Air conditioning for offices
Offices get warm quickly: people, computers and glazing all add heat. Comfort affects productivity, and a comms room that overheats stops the whole office.
What an office needs
Most offices need a mix: general comfort cooling in open-plan areas, separately controlled cooling in meeting rooms where the load changes through the day, and dedicated, resilient cooling for any comms or server room. A single oversized system rarely suits all three.
Systems
- Ceiling cassettes in open-plan areas with a suspended ceiling.
- Ducted units where the ceiling void is available and a clean appearance is needed.
- Wall units for small offices and meeting rooms.
- Dedicated split systems for comms rooms, often run as duty and standby so a single failure does not stop the room.
Installing in an occupied office
We programme around the working day, using out-of-hours work for noisy or dusty stages. Pipework is routed through voids where possible, and condensate is taken away carefully so nothing drips on desks. Electrical supplies and any distribution board changes are coordinated with Somerset Sparks.
Keeping it compliant
Systems above a combined 12kW rated output need an energy inspection at least every five years in England and Wales; refrigerant systems of a certain size need periodic leak checks. See F-Gas regulations and planned maintenance.
Common questions.
How do I cool a server or comms room?
With a dedicated system sized for the equipment load, ideally duty and standby so one unit can fail without taking the room offline.
Can you install without disrupting staff?
Yes. Noisy or dusty stages are scheduled out of hours.
Do offices need regular servicing?
Yes, typically every six months, with filters checked more often.
Talk to the engineers.
Call, message or send the form. We reply the same working day wherever we can.
