Leisure centre gains from air conditioning system

Visitors to Great Yarmouth’s new £26m Water and Leisure Centre, which recently opened on the resort’s famous Golden Mile, will benefit from indoor comfort thanks to a high-performance Toshiba heat recovery VRF air conditioning system.

The Toshiba system, installed by Adcock Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, was chosen to meet the project’s sustainability requirements, and serves the centre’s pool and water facilities, 100-station health and fitness gym, sports hall with climbing zone, and café with views over Great Yarmouth beach.

Based on a combination of Toshiba’s three-pipe SHRM-e and two-pipe SMMS-u VRF systems, the HVAC system is designed to deliver maximum energy efficiency and optimise the centre’s indoor climate for the comfort of visitors and staff. Due to the coastal location, outdoor condensers are treated with an epoxy coating to protect against corrosion and prolong working life.

The centre includes 28 Toshiba indoor units, mainly ceiling suspended cassettes, supported by strategically sited wall-mounted and ducted units. Computer and communications suites are served by a separate dedicated air conditioning system with Toshiba lower global warming potential R-32 digital inverter splits, for fine temperature control and energy efficiency.