VRF air conditioning cools and heats fire station in Cambridgeshire
Energy-efficient heating and cooling for a new fire station in Cambridgeshire is provided by a 3-pipe VRF system using equipment from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. The installation for this £1 million project in Cambourne was carried out by BMS Air Conditioning with equipment supplied by AMP Air Conditioning.
Gary Jefferson, contracts director with BMS, says that heat-recovery systems for a number of different manufacturers were considered. ‘We liaised with the projects’ main contractor MARS Construction, to find the best solution for the new building. MHI came out top in terms of performance and value for money. And although this is our first 3-pipe VRF equipment from MHI, we’ve installed a lot of their split systems and always found them to be hassle free and easy to maintain.’
The installation for Cambourne fire station is based on a heat-recovery inverter-controlled outdoor unit with a cooling capacity of 40 kW and heating of 45 kW. Indoors, there are eight ceiling cassettes with cooling capacities from 1.6 to 6.5 kW and heating from 2.2 to 8.8 kW.
