the obvious choice for us: it was the only


louvre manufacturer that could deliver the high specification required to the satisfaction of the M&E consultant, accommodate the build programme, and still provide a commercially viable solution.”


Luceco lights Tile Cross Academy


Luceco’s LED energy saving Leren lights are used in a major Birmingham school refurbishment


Luceco has recently provided LED energy saving lighting for Tile Cross Academy’s new facilities. Tile Cross Academy is part of the Washwood Heath Multi Academies’ Trust (WHMAT), a family of 7 schools, 3 Secondary and 4 Primary, serving the city of Birmingham. During the Autumn Term, Tile Cross Academy opened its £7 Million refurbishment with new sporting facilities, food, textiles and art environments, ICT and music classrooms, science and engineering facilities.


Luceco’s Leren was used in various classrooms. Leren is a contemporary and stylish linear LED pendant luminaire, offering both upward and downward light distribution providing an enhanced overall lit environment,


particularly where there are high or open ceiling voids to illuminate. Leren offers over 100,000 hours of maintenance free, operational life with an efficacy of 120 Llm/cW, and three lumen outputs; 4,000, 5,200 and 7,500 lm.


Supplied complete with 1.5 m adjustable wire suspensions, Leren benefits from through-wiring, including electrical connectors as standard, to assist with both standalone and continuous run installations. Accessories available include ceiling mount electrical connection rose and blanking modules in 600, 900, 1,200 and 1,500-mm lengths. Leren is available as fixed output, DALI dimmable, emergency back-up variants, PIR and LiteIP and offers


excellent photometric performance. Platinum Downlighters lit corridors and circulation areas, featuring easy fit positive locating swing out tabs for quick installation. Platinum and Leren are ideal for use with sensors and lighting controls including LiteIP to further improve energy efficiency. LiteIP is an intelligent wireless lighting system requiring no complicated electrical installation and no limit to the number of luminaires that can be controlled and is compatible with all driver types including DSI, DALI and 1- 10 V. Other features include presence and daylight detection, energy monitoring and reporting.


Perth school takes preventave acon against winter heat failures


Sime designs and manufactures a temporary boiler room with fuel store to protect a primary school in the event of a heang failure


Letham Primary school will be cosy this winter thanks to a specially created energy cabin featuring Sime boilers. Perth and Kinross County Council approached BSH Innovative Heating Solutions, Sime preferred supplier for Northern Ireland, to design and manufacture a temporary boiler room with a bunded fuel store which would make it possible for the school to stay warm even in the event of a heating failure.


BSH created the temporary energy cabin using Sime 2R HE condensing three-pass cast iron boilers and Riello oil burners for use by schools in Perth and Kinross, starting with Letham Primary School.


The Sime 2R HE range of cast-iron boilers deliver outputs from 82 kW to 192 kW with a stainless steel post-condenser.


Having a contained and mobile heating solution prevents school closures as result of heating emergencies or failures during the winter months.


If there is a heating failure, the energy cabin can be moved to where it is needed so that the school can remain warm while waiting for parts or repairs to be undertaken.


The 300kw plant contains two boilers and works in modular stages for maximum efficiency.


Controls monitor heat generation and ensures an additional boiler fires up to keep consistent heat source in the event that temperatures drop. When containing heating of this kind, safety is paramount.


The energy cabin features flame retardant cladding, which provides 144 minutes of fire protection.


All oil burners and oil lines have automatic overheat detection in order to prevent the fuel feeding a fire if one was to happen.


John Moran Sime national sales manager said: “We were delighted to be a part of this project as a BSH preferred supplier. The team at BSH Innovative Heating Solutions can always be relied on to create innovative and energy efficient heating solutions that enable customers to cut their carbon emissions and benefit from considerable cost savings.


“With this installation, BSH has created a mobile heating solution that will make it possible for the school to undertake the refurbishments it needs to throughout the year rather than being limited to completing all the work during school holidays. In addition


to the flexibility that this provides, it also allows the school to protect themselves against heating failures.


“BSH’s passion for delivering cost effective and reliable energy efficient heating solutions mirrors our own ethos and we are thrilled to have worked with them to help Letham Primary School futureproof their heating system.”


Mikrofill at St Marks primary school


Mikrofill supplies boiler upgrade to a primary school to improve the heang system following a dilapidaon survey


St Marks C of E Primary School in Brierley Hill is a friendly and welcoming school with caring and supportive staff that continuously strives to improve the quality of education that they provide for the children.


Following a dilapidation survey and re design by Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, the decision was made to upgrade the inefficient LPHW plant. Installed by long standing mechanical contractor, Lord Combustion Services Ltd, the equipment selected included 3No Ethos 110 kW condensing boilers on floor standing frames coupled with a Mikrovent 400 low loss header and air/dirt separator. The stainless steel boilers c/w integral ‘shunt pumps’ provide LPHW to the schools variable temperature heating circuit. In addition the new plant is unvented via a pre – commissioned Mikrofill 400 pressurisation package that incorporates integral fluid risk category 4 backflow protection as per requirements of the Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 1999.


For more information on Mikrofill products please call the sales team on 03452 606020 or visit:


www.mikrofill.com


30 BUILDING SERVICES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER JANUARY 2020


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