The building services sector is heavily reliant on high quality companies such as ourselves who have the capability to ensure that new heating and chilled water systems are professionally cleaned in accordance with the latest BSRIA guidance. Systems that have been successfully cleaned and commissioned will far outlive systems that have been neglected or incorrectly cleaned and will also be far less susceptible to bacteriological contamination such as Pseudomonas and Sulphate reducing bacteria. The ultimate benefit to these processes is increased efficiency and cost saving due to the fact that the systems can operate to their intended design.
Re-commissioning existing air and water systems – Even if a new system has been commissioned correctly at install stage, over a period of time performance will invariably drop due to system changes, contaminants within the systems or adjustments to pre-set valves/dampers. Building occupants will start complaining about the built environment and productivity and efficiency may be reduced as a consequence. Concept are experienced and welcome the opportunity to undertake re-commissioning of existing systems even though these works are invariably undertaken ‘out of hours’ so as not to disrupt the building occupants.
Air systems in particular can often become excessively ‘noisy’. Our engineers have the skills and the equipment to make adjustments to systems so that there is both a degree of efficiency and sound levels that are acceptable to building occupants. We also provide a temperature profiling service so that our clients can assess their energy use and ensure that temperatures on hot and cold water systems comply with health and safety requirements.
We are often asked to validate existing systems prior to our clients undertaking adding to or altering these systems. These validations allow our clients to use this as a reference point on completion of their works and to demonstrate that the changes that have been made have not had a detrimental effect on existing services. We are also able to undertake condition surveys of air and water systems. This might involve temperature profiles, flow rates on heating and chilled water systems, water quality reports, data logging and ventilation condition surveys.
Everyone loves a ‘lightbulb moment’ and at Concept our aim is to come up with the ideas and the solutions so that our clients can focus on other areas in the knowledge that what we are doing is having a positive effect.
