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Project
View of ducting from floor level.
The project involved installing eight Climate Wizard units and faced challenges that included high installation points and structural constraints, but the project was completed successfully and on time. The temperature within the facility was consistently maintained at 19 ° C during trials, ensuring that the strict storage conditions for IMCD’ s pharmaceutical products were met. The IMCD Group, which moved into the facility in December 2024, will benefit from both long-term energy savings and a low-maintenance cooling solution. The Climate Wizard is particularly suitable for environments with limited or costly power availability. Given the facility ' s energy restrictions, a low-power solution was crucial.
“ The design and installation process was carefully planned. The team first calculated the total heat load based on the space’ s volume and the amount of pharmaceutical products being moved in and out daily. Since the facility was insulated, the heat losses were easy to calculate, which informed the decision to install eight Climate Wizard units to handle the worst-case cooling scenario. The system is designed to operate efficiently even under the most demanding conditions,” says Britz. The
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RACA Journal I April 2025 www. refrigerationandaircon. co. za