Panasonic helps restore Belfast Grand Opera House to its former glory
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Belfast. United Kingdom
2021
Light Commercial, Control, VRF, Public buildings, nanoe™ X
Outdoor units: 4 x Panasonic 2-pipe ECOi & 2 25kW BIG PACi condensers
Indoor units:
AirCon Sales and Service
Built in 1895, the Belfast Grand Opera House is
one of Northern Ireland’s most iconic theatres, designed by prolific theatre
architect of the period, Frank Matcham. The venue provides a much-loved theatre
experience for visitors, and recently underwent a large-scale renovation to
update and improve services, including a revamp of its air conditioning with
the help of Panasonic.
Challenge
With a seating capacity for 1,063, the space requires
high-performing air conditioning solutions to ensure visitors can fully enjoy
the experience with comfort. To meet this challenge Aircon Sales & Service
installed Panasonic air conditioning solutions in the main auditorium, the baby
grand studio and the bar areas. In addition, a Panasonic hi-wall split unit,
incorporating the unique nanoeTM X technology, was also installed in
the front of house office.
Solutions & Tech Applied
The two existing air handling units were fully refurbished with a total cooling capacity of 230kW, while the main auditorium utilised four 35kW Panasonic 2-pipe ECOi outdoor units, delivery high energy-saving performance, powerful operation, reliability and comfort.
Furthermore, the baby grand studio utilised two of Panasonic’s 25kW Big PACi condensers – the range is a useful and cost-saving solution with a compact and light indoor body. All six Panasonic condensers and AHU kits have been piped to new DX cooling coils which Aircon Sales & Services have also supplied and installed.
Connor Rooney, Director at AirCon Sales & Service commented, “We’ve worked successfully with Panasonic for over 10 years now on numerous high-profile projects.
With the quality of their systems and unique Panasonic controls logic, we can
tailor each application to suit any project. Given the massive scale of the
Opera House, we needed a powerful and reliable air conditioning system and
Panasonic provided the perfect solution. While initially put on hold because of
the COVID-19 pandemic, once we got going late last year, it went seamlessly and
we handed over the fully commissioned solution a few months later.”
“We’re delighted that Panasonic has been able to help restore the iconic building in some way,” said Vincent Mahony, Panasonic Heating & Cooling Ireland National Manager. “Air conditioning on a project of this size is a big task, but our ECOi and PACi ranges are well suited for the job, thanks to their high efficiency and powerful cooling abilities. With the world opening back up, it’s great to know that our solutions are helping the overall theatre experience get back after so long away.”
Key Tech Features
ECOi and PACi ranges are well suited, thanks to the high efficiency and powerful cooling abilities.
Capacity
230kW