SAS International - Leading shipping company headquarters
China Shipping (UK) Agency and Johnson Stevens Agencies,
one of the world’s largest shipping container companies,
has recently completed the building of its new four
storey UK head office, featuring a chilled ceiling
system from SAS International.
Located in Felixstowe, on Suffolk’s North Sea coast, and
designed by Colwyn Foulkes & Partners (CFP), the
building incorporates passive chilled beams at the
building’s perimeter to offset solar gain, while the
chilled ceilings system provides cooling throughout the
open plan areas and management offices.
“The SAS chilled ceilings provided us with an ideal
cooling solution” commented CFP architects. “In addition
to their energy efficiency and sustainable qualities,
they have a low maintenance cost over the system’s
entire lifecycle adding cost-effectiveness to their
other attributes. By having the perimeter beams separate
from the actual ceiling panels, the system is able to
offset solar loads that other cooling systems cannot
handle due to lack of cooling output.”
CFP continued: “Another benefit of the systems is its
relative simplicity. Connecting the chilled ceiling
system proved straightforward and it provided a great
degree of flexibility when trying to install the system
into a constrained building structure. Additionally, the
metal used by SAS is of a very high standard which
provides a high quality finish which is also very
aesthetically pleasing.”
SAS International’s chilled ceilings and beams use
water, as opposed to air or refrigerant, as the heat
transfer medium. This type of system helps to reduce
energy usage due to the system’s comparatively high
operating temperature of between 14°C and 17°C, as well
as the ability to set up separate cooling zones,
ensuring only occupied areas are cooled. Chilled
ceilings and beams can be combined with technologies
such as free cooling and ground sourcing to increase
their energy efficiency even further.
SAS water based chilled ceilings and beams provide a
sustainable alternative to traditional air conditioning
systems, particularly important as we seek to reduce
energy usage and carbon emissions.
The project’s M&E consultants were Charles D. Smith &
Associates.
Email:
janm@thinktank.org.uk
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