Hospitality & Leisure
HVAC Design
Hotels, restaurants, bars and leisure facilities present some of the most demanding HVAC challenges — extreme swings between peak occupancy and quiet periods, large kitchen heat gains, strict acoustic requirements and guests who notice every degree. Chillmasters produces designs built around those realities.
HVAC Design Built Around
Guest Experience
Hospitality HVAC has to perform across an enormous range of conditions. A restaurant dining room carries 80–100 W per seated person plus substantial kitchen radiant heat gain during a full-cover service; at off-peak times the same space needs gentle background conditioning with minimal noise. We design systems that handle both extremes efficiently.
- Variable heat load analysis — peak vs off-peak occupancy, kitchen and solar gains modelled separately
- Restaurant and bar calculations at 80–100 W per seated person with kitchen heat gain allowances
- Hotel bedroom fan coil units (FCUs) on four-pipe chilled water and low-temperature hot water circuits
- Commercial kitchen extract canopy sizing with supply and make-up air design
- Energy recovery from kitchen extract streams to pre-condition incoming fresh air
- Acoustic design to achieve NR25 in hotel bedrooms and NR35 in public dining areas
- Gym and pool hall ventilation with humidity control and corrosion-resistant plant selection
- Full ductwork layout drawings, equipment schedules and tender documentation
Engineering for Comfort and Compliance
Peak Load Analysis
We calculate cooling and heating loads at multiple occupancy scenarios — design peak, typical operation and unoccupied — so plant is sized to handle a fully booked Saturday service without running at unnecessary capacity on a quiet Tuesday afternoon. Part-load efficiency is designed in from the start.
Four-Pipe Fan Coil Systems
Hotel bedrooms require simultaneous heating and cooling across different aspects and seasons. A four-pipe fan coil system — with chilled water and low-temperature hot water circuits running independently to each unit — gives individual room control without the cost and refrigerant volume of a full VRF system in a large hotel.
Kitchen Extract Design
Commercial kitchen extract canopies must be sized to capture grease-laden vapour and thermal plume from the cooking appliance lineup, with supply and make-up air balanced to prevent negative pressure pulling smoke into the dining room. We calculate canopy dimensions, extract volumes and replacement air flow rates for planning and building control submission.
Acoustic Compliance
Plant noise is a major cause of guest complaints and noise nuisance enforcement notices. We apply NR25 criteria for hotel bedrooms and appropriate limits for dining and public areas, selecting low-noise fan coil units, attenuated supply and extract terminals, and externally sited plant positioned and screened to meet planning noise conditions.
Related Services
Air Conditioning
Installation, servicing and repairs for domestic and commercial air conditioning.
Ventilation Systems
MVHR, heat recovery and extract ventilation for homes and businesses.
Refrigeration & Cold Rooms
Cold room design, commercial refrigeration and emergency breakdown response.
Electrical & Plumbing
Power supplies, pipework and electrical services supporting HVAC installations.
Compliance & Maintenance
PPM contracts, F-Gas compliance, TM44 surveys and reactive maintenance.