Air condition system for old buildings
Air condition system for old buildings
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My company restores old buildings. This one was originally constructed in 1920. We want to keep as much as we can from the original architecture (5 stories high). We need to design an air conditioning system for it. What would be the best option? we are considering chillers or cooling towers. I don’t have to much space at all. Maybe some in the roof or in a basement. In the roof will need a special structure reinforcement that can be a bit difficult.





RE: Air condition system for old buildings
Don Phillips
http://worthingtonengineering.com
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you need to post this on the HVAC/R engineering Forum
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I am moving ahead the mechanical engineer because i want to be sure the options i have and not only by his sugestions.
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So......you don't trust your Mechanical Engineer to make good choices? Maybe he should make your Civil Engineering decisions inasmuch as you want to make Mechanical decisions.
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Other options are to use small distributed four-pipe fan-coils from a condensig boiler and an air cooled chiller, maybe even (yechh) a variable refrigerant flow system to minimize the infrastructure requirements, (but you'll still need the DOAS).
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I am in Panama, Central America and we only have a few choices of air systems and there is very limited new technology which is not easy to find here. Our local mechanical engineers are not always updated with the new products. For this building, my company is looking for a new solution or technology even if we have to bring it from another country and that’s why I am doing my homework. Panama is a country of tropical climate all year round, so we don’t need heating only cooling.
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Take the "V" out of HVAC and you are left with a HAC(k) job.
RE: Air condition system for old buildings
RE: Air condition system for old buildings
Take the "V" out of HVAC and you are left with a HAC(k) job.
RE: Air condition system for old buildings
RE: Air condition system for old buildings
Take the "V" out of HVAC and you are left with a HAC(k) job.