Commercial Architecture April 2017 - 42

PROJECT

hvac

Modine Varsity under-the-window units were chosen

to be connected easily so that sound generated by the

In the first school year since all the new unit venti-

for the high school football locker room. The classroom

fan and the moving air is distributed throughout the

lators were installed, White said the teachers had noth-

units have super-efficient electronically commutated mo-

room. This approach effectively eliminates the sound

ing but praise for the lack of ventilator noise and the

tors (ECM) and micro-channel coils. Advanced blower

altogether.

delivery of consistent temperatures-and conditioned

and compressor technologies contribute to the decreased
sound and power output.

Morgenstern said, "These types of units have been

fresh air-in the classrooms.

our preferred solution since they came on the market.

"The renovations have had a dramatic 'ladder' ef-

An all-in-one blower-motor system manufactured

Being able to provide ducted supply systems to the

fect. The students are happy, not distracted, and learn-

by Genteq, Fort Wayne, IN, is incorporated into each

classrooms allows better temperature control through-

ing . . . which in turn makes the teachers happy, mak-

of the cooling-and-heat-pump systems. This system

out an entire room-which was a huge win for the

ing it easier for them to inspire the student body,

combines a high-efficiency blower housing, axial flux,

Lakeshore Schools." The two-stage cooling keeps the

which in turn makes the school board happy," said

Blac motor, and variable speed ECM technology into

units operating in the most efficient range possible at

director of operations White. The result is an impres-

one assembly, delivering higher efficiencies, improved

all times.

sive solution for all concerned. CA

airflow, and lower maintenance costs. Additionally,
the system produces an average of 2 to 3 dB less than
comparable systems.
The blower-motor systems also have a proprietary
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CF coil, offering substantial improvements over existing parallel flow (PF) coil technology so prevalent in
the HVAC market today.

Circle 8 on the Reader Service Card for information about Genteq motors.

The all-aluminum counter-flow (CF) coils provide

Circle 9 on the Reader Service Card for information about Modine products.

efficient condensing and evaporation. Inside the CF
coil, refrigerant makes two-passes-once up and then

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back down-to create a uniformly conditioned air
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stream.
The vertical systems allow ductwork and diffusers

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