air conditioning inspections

In England and Wales, the Energy Performance of Buildings Regulations, Article 20, requires that air conditioning systems are inspected by accredited personnel to assess their energy performance. By 4th January 2009 all systems over 250kW require their first inspection to be completed. By January 2011 all systems over 12kW require inspecting.

The air conditioning inspection is focused on reducing the carbon emissions of your air conditioning systems but there is a commercial spin off; potential reductions in running costs. The inspections aims to assess the system and suggest economically viable efficiency improvements and experience shows that 5% to 25% efficiency improvements are possible, dependant on the condition of the system and how well the system has been maintained.

The process involves a review of the information and records that you have on the systems. This is followed by a survey and the production of a report that will give you a picture of what air conditioning systems you have, what they’re doing and what they should be doing. Most important, the report gives you suggestions for potential improvements of the efficiency of the air conditioning systems together with likely reductions in running costs and carbon emissions.

It could be easy to look on these inspections as just another expense, but there are genuine financial and ethical benefits to had. You'll also be left with a good level of information to help you maximise the potential of a significant asset in your building, which has a significant effect on staff and customer comfort.

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