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LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY
Efficient lighting adds to flexible workspace
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Global real estate advisor JLL recently relocated some of its London-based teams to the second and third floors at 20 Water Street, Canary Wharf. The move is part of its commitment to shaping the workplace for its employees, providing a flexible and inclusive work environment underpinned by a sustainable and technologically advanced workplace that boasts excellent connectivity and amenities.
The project team included consultant Hilson Moran, designer and main contractor Tétris Design x Build, and electrical contractor Bridgegate Electrical.
The brief was to create a collaborative, sustainable, inclusive, health-led, techsmart, energy-efficient, and flexible workplace, targeting WELL Platinum, SKA Gold and BREEAM Excellent. Therefore, circular economy principles, embodied carbon reduction, and well-being, were critical. The project had to meet JLL’s targets for its Net Zero Carbon 2025 milestone.
Highly efficient and sustainable TRILUX luminaires helped meet the project’s sustainability goals and create JLL’s desired workspaces.
A mix of surface, suspended, and recessed Sonnos downlights in various configurations complement the interior design, including biophilic accents and features.
Striking circular and rectangular arrangements of the Finea 50 flexible, modular light channel system add aesthetic appeal in collaboration areas and its pure, high-quality white light aid communication.
Additional feature lighting is provided by the Canilio, a small but powerful suspended downlight colour matched to complement the scheme.
The lighting control system exploited the DALI2 drivers. This latest standard provides JLL with detailed data extraction options to assist in the efficient operation of the building. ■
www.trilux.com
AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMPS
Heat pumps still delivering 10 years on
Two AEROTOP T26 air source heat pumps from ELCO continue to operate at peak performance and supply highly sustainable heating to Heath Primary School in Suffolk – ten years after their installation.
In 2012, the heat pumps were fitted outside a new purpose-built teaching block and have since supplied efficient space heating to six classrooms, communal rooms and toilet facilities via a low temperature underfloor heating circuit.
During their operating lifecycle, the heat pumps have consistently delivered extremely high CoPs, allowing the school to save up to 15 tonnes of carbon, when compared to a traditional gas boiler setup*.
UK specification manager for ELCO, Mark Ferris, returned to the school last year to witness the success story for himself. “It’s hard to believe now but, 10 years ago, there were not many commercial heat pumps being specified for applications like this,” he commented. “It’s fantastic to see the ELCO units still operating to the same level as they did in 2012.”
AEROTOP T heat pumps have outputs up to 34.4kW and COPs up to 3.7, as well as an extremely robust and corrosionresistant housing, which provided optimal protection from the weather. ■
www.elco.co.uk
HEATING & COOLING
Split system brings warehouse to life
Lime Tree Work Shop, originally a historic derelict warehouse based in the heart of Sevenoaks, Kent, has recently been transformed into a sleek industriallooking modern co-working space with an energy-efficient PANASONIC heating and cooling PACi split system with nanoe X to ensure all round comfort.
Installer, Mid-Tech Services Ltd, worked with TJK Builders on the project, where a Panasonic PACi split system was specified, along with a range of Panasonic energy efficient indoor ducted fan coils and cassette units to ensure maximum comfort in each of the different areas in this historic building. Indoor air quality is a top priority for the owners.
Spread over 420m2 Lime Tree Work Shop offers a flexible co-working environment, with communal co-working spaces, lounge areas, meeting rooms and offices to meet a multitude of different needs: the ground floor even doubles as a hireable events space during evenings and weekends. To meet the demands of the space, Mid-Tech Services specified the Panasonic split system for this project. The open plan communal areas were fitted with two 25 kW three phase Panasonic PACi Elite R32 outdoor split units with four ducted fan coil units spread across the ground and first floor. The extension at the rear of the building had two PACi NX Standard twin split units connected to four 4-Way Cassette indoor units across the two floors.
Finally, four offices and two meeting rooms are installed with a 2.5kW FZ wall mounted unit and one with a 3.5kW, to provide complete flexibility of heating and cooling to suit the individual areas. ■
www.aircon.panasonic.eu
AIR CONDITIONING
VRF system fits the bill at north west office, retail complex
A former Marks & Spencer building in Stockport has been transformed into a modern office, retail and leisure facility, equipped with high efficiency air conditioning based on an award-winning TOSHIBA SHRM-e heat recovery Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) system.
The project, by developer Glenbrook, involved remodelling the 5,950m2 building, including creation of a new fullheight glazed atrium, an outdoor terrace and high-end office accommodation across two open-plan floors, with leisure and retail facilities in the basement and ground floor.
Five separate Toshiba three-pipe VRF systems were installed by Coolair Services, working for Medway Heating under main contractor City Build, with Toshiba VN heat recovery ventilation systems – installed by Ventilation Design Services – providing fresh air to the building.
“The remodelled building has completely open ceilings, giving a contemporary, spacious feeling,” said David McSherry, head of sales, Toshiba Air Conditioning UK, Carrier Global Comfort Solutions Europe. “This means ductwork is exposed to retain the clean, industrial design.
To accommodate this and prevent the risk of condensation forming on ducting, the fresh air system is engineered to operate with a maximum of 14ºC air-off temperature.”
The Toshiba ceiling-suspended cassettes are painted in a bespoke black livery to match the contemporary lighting frames. Outdoor condensers are mounted on the rooftop, on a specially constructed support frame.
Each VRF system is connected to a central touch screen controller, enabling the landlord to set comfort and performance parameters separately for each zoned area of the building. ■
