Our experience working with the team at Polar Air Ltd on various projects from initial design through to completion has been excellent.
Complete fit-out of a brand new medical centre in Birmingham
Our Approach
This project posed significant engineering challenges as the new facility is located on the first floor of a 1950s building that had been modified and extended at various times during its life with resulting structural concrete and supporting steel intrusions.
Additionally, the new facility is land locked with external exposure only on the frontal elevation thereby limiting services penetrations for ventilation and air conditioning plant etc. The external condensers for the air-conditioning systems had to be located on the roof above the 12th floor of the adjacent Staybridge Suites hotel.
One of the features of the new VRV system is providing “Free” heating and hot water production provided by transferring heat from areas requiring cooling to areas requiring heating or hot water via High Temperature Split Hydrobox technology connected to VRV air source heat recovery air conditioning systems. This resulted in the building achieving and EPC rating of C which is very good when considering the age of the building and its poor insulation properties.
Being an NHS Medical Facility, all the services had to be designed and installed in compliance with all of the latest Health Technical Memoranda (HTM) in addition to the usual British Standards.
Full scope of works
Building Management System
CCTV System
Daikin VRV Heat Recovery Heating and Cooling
Door Access Control
Emergency Lighting
Fire Alarm System
General power with Individual Energy Metering
Intruder Alarm System
LED Examination Lamps
LED Lighting throughout with Presence Detection Control
Piped Water Services
Sanitaryware
Specialised Heat Recovery Ventilation
Staff Attack System
Structured Cabling
Client
Key Construction (Midlands) Ltd
Sector
Healthcare
Our Services
Refurbishments & Fit Outs
Air Conditioning & Ventilation
Derek Clogg
On a final note, I would like to express my sincere thanks for your continuing support with the YMCA.
Mark
Facility Manager, YMCA Nottinghamshire
We would be happy to use Polar Air for future projects and have no hesitation in recommending their services to other companies.
Ameera
Facilities Head Office and Project Manager, Vanquis Bank
Having used Polar Air for our new air conditioning installation at our Nottingham branch I would just like to state the service levels received were exemplary from start to finish.
John
Operations Director, No1 Currency
We’re really pleased with the works that have been carried out. The engineers were very professional whilst on site, worked in a safe manner at all times and kept disruption to a minimum.
Chris
NLS Nottingham
I was very impressed with the installation and wanted to let you know that the engineers were excellent. I will have no hesitation in recommending Polar Air to other practice managers.