LSBU’s partnership with Transport for London wins prestigious 'Collaboration of the Year' Award
LSBU's Centre for Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Research has won a prestigious industry award for its partnership with TfLA collaborative project between Transport for London (TfL) and London South Bank University (LSBU)’s Centre of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Research has won the 'Collaboration of the Year' award at the 2016 H&V News Awards, an industry-leading building services engineering awards ceremony.
LSBU's School of The Built Environment and Architecture has been working with TfL
since 2001 on a number of projects exploring how underground Tube stations can
be kept cool in a cost-effective and environmentally friendly way. The award-winning project comprised the design and trial of a new air handling unit
for London Underground platforms, which used an innovative fan chiller system
to pump cold air into the station and improve the experience and comfort of
passengers.
Professor Charles Egbu, Dean of the School of The Built Environment and Architecture at
LSBU, said: “This is a fantastic achievement – I am proud of the work that
colleagues in the Centre of Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Research have
accomplished over recent years and this is a fine example of how the School of
The Built Environment and Architecture is delivering research with real-world
impact.”
The H&V News Awards are an annual celebration of excellence, forward thinking and the highest achievements in the entire heating, ventilation, air conditioning and building services sectors. Following a successful nomination in the awards, Transport for London and LSBU gave a presentation on their collaboration to the category judging team, ahead of the announcement of the winners at an awards ceremony.
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