Cosaf’s Environmental Breezair Provides Cooled, Fresh Air To Indoor Play Centre

Opened in August 2007, proprietors Joanne Kelly and Sara Godden quickly realised that high temperatures during late spring and summer would make the 7,500 square foot building unbearably hot and would result in them loosing business when temperatures were particularly high.

After looking at traditional air conditioning, which was expensive to install and run, Joanne’s husband Jason recommended Breezair evaporative cooling, which had been installed in the factory where he had worked in the Netherlands. Impressed that the Breezair would remove odours, humidity and the build up of condensation in the play area as well as reduce temperatures by around 8C, Joanna and Sara had no hesitation in asking CoSaf Environments to carry out a survey.

“We thought that cooled, fresh air would be fair better for the children than recirculated air and we particularly liked the fact that Breezair is an environmentally-friendly product”, said Joanne Kelly. “The internal air quality has been greatly improved making it a far healthier atmosphere for both the children and parents”, she concluded.

Two Breezair Icon coolers have been installed on the roof of the building with stale air being removed through extractor fans and cool air distributed via a low velocity FabricDuct. Air changes are carried out every few minutes resulting in a steady flow of naturally cooled, fresh air. Cooling is controlled by an Industrial Wall Controller (IWC), which enables Polka Dot Kids to set and manage the temperature at the touch of a button.

As the temperature outside rises, the Breezair’s cooling capacity increases, ensuring that the building remains at a comfortable temperature. The system also keeps the air moist which helps reduce problems associated with dry indoor air conditions such as headaches, asthma attacks, static electricity, and general discomfort. The combination of cool temperatures and moist air greatly improves the indoor air quality and produces a more pleasant environment.