Alberta's first chilled beam heating and cooling system.

Alberta?s first chilled beam heating and cooling system. March 31, 2010 http://www.journalofcommerce.com/article/id38207

STEPHEN DAFOE
An upgrade to the envelope of this 1960s office building in Edmonton has allowed occupancy to double while reducing heating costs.

Buildex Edmonton
Improved building envelope clears way for new HVAC
STEPHEN DAFOE
correspondent
EDMONTON
An integrated design approach proved successful in the retrofit of a 1960s downtown Edmonton office building. The move doubled the original occupancy while increasing energy efficiency through the use of Alberta?s first chilled beam heating and cooling system.
Nick Trovato, managing principal with building science and restoration at Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd. and Greg Kroening, senior manager and project manager with Arrow Engineering presented their case study: Building Exterior Retrofit and its Impact on Energy Performance at Buildex Edmonton on Mar. 23. The 15,000 square foot, two-storey with windowed basement building was built in 1962 from precast concrete, using a face sealed building envelope system

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