What Type of Commercial HVAC System Does My Building Need?
Commercial HVAC is an integral part of your building, providing ventilation and air regulation for the comfort and safety of your tenants and guests. Choosing what equipment is best for your commercial space can be daunting, so here are some important questions to ask:
Is Energy Efficiency an Increased Need for your Building?
Buildings in some areas have higher requirements for energy efficiency standards, or just need to save more money by installing updated systems. Some popular systems can operate dynamically, adjusting the output and input by the outside/inside conditions in designated areas.
Does Air Quality Need Improvement?
Commercial buildings can hold numerous types of businesses such as hair salons, restaurants, manufacturers, etc. These types of businesses will need extra quality control for their air flow system to ensure the safety of the workers and visitors.
Is Retrofit the Best Solution?
Retrofitting can be a great option for improving the overall system efficiency and performance. Piping and ducts are already in place, which will reduce the cost of upgrading your system.
While the individual components of industrial HVAC systems can vary, they generally fall into three major types of systems:
Single-Split System
- An affordable HVAC system best suited for small commercial buildings
- Heats and cools individual rooms
- Good for shops, restaurants, small offices, etc.
- Requires an outdoor unit for each corresponding indoor unit
- Each pair of units is self-contained, minimizing system-wide repair
Multi-Split System Air Conditioning
- Best suited for small to mid-size commercial buildings
- Heats and cools individual rooms
- Can connect multiple indoor units to one exterior unit
- Requires fewer outdoor units (compared to the single-split system), occupying less external space
VRF and VRV Systems
- The terms variable refrigerant flow (VRF) and variable refrigerant volume (VRV) can be used interchangeably
- Ideal for mid-size and larger commercial spaces like hotels, office buildings, and commercial shopping centers
- Uses heat pumps and heat recovery to provide heating and cooling simultaneously to different rooms and areas
- Can recover waste heat and use it to heat water and other rooms
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