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High efficiency, low noise air conditioning solution for two prestigious London buildings

High efficiency, low noise air conditioning solution for two prestigious London buildings

Carrier’s experts developed a high effi ciency, low noise heating, ventilating and air-conditioning (HVAC) solution for the building development project at 1 & 2 New Ludgate, in London.

Customer: Skanska Rashleigh Weatherfoil Ltd
Location: London, UK
Equipment running since: April 2015

Project

With the building’s intended “Excellent” BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) rating in mind, the project required a HVAC solution well-suited to the goals of reducing the building’s energy consumption and environmental footprint, while promoting the well-being of its occupants and neighbours. The Carrier solution responded to the project’s unique requirements, with the fi rst European application of Carrier’s new high effi ciency air-cooled XAV AquaForce® chiller with Greenspeed® intelligence, in combination with updated versions of Carrier’s AquaForce 30RBM 520 chillers. The system features a high effi ciency design to limit energy use and operating costs, a compact footprint to enable a rooftop installation in restricted space, all within an acoustically-insulated package designed to reduce noise levels linked to the HVAC system operation.

Background

Carrier worked closely with the client, Land Securities, its consultant, and contractor SRW engineering services, to design and build a bespoke solution to meet the stringent effi ciency and noise requirements for the air conditioning specifi cations for 1 & 2 New Ludgate. The chillers’ compact footprint provided an ideal solution, enabling all equipment to be installed on the rooftop, freeing up the buildings’ basements for alternative use.

Equipped with variable speed drive inverter-driven screw compressors, the AquaForce chillers with Greenspeed intelligence are designed to deliver excellent part-load effi ciency, and high performance cooling. Their exceptional effi ciency also delivers reduced operational costs for tenants and lowered carbon emissions for the building. Each chiller is encapsulated within a noise attenuation package, designed and built by Carrier, ensuring the system meets the project’s stringent noise specifi cations. The quiet running of the system benefi ts building tenants and its neighbours alike.

Key Advantages

  • Designed for high performance and full efficiency at partial load
  • Compact footprint, installation in restricted rooftop area
  • Low noise emission preserves high quality environment
  • Highly efficient maintenance with Carrier Service for operating costs savings
  • Low environmental impact brings reduced CO2 emissions
  • Compliance with principles of green building design

Technologies

  • 6 x 30XAV 950 AquaForce® chiller units with Greenspeed intelligence (based on variable speed drive inverter-controlled screw compressors)
  • 3 x 30 RBM 520 3 x 30RBM 420 AquaSnap® units (based on scroll compressors)
  • Bespoke pump, control and chiller sequencing package, using Carrier’s advanced web-based controller

Challenges and Solutions

The project presented a number of technical and site-specific challenges, and the solution delivers:

  • High energy effi ciency design, to reduce operating costs and minimise the building’s carbon emissions: This was delivered by specifying Carrier’s new inverter-controlled 30XAV AquaForce chillers, working alongside updated Carrier 30RBM AquaSnap chillers. With Greenspeed intelligence, the chillers deliver excellent part-load effi ciency, and high performance cooling and are equipped with variable speed drive inverter-driven screw compressors. Their exceptional efficiency delivers reduced operating costs for tenants and lowered carbon emissions for the building.
  • Low noise emission: The prestigious nature of the buildings, and close proximity to nearby residential apartments, resulted in a stringent noise requirement. The acoustic specification required the chillers not to exceed 65dB(A) at 1m during day-time operation, and 58dB(A) at 1m during night-time operation. Carrier designed and built a custom attenuation package which totally encloses the chillers. This was witness-tested at Carrier’s R&D facility in France, to prove it met specifications
  • Compact footprint installation: The original design proposed locating water-cooled chillers in the basement. However, as a result of the compact footprint of the 30XAV AquaForce chillers, Carrier was able to put forward an alternative design that accommodated the chillers on the roof, making available basement space for other uses.

Perspectives

Carrier is continuing to work with Land Securities on a number of forthcoming major projects.

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