Energy efficient fan coil solution for schools
Moducel’s latest range of fan coil units enable schools and colleges to benefit from cost-effective energy efficient and healthy air control
Launched as part of a major initiative to support the government’s Buildings Schools for the Future (BSF) programme, Moducel’s fresh air Class Room range of fan coil units address the special needs of school environments’ and provide pupils and staff with a safe and comfortable working environment.
Addressing the needs of the educational sector presents a unique set of challenges. There are minimum temperatures specified in school premises regulations, 18°C is normal for the majority of classrooms. But the regulations include good air distribution, elimination of hot and cold spots, fresh air and limiting the concentration of carbon dioxide in all teaching and learning spaces, with the average concentration of carbon dioxide not exceed 1500 parts per million (ppm). Noise is also a major consideration as even relatively low noise levels can be very disruptive to class activities.
Moducel’s fresh air Class Room range offers small compact units, quiet, easy to maintain with energy efficiencies that address environmental requirements.
The range offers up to 35kW of heating and 25kW of cooling and combines the benefits of a fresh air monitoring system within a fan coil unit to deliver a comfortable and healthy environment. The units are compact ceiling mounted fresh air systems unit maintains the air quality and volume whilst ensuring that CO2 levels are lower than 1,000 ppm.
Compared to fixed fresh air systems Moducel’s unit is energy efficient as it only introduces conditioned fresh air against a CO2 /occupancy levels. A reduction of only four students can reduce the heating demand by 1kW. Additionally, as air filters can become blocked over time resulting in a reduced airflow, the units have a facility that automatically increases the fan speed to compensate.
Key benefits:
- Compact
- Energy efficient
- Easy to maintain
- Low noise level
- In-built CO2 sensors
- Teacher’s hand controller for remote monitoring and fine adjustment
- Dirty filter monitoring