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Mixed-use building HVAC application success

By Staff Writer

Mixed-use buildings have increasingly gained popularity within the South African built environment. They combine residential accommodation, offices, retail, entertainment and recreational facilities. It is therefore crucial to take into consideration the air-conditioning load required to meet the occupancy levels and daily needs. Most buildings in Cape Town’s CBD are multi-layered and as complex as their...

24 Mar 2022

Why building energy assessments matter

By Staff Writer

Heating, ventilation, and cooling (HVAC) of buildings can use a significant quantity of energy: American and Australian estimates place it in the region of 30 % of total consumption. It follows that reducing the heating and cooling needs of a building can have a significant impact on long-term energy consumption and energy costs. The best...

04 Oct 2021

How HVAC systems work

By Staff Writer

Understanding how HVAC systems work requires a look at the primary components that make up your system.

08 Sep 2020

Fourways Airconditioning supplies aircon at The Azure

By Staff Writer

Fourways Airconditioning, the sole distributors of Samsung air conditioners helped to bring world-class temperature-controlled comfort to The Azure with world-class Samsung DVM S Eco air conditioning systems. The Azure, Camps Bay in Cape Town is an exclusive residential estate nestled between the Lion’s Head and Twelve Apostles mountains, and serene Camps Bay Beach. Each of...

14 Jul 2020

Ref Tools keeps HVACR professionals on the cutting edge

By Staff Writer

Danfoss has announced that Refrigerant Slider, its popular P/T calculation app that has over two million downloads, will transform into Ref Tools, an essential, all-in-one mobile app for air conditioning and refrigeration technicians. As the cooling industry continues to evolve, HVACR professionals need tools, guidance, support, and information that keep them on the cutting edge....

13 Jul 2020

Ultramodern eco-friendly hospital completed in Soweto

By Staff Writer

Now South Africa’s largest and fast-growing township has its own eco-friendly health-care facility right on the spot. ‘The budget was really tight,’ comments Dwayne Pienaar, MD of Aircycle Engineering, ‘but with help from Fourways Airconditioning, we accomplished it.’ The subject in question is the new Soweto Healthcare Hub, situated on Chris Hani Road near Maponya...

24 Mar 2020

Healthcare Design Predictions

By Staff Writer

Global trends indicate that healthcare facilities are being designed and planned to prevent and treat communicable and non-communicable diseases. What will healthcare facilities look like in the future? Buildings and the equipment within designed with patient welfare, efficiency and health security systems, change the perceptions of what healthcare is. The future hospitals, theatre rooms and even doctors rooms will be constructed differently. Incorporating building management systems such as access control, HVAC and furniture fittings are beneficial...

02 Mar 2020

Laboratory furniture

By Staff Writer

Leading laboratory furniture manufacturer, EC Laridon, has recently added their product range to the Specifile information service.

09 Dec 2019

Preventing sick building syndrome

By Staff Writer

Monitoring devices able to detect high levels of carbon dioxide have been introduced to the local market to help detect poor air quality that can lead to sick building syndrome. Distributed and supported by local technology provider, Euca Technologies, on behalf of one of the world’s leading logging and monitoring systems specialist companies, Onset Computer...

20 Dec 2018

Meet Daikin’s New Bluevolution Heat Pump Cassette

By Staff Writer

Daikin has launched South Africa’s very first heat pump cassette using low GWP R-32 refrigerant gas extending the Sky Air range for light commercial applications. With just one-third of the Global Warming Potential (GWP) of R-410A refrigerant, R-32 is a proven environmentally responsible alternative. The R-32 based Sky Air High COP cassette promises to deliver...

05 Sep 2018

Effective smoke control solutions for these Cape Town car dealerships

By Staff Writer

SE Controls Africa was specified by Sparq Consulting to provide the range of actuators and control solutions for the smoke control systems used at JLR Constantiaberg and William Simpson car dealerships in Tokai, Cape Town.

18 Apr 2018

Johnson Controls YMAA chillers and YMPA heat pumps - tailor made for the mid-capacity segment

By Staff Writer

Johnson Controls has launched its Amichi Series of Chillers and Heat Pumps into the South African market. With capacities of 45kW up to 260kW it’s the perfect fit for the local mid capacity segment – it marries the price benefit of a scroll chiller with the increased control a direct current (DC) inverter offers for...