Landmark building in Glasgow has Toshiba 3-pipe VRF air-conditioning systems
Energy-efficient cooling and heating for St Vincent Plaza in Glasgow will be provided by a 3-pipe Toshiba SHRM-i VRF system with full heat recovery. This 10-storey building is designed to have an ‘Excellent’ BREEAM rating and will provide 15 800 m2 of Grade A office accommodation with panoramic views across the city.
The building includes shower rooms, changing facilities and secure storage for Internet shopping.
The air-conditioning system is being installed by Castle Building Services of Hebburn as part of a £5 million M&E contract. It comprises 21 VRF systems and a twin-ducted system to provide simultaneous heating and cooling. The project is the first time Castle has used Toshiba equipment.
Excess heat in areas of the building subject to high solar gain or internal heat sources can be used to heat other areas or to power cooling via a thermodynamic conversion system.
Some 316 ducted fan-coil units are being installed, linked to 41 outdoor condensing units. The system will be connected to the building’s BMS using Toshiba’s Black Pear Modbus-based interface.
Castle Building Services used Toshiba’s design and selection software, which takes into account system loading, pipe runs and design temperatures for summer and winter, to determine actual cooling and heating values for each of the indoor units.
St Vincent Plaza is due to be completed in the spring of 2015.
