IDA were appointed to undertake a troubleshooting exercise on the HVAC systems serving the Client’s office space.

Our services included:

• Site walk to identify the zones/ areas with cooling issues
• Study and identify the cause/ reasons for high or low cooling issues faced by the occupants
• Study the design drawings and design basis report to identify for any design errors
• Carry out on site airflow and temperature measurements for specific zones
• Study the T&C reports for HVAC system to identify the test results and compare the same with design values
• Verify the control strategy of air conditioning system and simulate random checks for specific zones to validate
• Validate the cooling load calculations for zones with cooling issues and identify any shortfall in capacity/ airflow
• Provide recommendations/ long & short term solutions
• Provide supporting sketches to highlight the recommendation