1.0Design Buy Buildhttps://designbuybuild.co.ukLauren Holmeshttps://designbuybuild.co.uk/author/user/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="NR9Jew1f5X"><a href="https://designbuybuild.co.uk/plenum-air-conditioning-refurbishment-retrofit-projects/">Plenum Air Conditioning for Refurbishment and Retrofit Projects</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://designbuybuild.co.uk/plenum-air-conditioning-refurbishment-retrofit-projects/embed/#?secret=NR9Jew1f5X" width="600" height="338" title="“Plenum Air Conditioning for Refurbishment and Retrofit Projects” — Design Buy Build" data-secret="NR9Jew1f5X" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<i.length;o++)if(r=i[o],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),a=l.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,a.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://designbuybuild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/8.jpg948903One major design challenge for refurbishment projects is how to incorporate high specification heating and cooling into buildings designed long before air conditioning of commercial buildings became a reality.  In the UK we have a large amount of older building stock requiring modernisation.  Often developers will strip these buildings back the core, add modern construction materials and facades to improve aesthetics, but will still be left with the original floorplate and structure.These structures can present a number of challenges with respect to height and available space to integrate essential building services required in order to cater to ever growing demands […]