Are you looking into the most common types of commercial HVAC system in use in office buildings across the country, for the purpose of deciding which kind would be best to have installed in your building? There are a few factors you will want to take into consideration, both for energy efficiency and overall cost savings.
What Size Unit Is Optimal for the Occupancy in Your Building?
You will want to find the system that is powerful enough for the number of people who work in the building, clearly. But you will also want to be careful not to go overboard and install a system that is far too powerful for your occupancy needs, as that will only inflate your energy consumption and costs each month.
What Type of Sensor Should the Unit Have?
Commercial HVAC systems will have sensors to help them perform additional functions in addition to cooling. You need to determine which of those sensors would address your needs. The types of sensors will depend on the kind of system. There are infrared sensors, motion sensors, and even glass break sensors.
Do You Need a Unit with Fire Safety Systems?
A commercial HVAC system with fire safety systems will include sensors to determine if there are any fires. They also monitor things like the temperature and humidity levels in your building. When there is a fire, the sensors will notify the appropriate personnel, such as firefighters and first responders, that there are no active fires in your building. This allows these people to have a head start on putting out the flames so that they don’t spread throughout your building, which could result in a domino effect of other fires across the floor.
What Features Does The Unit Have That Will Ensure Optimal Air Quality?
Commercial HVAC units that have filters, features, and sensors in place will ensure that the air quality in the building is optimal. There are several models of commercial HVAC units available on the market today, but not all of them offer the same features or levels of protection. For example, some commercial HVAC systems include features to protect the indoor environment from allergens and even improve indoor air quality by increasing humidity.
What Type of Process Should Drive the Cooling System
You need to figure out which basic type of air conditioner will best serve your needs – a direct expansion, a chiller, or an evaporative cooler. They operate with three very different technologies.
A direct expansion cooler – also known as a DX cooler – has three parts; the compressor, the condensing section, and the evaporator cooling coils. DX coolers are the most common kind of commercial HVAC units in use today. A chiller has a refrigerant that cools water that is used to cool the coils, which also makes cold air. An evaporative cooler mixes hot air with moist surfaces in order to put some of that cooler moisture into the air, thereby cooling the air.
How Much Will the HVAC System Cost?
Finally, of course, price is always a consideration.
The cost of the commercial HVAC units will depend on a few different factors, such as the size and operation of the unit. The broad range of prices will be between $5,000 and $20,000. The larger the unit is – i.e., the more people it has to cool at once – the higher the price will be.
The only thing left for you to do now is to begin shopping around for a commercial HVAC system that includes any of these features which make sense for your building and occupancy.