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AET Flexible Space worked closely with both the M&E consultant, The GDM Partnership, and award-winning architects, Buckley Gray Yeoman, for well over three years on the application and specification of their underfloor air conditioning systems before receiving the official order from the appointed M&E contractor Designer Group.
AET was also invited to present directly to the Kajima Properties development team and property managers, to reaffirm that their UfAC systems would deliver to the high standards set out for Kajima’s first venture into the London property market. The Kajima team was
impressed by the capabilities of the AET system, and endorsed its use over seven floors of 77 Coleman Street.
The 77 Coleman Street development is now in the final stages of completion. AET Flexible Space’s CAM-V underfloor air conditioning systems has now been installed across all seven floors of office space. Each floor is served by four CAM units and the conditioned air is delivered into the space via 48 floor-recessed Fantile units. AET’s Fantile units induce conditioned air into the office space, eliminating cold draughts, whilst providing the end user complete control over temperature and air flow.
By using the existing 270mm floor void, the design team was able to preserve and highlight key architectural design features, including a terrazzo-patterned soffit
UNDERFLOOR SPACE PUT TO GOOD USE FOR UfAC A
ET has completed over 300 underfloor air conditioning projects worldwide and its system has been used in buildings by Norman Foster and Renzo Piano Buckley Gray Yeoman, Hawkins Brown, AHMM, as well as in The Center, Hong Kong – the world’s most valuable office building and the world’s 10th tallest building at time of construction, the Willis Building, as well as numerous other prestigious buildings across the world. The Flexible Space underfloor air conditioning (UfAC) system makes use of the space beneath
a raised access floor for the distribution of air. This eliminates the need for most of ducting and pipework in traditional air conditioning systems, leading to an average usable space saving of 15%, as well as savings on construction materials, installation costs, fit out and reconfiguration costs. The system’s modular and flexible design also minimises waste and energy consumption, a growing concern for both new and refurbished buildings.
With a UfAC system, the floor is divided into
zones of up to 300m2 depending on the potential use and occupancy density of the area. Each zone is supplied with chilled or warmed air by a zonal AHU or CAM (Conditioned Air Module) and the conditioned air is then delivered into the space using a recessed (Fantile) or floor standing fan terminal. Air travels back to the CAM for re- conditioning either at floor level via the plenum (CAM-C), or at high level (CAM-V). Both CAM-C and CAM-V systems can be configured to be either chilled water (CW) or direct expansion (DX).
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September 2020
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