[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.5″ custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|true” locked=”off” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.5″ width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.5″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.13.1″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”28px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n
System Delivers Zoned Climate Control to Reduce Cooling Costs<\/i><\/p>\n
Direct Expansion Solutions (DXS), a North American HVAC manufacturers\u2019 representative that specializes in variable refrigerant flow (VRF) implementation and design, announced today it provided a customized HVAC system to The American Institute of Architects San Antonio (AIA San Antonio) Center for Architecture, located at 1344 South Flores Street in the historic SoFlo area near downtown San Antonio.<\/p>\n
\u201cAIA San Antonio is fortunate to have a partner as committed to our industry as DXS is,\u201d said John Mize, 2014 AIA San Antonio President. \u201cThey provided their unique expertise and a cutting-edge VRF system for our former space at Pearl Brewery, so we were delighted to work with them again.\u201d<\/p>\n
VRF technology offers multiple benefits compared with traditional systems, including energy efficiency and easy design, installation, and maintenance. The ability to control the refrigerant flow throughout a building will benefit The Center for Architecture, allowing its multiple users to control the climate in their space and reduce energy costs. Ductless installation will prevent heat loss\/gain for additional savings.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur challenge was to create a functional and sustainable system that will efficiently provide a high level of comfort in a multi-space building,\u201d said Thomas McLaughlin, DXS principal. \u201cOur creative solution uses VRF technology to enable climate control of individual spaces such as large meeting areas and smaller offices, maximizing efficiency and minimizing energy costs.\u201d<\/p>\n
As one of the few HVAC providers in the nation to exclusively specialize in VRF solutions, DXS works with engineers, architects and building owners to provide comprehensive support in the design, implementation and maintenance stages. Alamo Architects and OCO Architects provided the architectural design, and worked with\u00a0Cleary Zimmermann Engineers<\/a>, who designed the mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) building systems. DXS also worked with Gillette, the mechanical contractor, to install Daikin VRV Systems, with a mix of indoor ducted and ductless units operated by Daikin controls. The system qualifies for CPS Energy\u2019s newly released\u00a0VRF energy rebate program<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cSome of our goals for this project were to create a space with a low energy footprint and low operational costs, especially since the space is used for a variety of purposes, including offices, meeting space and large events,\u201d said Cleary Zimmermann\u2019s director of building analytics, Nishant Kanapilly, LEED BD+C. \u201cWe kept initial costs down by re-using most of the existing duct work, partitions and equipment in our design. Additionally, Demand Controlled Ventilation using CO2 sensors allows the amount of outside air required to be reduced to a minimum when the spaces are not being used.\u201d<\/p>\n About Direct Expansion Solutions<\/b> About AIA San Antonio<\/b> Organizationally, AIA San Antonio is a professional association incorporated as a 501(c)(6) not-for-profit corporation under the laws of the state of Texas.<\/p>\n About Cleary Zimmermann Engineers<\/b> [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" System Delivers Zoned Climate Control to Reduce Cooling Costs Direct Expansion Solutions (DXS), a North American HVAC manufacturers\u2019 representative that specializes in variable refrigerant flow (VRF) implementation and design, announced […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30908,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25538","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxseng.com\/texas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25538","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxseng.com\/texas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxseng.com\/texas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxseng.com\/texas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxseng.com\/texas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25538"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dxseng.com\/texas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25538\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxseng.com\/texas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxseng.com\/texas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxseng.com\/texas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxseng.com\/texas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Direct Expansion Solutions (DXS) was founded in 2007 to develop a dedicated team of specialists to address the rapidly growing Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) segment of the air conditioning industry.\u00a0 Due to the increasing demand for high efficiency and green building standards, DXS has experienced tremendous growth by helping owners and developers save time and money with the state-of-the-art Daikin VRV\/VRF air conditioning system.\u00a0 DXS serves Toronto and the state of Texas with offices in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio.\u00a0 The DXS experience includes nearly all market sectors from retail, office, residential, military, healthcare, educational and non-profit applications. For more information, visit\u00a0https:\/\/dxseng.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n
AIA San Antonio is the fourth largest chapter of The American Institute of Architects in the state of Texas. The chapter serves the professional needs of 650 architects, associates and affiliate professionals working in fields allied to architecture in the following counties: Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Gonzalez, Kendall, Kerr, Kinney, Kimble, Llano, Mason, Maverick, Medina, Real, Uvalde, Val Verde, Wilson and Zavala.<\/p>\n
Cleary Zimmermann Engineers is a consulting engineering firm offering professional services tailored for mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) building systems, including MEP Design, Commissioning, Building Analytics, Technology and Water\/Wastewater services. Our heritage spans over three decades and consists of a diverse portfolio of challenging and inspiring projects in both public and private sectors across Texas and the United States, such as facilities for healthcare, higher education, K-12, municipal, federal, research and corporate clients. The hallmark of our culture is simply relationship-oriented client service.\u00a0 By virtue of diligent professional development and the most advanced technology available, we consistently deliver excellence. For more information, please visit\u00a0www.ClearyZimmermann.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n