The Carmarthen Health and Wellbeing Hwb is a major new 245,000 ft2 community facility designed as a central hub for health, wellbeing, leisure, education and council services all. Occupying the former Debenhams department store on St Catherine’s Walk, Vent-Axia’s Sentinel Apex units have been specified, delivering energy efficient ventilation to this transformative development.
Sentinel Apex units have been installed across all three floors of the building, with four Sentinel Apex HR21 commercial heat recovery units specified to meet the demand of the gym area alone. These were chosen for their energy efficiency, good indoor air quality and ultra-quiet operation, as well as meeting stringent Specific Fan Power (SFP) and dBA acoustic requirements, ensuring a comfortable and compliant building.
To achieve the highest levels of indoor air quality, the Sentinel Apex unit features ePM10 50% extract and ePM1 55% supply filters (M5/F7 equivalent) as standard. By carefully selecting the filter media and by utilising the latest motors and impellers, the Sentinel Apex maintains an extremely low SFP with low sound levels. It also aids thermal comfort with an integral automatic summer bypass that is designed to provide free cooling when available but is sized to eliminate performance loss.
Neil Higgins, Contracts Manager at FP Hurley & Sons, which was mechanical and electrical building services subcontractor on the project, said:
“We chose the Sentinel Apex units because they met all Building Regulation requirements. The units were also available in a wide range of airflows, allowing us to specify the correct units for each space. In short, they offered the ideal balance of airflow, low noise and energy efficiency.”
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