The Grade II listed India Buildings in the heart of Liverpool has undergone a major refurbishment, to transform the 100 years old, 12-storey mixed use structure into state-of-the-art office, residential and retail accommodation. Being redeveloped for owner Legal & General by refurbishment specialist Overbury, the rejuvenation sees the eight floors of Category A office space delivering a BREEAM and WELL- compliant environment, through grilles and diffusers from Gilberts.
The 350,000 square feet of commercial space is served by four-pipe heating and cooling services connected to fan coil units behind bespoke bulkheads. Consulting engineers Crookes Walker Consulting designed the ventilation strategy, installed by Ameon Building Services Engineering.
Crookes Walker specified a combination of Gilberts’ JSL and L Series linear bar grilles in the bulkheads, GECA eggcrate grilles and GTD concealed swirl diffusers across the field area of the perforated ceilings to handle both the supply and extract of fresh air throughout the open plan commercial areas. Gilberts GX air valves ventilate the WCs.
Gilberts’ technical team in-house executed Computation Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modelling of Crookes Walker’s design to validate optimal incoming air temperatures to achieve comfort conditions, without over-heating: a comfortable average 22°C was preserved.
In the Category A office space, already let to HMRC, Gilberts’ L Series of linear bar grilles provide heated air supply, with a typical 57% free ventilation area; blades can be set at a choice of 0°, 15° or 40° deflection. ‘Fineline’ bars enable blending into the bulkheads throughout the office space. GECA egg crate grilles handle extract of the used air.
In the office and meeting room ceilings, Gilberts’ patented GTD omni-directional concealed swirl diffusers feature a frameless chassis, which means they become an invisible, integral component of the ceiling grid; the radial vanes provide rapid entrainment and intermixing of high volumes of air through up to 50% free ventilation area ceiling tiles to avoid draughts or cold spots for the occupants below.
The ground floor area features Gilberts’ JSL jumbo slot linear diffusers. The innovative air supply diffuser provides a shadow-gap appearance with high airflow (between 20-250l//s per metre), with an unbroken visual appearance unique in the marketplace. Runs up to 6m long sit alongside GECA egg crate grilles to provide extract through the suspended ceiling.
Lee Carey, Principal Mechanical Engineer at Crookes Walker Consulting, comments: “We recommended Gilberts’ grilles and diffusers were used because we were confident in the quality of the product, and knew we could rely on a rapid response to any technical or practical queries which was crucial in expediating such a high profile project.”
To read about Gilberts setting the atmosphere for a new museum of the future in Manchester, click here.
Contact:
Gilberts of Blackpool,
Gilair Works,
Clifton Road,
Blackpool,
FY4 40T
Phone: 01253 766911
Fax: 01253 767941
Visit Gilberts of Blackpool's website
Abloy UK is set to unveil its latest line-up of access control systems at The Security Event 2024, welcoming guests to explore its cutting-edge electromechanical and digital solutions on stand 5/F50.
Posted in Access Control & Door Entry Systems, Architectural Ironmongery, Articles, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Services, Doors, Exhibitions and Conferences, Facility Management & Building Services, Health & Safety, Information Technology, Retrofit & Renovation, Security and Fire ProtectionIn times of emergency, you’re in safe hands with Strand Hardware. Although there are many considerations for building specification, few decisions can be as critical as selecting the right emergency exit/panic hardware.
Posted in Access Control & Door Entry Systems, Architectural Ironmongery, Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Services, Doors, Facility Management & Building Services, Health & Safety, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation, Security and Fire ProtectionMRA Research, the research agency focused solely on the construction sector, welcomes Callum Budd as its new Research Projects Director.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Information Technology, news, Recruitment, Research & Materials TestingMitsubishi Electric will host a CIBSE Journal webinar on Wednesday 24th April 2024 at 1pm to discuss the legislation and initiatives driving changes in the way we will need to heat, cool and ventilate large commercial buildings to reach net zero emissions in the UK.
Posted in Air Conditioning, Articles, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Regulations & Accreditations, Building Services, Facility Management & Building Services, Heating Systems, Controls and Management, Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning - HVAC, Information Technology, Pipes & Fittings, Plumbing, Seminars, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency, Training