Case Study

Kings College Londons Strand Building

room comfort

Kings College, Londons

Strand Building

Kings College Londons strand

building benefits from energy saving
active chilled beams
Leading architectural and design practice,
BDP, specified Krantz/SAS active chilled
beams during the refurbishment of Kings
College Londons Strand Building. Nearly 1km
of active chilled beams were supplied for open
plan office areas and cellular office spaces in
the re-configured interior of the building.
The Krantz/SAS active chilled beams provide
both cooling and heating to the occupied
spaces. Designed and manufactured under
licence to Krantz by SAS International, the
units feature a bespoke wing profile which
integrates luminaires to match the architects
modern concept for the ceiling fit out.
The installation of the units in the upper levels
of the building, where an academic hotel has
been created, provides a flexible solution for
the thermal comfort of occupants.
Active chilled beams feature in 75 cellular
offices, allowing academics local control of the
temperature via a wall mounted thermostat.
Six open plan central areas also allow occupant
control of up to six chilled beams via separate
wall mounted thermostats.
The SAS International / Krantz partnership
provides new innovative solutions where
technical excellence meets creative
architectural design. In addition, Krantz is
able to offer full load laboratory simulation
and visualisation of airflow patterns,
temperatures and gradients together with a
fully comprehensive CFD (Computational Fluid
Dynamics) service.

Chilled beams use water, as opposed to air

or refrigerant, as the heat transfer medium.
This type of system helps to reduce energy
usage due to the systems comparatively high
operating temperature of between 14C and
17C, as well as the ability to set up separate
cooling zones, ensuring only occupied areas
are cooled.
Chilled beams can be combined with
technologies such as free cooling and ground
sourcing to increase their energy efficiency
even further. By opening up the soffit, the
units also allow free air movement to the soffit
for sustainable nature mass cooling. As a
result the use of active chilled beams can help
achieve high EPC, DEC and BREEAM ratings.
Chilled beams provide a sustainable alternative
to traditional air conditioning systems,
particularly important as we seek to reduce
energy usage and carbon emissions.
Located in the heart of central London, the
Strand Building is an iconic 1970s Brutalist
concrete structure, and forms part of Kings
Colleges prestigious Strand Campus. The
refurbishment proposals called for a
sustainable solution that would complement
the existing structure and included measures
such as solar shading.
BDP acted as both architects and M&E
consultants for the project, providing a unified
and holistic approach. The work represented
Phase 2 in part of a major programme of
repair, refurbishment and creative adaptation
at the Campus, master planned by BDP.

Project Name: Kings College Londons Strand Building

System Type: Active chilled beams with integrated luminaires

Client: Kings College London

Special Requirements: Architecturaly designed wing-profile

Architect: BDP

Length: 877 linear metres

M&E Consultant: BDP

Location: London

Designed & Manufactured by: SAS International

Completion Year: 2008

Technical Information:
Section drawing
Exposed concrete soffitt

Supporting rod

Nozzle

Fresh air duct work

Wing profile

Active chilled beam

Luminaire

Plan drawings

Fresh air duct work

Active chilled beam

Luminaire

Perforated grille

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