Project Profile
Commercial Plaza
- Eliminated Joy fan failure & disruption
- 28%+ return on investment
- 45% savings in monthly electricity expenses
- Design flexibility allows for future growth & innovation
- Quieter system operation
- Significant energy & maintenance savings
The Situation
Commercial Plaza
Project location: Columbus, OH
Property size:
Building 1: 1,104,228 sq. ft.
Building 2: 742,708 sq. ft.
Situation: A commercial plaza experienced high failure rates and subsequent high maintenance costs for their existing joy vane axial fans. Due to the fan’s suspended location, the situation would have required extensive demolition. Reinstalling AC fans, even ones with VFDs? Out of the question. The client tasked Q-PAC with developing a unique, multi-array fan system solution to meet the situation’s challenging control, performance, and redundancy requirements. The limited space would be a true test of Q-PAC’s flexibility and adaptability.
The Process
A 47-array system of various designs.
Q-PAC worked closely with EliteAire, Speer Mechanical, and Prater Engineering in Columbus, OH. The design manifested as 47 ECM fan arrays of differing models tailored to the layout constraints of each building’s ventilation system and expected performance. Q-PAC fabricated modular array solutions for easy, on-site installation in the plaza’s difficult-to-access spaces. Contractors required specialized handling to navigate components up narrow ladders and into tight areas. Pre-assembled wire harnesses and Q-PAC’s patented Quick Connect control box for plug-and-play start-up and operation make for industry-leading installation times. The rest is what Q-PAC prides itself on: on-site installation and individual system support.
The Results
A high-impact solution for a unique space.
Q-PAC’s solution met the plaza’s design and performance requirements. The modular fan array systems with lightweight components made installation for the contractors simple and fast. The system’s design flexibility achieved installation in existing housings with no fans, resulting in a smaller footprint. The varying ECM fan array systems delivered reliability through redundancy, a 45% reduction in monthly electricity expenses, and saved $80,000 in annual maintenance costs.
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