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News Release from: TermoDeck | Subject: Internal Climate Control Systems
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 17 June 2004
Achieving The Perfect Climate For The
Met Office
Staff at the new Met Office headquarters and operations centre near Exeter are delighted with the quality of the internal climate delivered by TermoDeck, the low-energy building system.
More than six months after it was formally handed over, staff at the new Met Office headquarters and operations centre near Exeter are delighted with the quality of the internal climate delivered by TermoDeck, the low-energy building system TermoDeck provides large areas of the £80 million complex with passive heating and cooling plus balanced ventilation, using significantly less energy than traditional HVAC approaches
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 11 Apr 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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With the M and E design, installation and commissioning handled by Haden Young, the Met Office achieved a BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) rating of 'Excellent' against the 2001 standard, reflecting its intelligent low energy approach and meeting the organisation's high sustainability standards.
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Roger Sturman, Director of Services for GSL is extremely positive about TermoDeck's performance to date.
"The decision to create much of the complex around TermoDeck was taken in the early stages of the development and the quality of the internal environment has been excellent since the building first became operational in March last year." Designed by Broadway Malyan Architects, the Met Office houses a sophisticated IT infrastructure required to enable the organisation to handle huge amounts of weather data and customer information every day.
With this 24 hour operation - and the high value of the technology, TermoDeck benefits the complex further in that it provides a low maintenance, leak-free system which is far less likely to cause disruption than other approaches.
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