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News Release from: Seeley International (Europe) | Subject: Breezair coolers
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 04 January 2008
Breezair improves Fortis Bank working
conditions
The successful installation of five Breezair coolers into Fortis Bank's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium has resulted in far more comfortable working conditions for employees.
Installed on the outside of the building with cool, moist air delivered to the open planned offices via textile ducts, the Breezair system has reduced temperatures by around 8degC A leading exponent of environmental practices and winner of the 'Best in Class' award in the financial sector from the Carbon Disclosure Project for its approach to reducing its carbon emissions, Fortis Bank, is an international financial services supplier, specialising in insurance, banking and investments
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 5 Dec 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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Market leader in the Benelux banking market and one of the fifteen principal financial institutions in Europe, Fortis Bank has approximately 2000 branches, 70,000 employees and a market capitalisation of GBP25billion.
Underlining its green credentials, Fortis Bank decided to install carbon neutral Breezair evaporative cooling when temperatures in the top floor of its offices in the 19th century building in the centre of Brussels became unbearably hot with temperatures reaching over 34degC.
Initially Breezair was installed on level four of the building, where temperatures were particularly hot.
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However, such was the success of the installation that after a few days Fortis Bank responded to requests from its employees and asked for Breezair cooling to be installed on other floors and Fortis Bank is investigating other possible sites for Breezair cooling.
Offering a speedy, cost effective and environmental solution for the listed building, which has been scheduled for renovation, the five Breezair coolers are controlled by Seeley International's Industrial Wall Control (IWC), which enables the Breezair cooling system to be controlled at the touch of a button.
The IWC identifies any faulty cooler in a group and the cooler electronic module provides comprehensive fault diagnostics enabling it to be quickly serviced.
Breezair coolers contain large high efficiency cooling pads that are kept wet by a pump and water distribution system.
Air is drawn through the pads by a powerful fan and is cooled by the evaporative process, providing a constant flow of naturally cooled, fresh air, without any air being recirculated.
The evaporative process is particularly good for sealed, hygienic environments as most contaminants within the water supply are scrubbed out within the air cooler and do not pass through the cooler into the cooled zones.
Breezair Evaporative Air Coolers are the only air coolers in the world to have been independently tested and found to comply with stringent German Hygiene Standard VDI-6022 part 3.
The Breezair system is housed in a simple, clean, ultra-modern designed plastic casing specially developed to withstand all weather conditions.
The Breezair's state-of-the-art components include an innovative water distribution system, which delivers continuous, balanced water coverage to all the pads.
The world-patented system ensures maximum cooling efficiency and minimal maintenance problems.
An innovatively designed, aerodynamic fan provides a constant, even flow of air over the pads to provide a welcome cool breeze with minimal noise and low energy consumption.
Other pioneering components include a highly efficient water pump that guarantees constant and reliable cooling when most needed, and a long lasting variable speed motor that gives maximum comfort level control.
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