As we prepare for long summer evenings and delicious BBQs, it is also important to ensure your workplace is summer ready. One of the best ways to do this is to ensure your commercial cooling system is up to scratch – whether this means a spot of annual maintenance, or opting for a new cooling system entirely.
The importance of keeping office temperatures cool
Creating a safe and healthy working environment is of paramount importance; especially during the time of year when temperatures can get hottest. Workplace health and safety regulations suggest keeping offices at a cool temperature of between 18 and 24°C to ensure staff and customer wellbeing.
Offices are busy environments, filled with computers and screens, and often with large windows that can let in lots of sunlight. Unsurprisingly this means that, come the summer time, office interior temperatures can skyrocket. To keep your staff safe, healthy, and comfortable, a robust industrial cooling system is needed.
For many years, studies have linked temperature in the office with a number of important factors. These include productivity, employee happiness, and health – all of which can be improved with a controlled and regulated office temperature.
Types of commercial cooling systems
So, how can you keep your office cool this summer? At Heritage Heating and Cooling, we can help.
Office air conditioning
Even in climates that are cooler year round, like the UK, having office air conditioning is essential in the hot summer months. At Heritage, we stock a number of leading commercial air conditioning brands, designed to be energy efficient and highly effective.
Air conditioning is simple to use and can be installed discreetly: wall mounted and ceiling cassette options are available. There are many different types of air conditioning units available, so you can choose the one that’s best for your business. With regular servicing and maintenance from qualified heating and cooling engineers, your air conditioning should keep you and your office cool for many years to come.
Also, many commercial air conditioning units now have integrated heating capabilities, meaning that when summer inevitably ends and the cold weather strikes again, your system can provide efficient and rapid warm air heating.
Office evaporative cooling
At Heritage, we stock high quality commercial evaporative cooling systems. Evaporative cooling is amazingly energy efficient (using around 90% less energy than other cooling systems) and easy to install.
Evaporative cooling is perfectly suited for a wide range of working environments, including offices. The advantage of an evaporative cooling system is that it constantly removes hot air from inside – preventing your workplace from getting hot and stuffy and keeping your staff cool while they work.
And because an evaporative cooling system brings in fresh air from the outside, instead of recirculating stale air, the spread of viruses inside is extremely low. So if you have a busy office with lots of people coming and going, evaporative cooling is ideal.
