AET ON HOLLOWAY ROAD

As part of a £3.5m development, AET are installing the Hiross FlexibleSpace underfloor air-conditioning system at the University of North London's new Technology Tower on the Holloway Road.

AET's Hiross Conditioned Air Module (CAM) units are being fitted on all 9 floors of the tower. Each storey is divided into individual thermally homogenous zones of up to approximately 300 sq. ms. and the CAM units treat and supply conditioned air to the floor plenums. Supply and return air paths are provided by baffles in the floor void.

The Tower will be used predominantly for information technology teaching and research and is adjacent to the University of North London's principal 14-storey building. It is hoped that the building will be operational in January 2000. A major feature will be a 300-seat lecture theatre on the ground floor. The bulk of the building space will offer state-of-the-art PC terminals and interactive multi-media equipment for associated teaching and research.

The turnkey civil engineering contractor is John Murphy and Son, while the architects are Brady Mallalieu. John Brady Associates are the building services consultants for the project.

Russell Hunter is a Project Engineer with John Brady Associates. He comments: "The AET/Hiross units will be addressing the extremely high levels of cooling required by the proliferation of PCs in the building. There will be two Hiross units on each floor and it is possible that 70kw of cooling will be required on each storey. The equipment offers an innovative and effective solution to the air-conditioning needs at this prestigious site and is the result of close co-operation between John Brady Associates and AET."

Glan Blake Thomas, Managing Director of AET comments: "The building will have high occupancy rates and the teaching faculty will obviously require flexibility with regard to classroom/study layouts. AET will be installing Hiross CAM units in the raised floors and will be able to add air-conditioning Fantiles from our FlexibleSpace range to meet changing requirements when necessary. Our equipment was recommended to the University authorities as a result of a successful installation at the News International building in Wapping."

 
For technical information contact:
Glan Blake Thomas at AET on
Tel: 01883 744860 Fax: 01883 741 866
Web Site: www.FlexibleSpace.com
Email: AET@FlexibleSpace.com