Xpelair’s innovative Classmate solution, a state-of-the-art mixed mode system for natural & low energy ventilation & heating has been specified and installed at a brand new primary school in Rhondda, Wales.
The £9.5 million Williamstown Primary School is aiming to secure an A-rating for environmental standards. It features 12 classrooms, along with a special educational needs unit, hall, community room, IT facilities, library, soft play area and an outdoor environmental studies area. A new football field, changing rooms and multi-use games area have also been developed.
Xpelair Ventilation Solutions’ Classmate system controls the learning environment at Williamstown Primary School by automatically reacting to CO2 levels, room occupancies and seasonal and daytime temperatures to maintain optimum indoor air quality.
Steve Mongan, Head of Marketing at
Xpelair, comments: “Classmate has been specifically designed to help create an environment that enables pupils to learn and perform better. Ultimately, with buildings becoming more airtight,
ventilation is a serious issue to ensure a clean, fresh and healthy indoor air quality.
“Classmate takes school
ventilation onto the next level. Modulating controls allow end-users to fully control the airflow passively or make-up air for mechanical
ventilation. This provides both occupant ventilation and free cooling, thus reducing the energy consumption of a building. In addition, low energy natural ventilation has been proven to improve performance of those within a building, which is vital for both pupils and staff.”
Operated via a combination of CO2, temperature and time controls, Classmate features industry leading acoustic performance, minimises energy input and reduces carbon emissions by use of passive
ventilation only for CO2 control. Summer ventilation is provided by low energy EC fans and heating by low pressure hot water coils and controls.
The CO2 and temperature sensors automatically provide the users with the correct
ventilation solution to maintain the correct classroom environment both in terms of CO2 levels and temperature. The control system also allows the user a manual override facility to modulate the high and low dampers as required. As a result, lower carbon emissions can reduce the school’s energy costs by up to 40% compared with conventional systems.
Designed for installation into external and internal walls or cladding,
Xpelair’s Classmate exceeds the requirements of Building Bulletins 93 and 101. The control system selected for Williamstown has been designed to provide each classroom, nursery and music room with the correct environmental conditions. The Classmate control system has the ability to interact with central BMS systems, and in this case the modulating dampers have been combined with the operation of the high level windows located in the schools central atrium to allow exhaust air from each classroom to exit the building. The units are delivered assembled, pre-wired and ready to connect to save installation time and money.
Other key features, acoustic modules included as standard to reduce noise and light transmission, and all units come with telescopic wall sleeves to suit various wall thicknesses. A range of sizes is available for the low level Classmate units, and this also applies to the high level units which allow the exhaust air to be removed from the building. In the case of Williamston both roof mounted stack vent turrets were selected for the nursery and music rooms with high level acoustic pods selected for the individual classrooms.
For more information on
Xpelair and its extensive range of domestic, commercial and industrial
ventilation solutions visit
www.xpelair.co.uk or call 0844 372 7750.
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