PRODUCTS | SERVICES Lochinvar calls for renewed focus on commissioning Rushed or poorly planned commissioning is undermining the heating and hot-water industrys efforts to reduce energy use and narrow the building performance gap, according to manufacturer Lochinvar. Ambitious low carbon targets and greater awareness of the impact of buildings on occupant health has raised the profile of the building services sector. It has also highlighted the important role of the commissioning specialist in making sure key equipment installations are set up correctly and, so, will continue to perform well throughout their operating life. Lochinvar believes a collaborative approach is more important than ever because of the growing trendof integrating renewable technologies such as heat pumps with high-efficiency boilers and waterheaters. Its commissioning team can make sure boilers and water heaters operate at maximum efficiency from day one, and because of their detailed knowledge can spot potential problems quickly. Visit www.lochinvar.ltd.uk Creative approach delivers high-performance Toshiba VRF air conditioning at Multitone A major project to upgrade and replace air conditioning at communications specialist Multitone Electronics was made possible by a creative, phased installation of a Toshiba system. The Basingstoke-based company asked HVAC and maintenance contractor Comfort Building Services to replace its existing system. It split the project proposal into three phases, enabling the progressive replacement of existingsystems with a Toshiba Super Heat Recovery Multi-e (SHRMe) VRF system over a two-year period. Equipment selection and routing of interconnecting services were planned using DesignAirs, to ensure each stage dovetailed with future phases and allowed the final completed system to work without compromise. Indoor units included a combination of ceiling cassettes, floor-mounted and high-wall units, with hard-wired, wall-mounted controllers in each area. Phases one and two of the project have been completed, and the final phase is scheduled to start in the coming months. Visit www.toshiba-aircon.co.uk Swegons Wise creates simple, intelligent indoor climate Demand controlled ventilation (DCV) saves up to 80% of the fan energy and 40% of the cooling and heating energy in a building, by supplying air, cooling and heating in just the right amounts, in the right places and at the right time. Swegons updated Wise system builds on the experience gained from thousands of installations to simplify the delivery of DCV, with a quick-to-install, highly flexible and simple-to-operate approach. Wise products, such as dampers and diffusers, communicate via a self-healing wireless network, todeliver complete climate control for entire buildings, seamlessly linking software with the hardware used for airborne and waterborne indoor climate. The network allows the installation to be commissioned without communication cabling, which reduces time, cost and complexity, while making it very simple to operate and adapt to future changes in building layout or operation. The web-based SuperWise has been updated with a clear visual overview and simple handling of system settings. Visit wise.swegon.com Energy-efficient data-centre cooling Systemair modular units are specially designed for data-centre facilities, and for outdoor and indoor installation. Easy to install and maintain, they are delivered with controls and every unit is commissioned in Systemairs factory, to ensure proper functionality. The direct free cooling units are built with the most efficient components available, for minimum operating costs and a low carbon footprint. The indirect free cooling units are designed for energy-efficient cooling of IT equipment in data centres. Indirect free cooling ensures low mechanical power usage effectiveness (PUE) and minimal operating expense (opex). There is an optional energy recovery module to obtain a good Energy Re-use Factor and ERE value. The units range from 40kW to 300kW cooling capacity and use outdoor air in combination with adiabatic cooling, for a low opex. Visit www.systemair.co.uk 66 April 2019 www.cibsejournal.com CIBSE Apr19 pp64-67 Products.indd 66 Tel: 020 7880 6217 Email: callum.nagle@redactive.co.uk 22/03/2019 17:07