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HITACHI
Hitachi’s award-winning Silent Iconic 4-way cassette unit design panel has arrived in the UK.
The Silent Iconic has picked up three international product design awards – the iF Design Award 2020 in the Product category, the Good Design Award 2020 and the Red Dot Best of the Best Product Design 2021. While architects might prefer aesthetic choices, such as subtle duct- type outlets that blend seamlessly with all interior styles, the cost may determine that cassette-type units are specified to meet budget restrictions. Maintaining the cost-benefit, ease of installation and performance of a cassette, the new Silent Iconic design panel delivers a stylish yet unobtrusive design. The four louvres are black to reduce the visual impact and the central inlet is louvred to blend with architectural ceiling styles. Gordon Sutton, Hitachi Cooling & Heating managing director, UK & Ireland said: “This solution bridges the gap between the existing duct type and the conventional 4-way cassette, breaking the commercial rules where air conditioning units are selected either for their performance, functionality and price or their visual appearance in the space.”
www.hitachi-hvac.co.uk/innovation/silent-iconic
JAGA UK Jaga UK, a specialist in solutions designed with the
environment in mind, has announced the availability of its Dynamic Boost Hybrid (DBH) technology for the UK market.
DBH has been developed to boost heat outputs and provide light cooling with renewable energy systems such as heat pumps and solar energy. The DBH technology utilises small electric thermal activators placed on top of the heat exchanger inside the Jaga Low-H2O radiator to force convection. This significantly boosts the radiator output by two to three times without increasing its size.
“When paired with a heat pump or other low flow temperature system, most emitters require a large surface area to heat the room,” said Phil Mangnall, managing director, Jaga UK. “DBH allows you to substantially reduce the size of the radiator, freeing up valuable wall space and improving the room aesthetics. The system is almost inaudible and works with most wall-mounted, free-standing, and trench solutions.” DBH reduces the need for unnecessary heating, significantly cutting energy consumption and bills.
www.jaga.co.uk
JASUN ENVIROCARE
Jasun Envirocare has seen a lot of interest for its new range of room air purifiers especially where higher occupancy rates are putting strain on existing ventilation levels. The air purifiers have been designed to protect against particulate, virus, bacteria, and volatile organic compounds (VOC). The COPPA room air purifier offers five stages of filtration as well as real time monitoring for PM2.5 particles. Firstly, a coarse filter layer for larger particles and secondly a fine layer providing protection against damaging PM2.5 particles. These layers are followed by a woven copper layer. Copper is a proven anti-viral, anti-bacterial agent and is very effective at reducing risk. This is followed by an activated carbon layer and finally the unit has an ultraviolet (UV) plenum. The COPPA units offer automated airflow management, increasing flow when PM2.5 particles in the air exceed safe levels and reducing again when they don’t. This extends the life of the filter and makes the unit very quiet.
www.room-air-purifier.co.uk
CONDAIR
Condair has published a new podcast about how humidifiers can provide economic evaporative cooling in air handling units. The 10-minute interview with Dave Marshall-George, sales director at Condair, sees him explaining the different strategies available for using humidifiers for cooling in AHUs, as well as the opportunities and limitations each strategy presents. He also outlines a real life case study that illustrates the energy saving benefits of a direct air evaporative cooling design used in a recent telecommunications AHU project. Produced in association with BusinessNet Explorer, the podcast can be listened to from Condair’s website or get it on Apple iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and Google Podcasts by searching for “Condair podcast”. Dave Marshall-George explained: “Podcasts are a great way for engineers to listen and learn. We wanted to engage with this bite- sized learning channel to deliver useful information on a topic we are seeing more and more interest in from consultants and AHU companies.”
www.condair.co.uk
VENT-AXIA
Vent-Axia has supplied a Lo-Carbon Sentinel Kinetic Plus MVHR unit to a 205m2 new-build four-bed, two-bathroom home in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham. Chosen to provide quiet, energy efficient and effective ventilation and heat recovery for the two-storey home, the Sentinel Kinetic Plus is installed in a plant room on the ground floor of the home. The unit was specified and installed by Mark Heat Recovery Systems. The company knew the Sentinel Kinetic Plus would provide good IAQ and energy efficiency with the added benefit of featuring built-in humidistats that would boost for the client once high levels of humidity were detected in the wet areas. Noise levels were important for the project, with the Sentinel Kinetic Plus running as low as 17.6 dB(A). “The Vent-Axia Sentinel Kinetic Plus unit is a great compact unit that fits in with most self-builders’ and developers’ budgets”, commented Mark Wormington of Mark Heat Recovery Systems. “The unit offers simple controls and also built-in humidistats to avoid manually boosting the system.”
www.vent-axia.com
VENT-AXIA
Vent-Axia has updated its online fan selection and quotation tool as part of its continued digital transformation. The upgraded Fan Selection Program (FSP) is set to further improve customer service by making it easier for specifiers to select the right ventilation for a project. Now mobile and tablet friendly, the FSP offers wider access for customers. Offering a clean, fresh, simple and attractive design, the Fan Selection Program is packed with useful features to help specifiers find the right solutions for their projects. Logical and intuitive the FSP is split into three simple sections: Fan Selection, Volume Calculator, and Trade Price Quote. Within these sections the Fan Selection Program uses input project details to compile all the necessary data to make ventilation selection, for example, on the Fan Selection page, project specification requirements are entered from volume and pressure, to tolerances and specific fan powers. “This updated Fan Selection Program is set to be a great addition to our ever-improving online offering,” explains Dave Cook, technical product manager at Vent-Axia.
www.vent-axia.com
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