Built in line with Manningham Council’s vision for a sustainable, high density, mixed-use village on Doncaster Hill, the new $90 million hotel and retail development was built by Buildcorp Commercial and designed with architect ClarkeHopkinsClarke.Thehoteldevelopment features 183 rooms, restaurant, bar, alfresco dining space, sundeck, rooftop pool and fitness centre as well as function space and outdoor terrace. Fronting Doncaster Road, the 11,000m² Bunnings Warehouse spans two levels below the hotel and includes over 300 basement customer parking spaces.
The project targeted a 4 star Green Star Design rating through the inclusion of sustainability features such as LED lighting, solar hot water, on site water tanks and water recycling. An energy efficient mechanical services solution, featuring a range of power saving fans supplied by Fantech also contributed to this Awardedrating.asfan supplier in August 2020 by mechanical services contractor, Custom Airconditioning, Fantech supplied almost 350 products that have been installed across the entire project from car park to kitchens.
Like many projects Fantech is involved in, a complete solution was provided that allowed Custom Airconditioning to coordinate site deliveries with specific installation milestones and meet key project programming dates. Prior to project completion, members of Fantech’s Intelligent Ventilation team attended the site with Custom Airconditioning technicians to assist with final checks and settings of both the basement car park ventilation and stair pressurization systems.
The Mercure and Bunnings development at Doncaster Hill was completed in late 2021, with both opening their doors to customers in December 2021.
Fantech programmed and supplied a specialist exhaust and supply system for the basement car park that included JetVent fans with EC motor technology, and Direct Drive AP Series in-line fans that were both connected to an intelligent Aviator controller and CO2 sensors. Fantech also supplied fans for the buildings’ fire protection ventilation system including large smoke relief fans and stair pressurization fans for the emergency stairwells.
A new six-level Mercure hotel above a two-level Bunnings Warehouse store would seem an unusual pairing, but a new mixed-use development in Melbourne has done just that.
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“Fantech has been working with Custom Airconditioning for many years,” says Jesse Svigos, External Sales Engineer for Fantech. “Over the last 7 years, I have developed a very strong relationship with all the team at Custom Airconditioning and together we have developed a cohesion and understanding of operation between both businesses.”
Fantech delivered ventilation products spanning a number of ranges, from roof-mounted exhaust and supply fans to various types of in-line exhausts. Fantech worked closely with Custom Airconditioning to ensure all fans met the specifications of the project.
“We supplied ventilation fans for all of the common areas within Bunnings and the Mercure hotel above including kitchens, function spaces, bin rooms and gymnasium, as well as all hotel bathrooms.”
Ventilation (or the replacement of indoor air with fresh air) can either be natural (by opening windows and doors) or mechanical (by using a fan to control the airflow).
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While life has returned to a sense of normality for most people after the various COVID-19 lockdowns, the reality is that COVID-19 is still with us. As time passes we are seeing new COVID-19 variants and we are learning more about how the virus is transmitted and how to limit transmission between people.
Mechanical ventilation gives controlled ventilation that ensures the environment can be continuously ventilated at a known rate.
Dilution – replacing contaminated air with fresh air by ventilation and therefore reducing the virus concentration in the environment.
The potential downsides of natural ventilation can be solved using mechanical ventilation, but this is obviously a more costly solution than opening a window!
Fantech has recently released an online calculator to determine the risk of airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2. The tool considers the room size, clean airflow rate, occupancy, exposure time, the variant of SARS-CoV-2 (e.g. Omicron BA.2), exhalation and inhalation rates of occupants, and mask wearing strategies. Based on these parameters we can calculate the number of occupants that are likely to become infected due to airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2.
Ventilation Ventilation works on the principle of dilution to reduce airborne transmission of SAR-CoV-2. If fresh, virus-free air is replacing contaminated air, then the amount of SARS-CoV-2 present in the environment is diluted in proportion to the ventilation rate. If there is less SARS-CoV-2 in the area, then there is less chance of an infection occurring.
In the early days of the pandemic it was thought that SARS-CoV-21 was only transmitted via large heavy droplets that travel a short distance and quickly fall to the ground. Social distancing and disinfection of surfaces were the recommended preventative options to combat transmission. However, it is now known that a person exhales a range of particle sizes in every breath and that most of the SARS-CoV-2 particles exhaled are very light and small. The smallest particles can remain airborne for a number of hours or even days in some circumstances. While the virus cannot survive indefinitely outside of the body, it can survive for a period of time and is therefore an infection risk. (Mask wearing was used as a method of controlling droplet and airborne transmission of the virus).
Methods of removal of SARS-CoV-2
Deactivation – using technologies such as UVGI or plasma to modify the genetic structure of a virus, thus stopping it from Allreplicating.threeof these methods result in a reduction of infectious SARS-CoV-2 from the environment and can work individually or together. This concept is called Clean Airflow.
While the requirements for mask wearing are relaxed in many areas, we can still utilise ventilation to reduce the risk of spreading SARS-CoV-2 by airborne transmission.
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There are a number of methods that can be used to reduce the concentration of SARS-CoV-2 in an indoor environment. These include:
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Natural ventilation can be effective when the conditions are suitable, such as when there is a wind outside, and when the outside temperatures allow for the opening of windows and doors.
Filtration – using filters to remove the virus from a recirculating duct system. [Note: high efficiency filters (with high pressure drops) may be required to capture the very small particle sizes of viruses.]
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However natural ventilation may not give reliable, consistent ventilation and could introduce unwanted noise, dust and changes of temperature into an environment.
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“Glen was a pragmatic businessman and an astute engineer,” says Mark Rickard, Group Chief Executive Officer for Elta Group. “Highly respected in the industry and loved by his customers and those who worked with him, Glen will be sadly missed.” Our condolences and best wishes are with his family.
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Glen Harries passed away peacefully on 7th April 2022.
Click ‘Search for AHU’ to search, then select a model from the list. You can manually adjust the coil parameters from the specification window and click ‘Re-Rate’ to re-calculate the coil conditions.
The two men had met in London in 1960 when working for the same firm and attending the same college. Seven years later, Glen would join Jack at the same company in Australia taking up a position as Sales Engineer. But it was the forming of their new fan company in 1973 that would cement an unbreakable friendship and business partnership.
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If you have recently updated your Product Selection Program, you will have access to select from Fantech’s range of Air Design Air Handling Units (AHUs) and Filter Supply Units (FSUs).
Despite retiring as Director of Fantech in 1997, Glen continued to contribute from his wealth of knowledge and experience to the company for over 10 years.
As Co-Founder of Fantech with great mate Jack Pirie, Glen’s drive, engineering knowledge and innovative thinking led to the creation of an industry leader.
The AHU Basic mode requires only a few parameters to determine which models would suit your requirements, and is ideal for getting a quick selection. To make a selection, enter the air flow and choose from the construction, mounting and configuration requirements (the cooling and heating coil parameters are predefined).
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Both men had good engineering skills and a talent for design, so it was only natural that Fantech moved from representing manufacturers to developing its own products by the late 1970s. The company would soon have a number of product successes, including the Minivent roof unit developed for a new shopping centre.
Version 5.6 of the Selection Program can be downloaded from our website. Remember to use the auto-updater to ensure you have all the latest features.
If you would like full control over the coil air in/out and water conditions, and the particular coil selection, Advanced mode is recommended. If you’ve precalculated your conditions using the CAMEL software, there is a tool within the Advanced mode to import the data straight from the export file.
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The Airthings for Business solution is made up of several battery-operated monitors, providing facility managers a scalable and customisable solution that covers their exact needs. Monitors can measure the level of radon, CO2, relative humidity, PM2.5 and more. The monitors connect to the Airthings Hub via a long range wireless connection where data is pushed to the cloud and used in the highly informative Airthings Dashboard. The solution is made with exceptional quality, easy to install and scalable in all building types.
“We’re delighted to partner with Elta Group to bring the Airthings for Business solution to new markets overseas”, says Øyvind Birkenes, CEO at Airthings. “Together, we’ll help businesses become more productive and energy-efficient by optimising their indoor air climate.”
“It is a key part of our success that the owners work in the business and are integral in the projects that we do,” says EconomechWayne. has worked on some of New Zealand’s biggest projects including the major expansion of the Auckland International Airport, and the construction of a 16,000m² head office for New Zealand’s largest company, Fonterra. It has also completed a number of projects internationally.
Providing full life cycle service for HVAC systems from project inception through to maintenance, Auckland-based Economech Services Ltd has developed a reputation for excellence over its 40 years.
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The collaboration of Elta Group, international leader in fans and air movement, and Airthings, global leader of indoor air quality monitors, highlights common goals between our two organisations. We both share an entrepreneurial spirit and a clear vision of meeting market needs by improving indoor air quality. We share a common ambition of delivering innovative and exceptionally engineered products that enhance life through air. The relentless drive of our two organisations has led to intuitive products that seamlessly integrate into any building. This collaboration will enable facility managers, building owners, tenants and business operators to remotely monitor and report on the indoor air quality within the building they occupy. If poor air quality is identified, this information can then be used to develop new strategies that can lead to the recommendation of ventilation system improvements and upgrades. The information provided by the Airthings for Business solution will help to improve indoor air quality, increase the productivity, health and comfort of occupants, as well as reduce energy consumption.
“We recognised that our clients wanted us to remain involved with their buildings, leading to the creation of our dedicated maintenance division over 7 years ago,” says Managing Director, Wayne Hastie. Along with its project teams based at Mt Wellington in Auckland, Economech works with partners across New Zealand including Wellington and Christchurch. The company’s service division has also recently established a satellite office in the Waikato district.
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Economech’s current shareholders actively work within the business that employs around 70 staff across its contracting and service divisions.
“We believe there is an enormous amount of work ahead in our industry and we hope to be a vital part of that in the years ahead,” says Wayne. Fantech congratulates Economech on their 40 year milestone.
Economech was founded by a small number of original shareholders in 1982. While those original founders have since retired, the business continues to thrive as a privately-owned HVAC contracting and maintenance company. Economech specialises in the design, build and maintenance of air conditioning systems across a number of industries including healthcare, data centres, airports, education and hotels. Its commitment to clients brings innovative ideas and solutions to every project it is involved in. Importantly, the company’s growth has been driven by the needs of its clients and repeat business.
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Up to 97% effective In a series of tests by the Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics in Germany, a classroom of 211m³ was exposed to the corona virus
surrogate virus “enveloped Phi-6 bacteriophage” that has a comparable structure, particle size and environmental stability as SARS-CoV-2. It found that Cleanair-Sky was effective in eliminating 73% of viruses from the air within the first 45 minutes of operation. In less than 3 hours, a staggering 97% of airborne viruses were eliminated from the classroom setting.
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The air is then discharged along the ceiling surface, creating a Coanda effect that maximises recirculation of the air and avoids drawing viruses across the room and past occupants
Importantly the Fraunhofer study also proved that the plasma purification process does not result in any harmful contamination of the room air by pollutants.
As well as sterilising the air with activated oxygen, the Cleanair-Sky plasma purifier makes use of activated carbon filters to capture and eliminate ozone.
The Cleanair-Sky plasma purifier is a discrete, ceiling mounted unit that inactivates bacteria, viruses, mould spores and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), while filtering pollens from the air.
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As our community learns to live with COVID-19 and other airborne viruses, HVAC technologies will play an increasingly important role in keeping our indoor environments safer.
Plasma power Once installed on the ceiling, the Cleanair-Sky is operated from the control panel located on the side of the unit or via the supplied remote control. As the unit draws air from the centre of the room, the room air passing through the unit is briefly switched to the energetic state of non-thermal (NT) plasma which positively charges the molecules to neutralise airborne viruses and bacteria.
Weighing just 13kg, the unit is easy to mount to the ceiling and powered from an existing single-phase lighting circuit. And because it is an independent unit, there’s no need to change existing ventilation systems.
Ideal for classrooms, medical rooms, offices, aged care and child care settings, Cleanair-Sky has been shown to be effective in eliminating 97% of corona virus surrogate virus from the air in classroom settings.
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One of the most influential events on the HVAC&R and building services calendar returned in August and Fantech was there. Held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) from Tuesday 16 August to Thursday 18 August 2022, ARBS 2022 reconnected over 200 HVAC, refrigeration and building services manufacturers and suppliers with thousands of industry members from around the country. Across the three-day event, Fantech showcased some of its huge range including energy efficient EC fan solutions, intelligent control systems, and new products such as the Cleanair-Sky plasma purifier and the Hunter HVLS fan range. With over 7000 people in attendance, ARBS22 was a great success. If you require further information on any of the products we exhibited, please contact us by emailing info@fantech.com.au or by calling any of the branches listed on the back page.
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Energy efficient, Cleanair-Sky is designed to operate in rooms with greater than 25m² floor area - up to 56m² - with standard ceiling heights up to 3m. It features four air flow settings from 42l/s to 167l/s which can be set depending on the environment and room occupancy.
“Fantech’s fan selection program includes the NCC 2019 section showing the fan efficiency curves and information relevant to Section J fan efficiency requirements,” says Michael Wong, Sales Engineer – Projects at Systemaire. 0530
Among a number of new primary schools to open in Perth this year, the $20.3 million Treeby Primary School will cater for a growing population in the city’s south.
Designed to accommodate 540 students from kindergarten to Year 6, Treeby Primary School features a number of single storey buildings with a total gross floor area of almost 6,000m².
Equipment supplied for the project included TD Silent, Mixvent, Whisper Jet and Vogue fans as well as Alpha Relief vents that were all used across a number of spaces. Powerline in-line mixed flow fans were supplied for the school’s library, covered assembly space, and teaching blocks.
GL Gamma Series exhaust fans developed for bushfire prone regions, were selected for their bushfire code compliance. With energy efficiency an important factor in the equipment selection process, Systemaire was able to demonstrate each product’s compliance to the 2019 National Construction Code (NCC) Section J.
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Systemaire presented a number of equipment selection options to Associated Airconditioning that achieved energy efficiency and cost savings, while meeting project specifications.
Construction works commenced on site in 2020. Perth-based mechanical services contractor, Associated Airconditioning, was engaged to provide air conditioning and ventilation on the Havingproject.developed a long-term working relationship with Associated Airconditioning over many years, Systemaire was invited to quote on the supply of suitable fans and equipment.
