Projects

: Mari Macnamara; Projects; 23 August 2018; Hits: 953

Bosch’s head office backs its own product

By Ilana Koegelenberg

The new Bosch production facility and office building in Johannesburg boasts the company’s first commercial installation of its own variable refrigerant flow (VRF) system in Africa.

: Mari Macnamara; Projects; 23 August 2018; Hits: 750

Waterfall Estate private residence: efficient control

By Ilana Koegelenberg

When you add a pressureless integrated indirect thermal store (with a lifetime guarantee) to a super-efficient heat pump, you get a very efficient underfloor heating solution.

: Mari Macnamara; Projects; 23 August 2018; Hits: 895

Northgate refurb: ‘next generation’ efficiency

By Marcus Dos Reis of VMG Consultants

When a hypermarket in Northgate Mall recently underwent a revamp, its dated R22 evaporative condensing system was replaced with a more compact, modern, and efficient variable refrigerant flow (VRF) solution.

: Mari Macnamara; Projects; 07 August 2018; Hits: 749

Kubili House – a geothermal work of art

By Ilana Koegelenberg

The new Kubili private lodge required a seamlessly integrated, unobtrusive HVAC system that would not detract from the natural environment in its surrounds — a challenge the professional team tackled head on with great success.

: Mari Macnamara; Projects; 03 July 2018; Hits: 452

Underwater cooling for new Microsoft data centre

Microsoft has submerged an entire data centre 30m below the surface of the ocean near Scotland. It is powered by wind, solar and tidal sources and is kept cool by using ocean water as a heat sink.

: Mari Macnamara; Projects; 19 June 2018; Hits: 922

South African built CO2 pack for Australian retailer

By Ilana Koegelenberg

Commercial Refrigeration Services (CRS) has designed and successfully commissioned its first trans-critical booster CO₂ refrigeration pack for an IGA supermarket in Australia.