Climate control in production environment contributes to sustainability

For climate control in the production hall, assembly hall and warehouses of DICTATOR Productie B.V.'s new building in Emmeloord, the Netherlands, Freek Lammers (Lammers Bouwmanagement) turned to LUTEC Luchttechniek. The company from Veenendaal, a national specialist in industrial climate control and solutions for the removal of dust and fumes in production environments, was responsible for the engineering, design, installation, commissioning and aftercare of the ventilation, cooling and filtration. 

"In 2020 together with Lammers Bouwmanagement we realized the climate control for the buildings of MCM Marknesse and now we were approached again. For this new construction project, we took on the engineering, design and installation of the climate control in the production hall, assembly hall and warehouses. Ventilation, mechanical and indirect adiabatic cooling and filtration are central to this," says director Gerwan van Dijk of LUTEC Luchttechniek. "As with every project, we started with a consultation at the customer's premises to determine what the specific wishes and needs were. Based on that, our consultant and three S&E specialists did the engineering. Thanks to our expertise and experience, each project was fully customized. We then performed on-site installation work and commissioning. Here we worked closely with the total installer, who took care of the climate control in the offices and the underfloor heating in the production area. All installations are linked to an overall building management system. Good cooperation between all construction partners and continuous communication with the customer were very important in bringing this project to a successful conclusion."

High sustainability project

This versatile and sustainable project includes night cooling and indirect adiabatic cooling. Ventilation with heat recovery ensures continuous good air quality without unnecessary energy loss. "The heat exchanger of the heat recovery system is also used in the summer period for indirect adiabatic cooling (evaporative cooling), which prevents moisture from being added to the ventilation air," Van Dijk concludes. "This indirect adiabatic cooling is combined with mechanical cooling to achieve the required temperature. With adiabatic cooling alone, the specific temperatures cannot be achieved, and with mechanical cooling alone it costs more energy, resulting in higher operating costs. Therefore, both techniques were combined here. For mechanical cooling, refrigerants with a low GWP number (Global Warming Potential) are used. Ultimately, the interplay of all these sustainable techniques results in an energetically sound design, making this building ready for the demands of today and tomorrow."