| Buildings and large infrastructures generally have | | | | the circulating air. |
| central air conditioning. A central air conditioning | | | | A centralized air conditioning unit also allows building |
| unit uses a split system for its condenser and | | | | administrators and engineers to control the |
| compressor. The evaporator is attached to an air | | | | energy consumption and voltage requirements of |
| handling mechanism or a forced air furnace. The | | | | tenants. With a centralized air conditioning unit, |
| whole system is housed in a packaged unit that is | | | | tenants need not plug in their own stand-alone air |
| often located outdoors, such as a rooftop or an | | | | conditioning unit. |
| outhouse. | | | | In cooling or controlling temperatures, it is |
| Cooled air is distributed to the different floors and | | | | important that you can determine and dictate the |
| rooms through air ducts. A tenant may raise or | | | | total temperature. This is because it is easier and |
| lower the temperature through controls located in | | | | more economical to cool rooms with consistent |
| each room. Some buildings do not have such | | | | temperatures. With a centralized air conditioning |
| temperature controls. Tenants will have to deal | | | | unit, you can do such. |
| with the common temperature set for all floors. | | | | When choosing the right brand or model for a |
| There are advantages to using a centralized air | | | | central air conditioning unit, consider its filtering |
| conditioning system. With the unit located | | | | ability. Circulating air must be kept clean and fresh. |
| outdoors, tenants are not bothered with the | | | | Otherwise, you will be spreading pollutants to all |
| ambient noise that comes with a running air | | | | areas of your building. |
| conditioning unit. | | | | To give your tenants utmost convenience, you |
| A sophisticated filtering system also cleans the air | | | | may have to provide them with the means to |
| circulated in the whole building. Through various | | | | control the temperature on their respective floors. |
| return-air ducts, room air is continually pulled and | | | | You may have to work with an architect to equip |
| filtered. Through this process, dust particles and | | | | each floor with built-in controls. |
| even microscopic pollutants are weeded out from | | | | |