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Resilience in HVAC T
Toshiba Carrier UK (TCUK) participated in the Association of University Engineers’ (AUE) annual conference at Lancaster University, focusing on the theme of ‘resilience’
he AUE represents building engineers and facilities staff working in over 100 universities across the UK and seeks to
advance understanding across disciplines contributing to engineering services. This year’s event combined technology and methods under the theme ‘The Resilient Estate: Engineering Continuity in Higher Education’. TCUK representatives attended on a multi-brand
platform, highlighting technology solutions from Carrier, Toshiba and CIAT. “Resilience is a core element in the engineering philosophy that underpins the design of all HVAC technology across our brands,” said David Dunn, managing director of TCUK sales. TCUK has a wide range of high-performance, high-efficiency HVAC solutions suitable for use in universities and other applications. Toshiba’s Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) air conditioning combined with a CIAT Floway DX air handling solution was recently selected for Solent University’s new sports complex in Southampton, as part of an ongoing £100m estates development programme.
Designed to achieve a Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) rating of excellent, the sports complex also complies with Southampton City Council’s Strategy on Tackling and Adapting to Climate Change. The project includes a combination of Toshiba’s three-pipe heat recovery SHRM-e and two-pipe SMMS-e VRF systems, plus Toshiba Digital Inverter splits and an applied CIAT AHU-DX combined coil system.
TCUK supports knowledge transfer among
university building engineers with a programme of Continual Professional Development (CPD) courses on key technical and legislative topics. The courses, certified by the Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE), enable those attending to gain credits toward their annual personal CPD learning programmes. Courses are offered free of charge and presented by experienced practitioners at customers’ offices or other convenient locations around the country. “CPDs were a key focus for us at the AUE
conference and attracted a lot of interest among delegates. As a result, we will be organising a number of events at universities around the country over the coming months,” said Neil Hitching, business development director, TCUK. The company recently held CPD sessions at Queen’s University, Belfast and Bath University in South West England, with a focus on refrigerants and the implications of the latest F-Gas Regulations. The focus is on improving understanding of the impact new legislation has on air conditioning for buildings, improving system design and product application for energy efficiency and environmental protection. In addition to courses on the fundamentals of air
conditioning, there are modules on the latest F-Gas legislation, the application of existing and new refrigerants, an overview of BREEAM and how it relates to air conditioning, and updates on the latest compressor technology and VRF systems.
CHILLER SUCCESS ON HOTTEST DAY
chiller installation on the hottest day ever recorded in the UK. The project included the supply of two high performance
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air-cooled PowerCIAT chillers with a combined cooling capacity of over 1.5MW, management of logistics for removal of existing chillers, as well as installation and commissioning of the new units. The units supply critical cooling for the hospital’s operating theatres, wards, public spaces and administration offices. The project required careful planning to ensure continuity of cooling to the hospital throughout the changeover, allowing for uninterrupted vital services. “The chillers were replaced in two stages with a four-week proving stage in between, to ensure cooling could be maintained without pause,” said Cammy Singh, project manager, Bouygues E&S FM UK , Central Middlesex Hospital. Installation and commissioning of the second chiller coincided with the hottest day ever recorded in the UK – 38.7˚C in nearby Cambridge.
IAT UK completed a major turnkey project for Bouygues Energies & Services to replace chillers at Central Middlesex Hospital in North London, involving a
A HAT-TRICK OF PROJECTS
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he first three of Toshiba’s 10kW wall mounted air conditioning units have
been installed in Ireland, with distributor GT Phelan securing the hat-trick of projects. At its recent annual distributor
conference in Stockport, England, Toshiba announced 10kW high-walls were now being added to its range of products. GT Phelan, one of Toshiba’s longest-serving distributors, placed a stock order and sold the first three of the 10kW units for contrasting air conditioning projects across Ireland in the first week following delivery. These sales were for applications in a medical storage warehouse, a creche, and an IT company’s main communications room. “Toshiba’s new 10kW unit is a very welcome addition to the range. It is often specified for use in server and communications rooms due to its high capacity and ease of installation and control, but it also has a wide range of applications in other areas, including for replacement projects where installers or end users are keen to go with a Toshiba solution,” said Rodney Phelan, director of GT Phelan. Two of the three installations in Ireland
were replacement projects, while the third was an addition to provide extra capacity for an existing installation. “Now that Toshiba offers a 10kW Toshiba hi-
wall system, I’m pleased to say that the response from customers so far has been extremely positive, and we seem to have hit the ground running,” said Rodney. David Dunn, TCUK managing director of
sales, said: “The new Toshiba 10kW wall mount is an excellent addition to the range, and has been extremely well received by all our customers. It packs a lot of cooling into a single compact unit.”
December 2019
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