FLEXIBLE DESIGN ACHIEVES BREEAM 'EXCELLENCE'

摘要

Room air management systems also have a role to play in increasing the flexibility of laboratory spaces. The University of Birmingham's new Collaborative Teaching Laboratory (CTL), for example, was purposely-designed to promote interdisciplinary engagement across the different departments of the university. To achieve this, in one area of the CTL, the TROX air management system, integrated with the site's BMS, optimises energy efficiency of 50 fume cupboards. It divides the lab into five zones, each with 10 fume cupboards, fitted with TROX EASYLAB TVLK-type fume cupboard controllers. Sash distance sensors control the volume flow rates based on the height of the sashes, and TROX BE-SEG-02 user displays, with traffic light warning systems and audible alarms, contribute to safe working procedures.