The project commenced as a single-floor upgrade of air conditioning and lighting managed by consultant Slender Winter Partnership. The work was to expand in stages until the whole building was fully air conditioned. RPM Installations was the contractor, with units supplied by Ocean Air Distribution.
Owing to the high IT content of the call centre, the main need is for cooling. However, because the existing hot-water heating system did not adequately serve the revised office layout, the radiators were isolated and air conditioners with heat pumps were specified.
In all, there are seven VRF systems and seven Multi-type split systems.
For ease of installation and to achieve a discreet finish, the client specified ceiling cassettes that would fit flush to the ceiling and into the same space as the 600 mm-square ceiling tiles being applied.
