Why Use a Ceiling Fan in an Office?
This site is dedicated to spreading the message to use ceiling fans instead of air conditioning in offices in order to save energy. It is affiliated with the UK’s leading importer and retailer of quality ceiling fans who have a huge selection of 36 different models with over 20 finishes to choose from – The Henley Fan Company Ltd. They can be used either as a great and reliable alternative to air-conditioning or as a supplemental product to substantially reduce air-conditioning running costs and provide a valuable backup for when it breaks down (which inevitably happens in the hottest weather!). They can also draw in fresh air through windows on days when there is little or no breeze. A comfortable environment with fresh air rather than stale, sweaty, smelly air means that your staff will be happier, work better and productivity will rise.
Save Money & Get Great Comfort
Air conditioning is very expensive to install and run as well as being unreliable and uncomfortable for patrons too with it’s very dry air output. Ceiling fans offer a very cost-effective alternative at 5% of the installed and running costs, saving valuable energy and reducing harmful carbon emissions. They typically use the energy of a 60 watt light bulb although some of the latest low energy DC style motors (which convert the AC supply into DC voltage for precise control of the voltage wave) consuming a very small amount of power at lowest speeds eg just 5 watts. They are perfect for the English or temporal weather where it rarely gets hot enough to justify air conditioning but can often get very stuffy and hot without any aid to air circulation.
Additionally, they are better for the office workers due to giving no eye-drying or risk of recirulating harmful germs as has been reported in the press with the outbreaks of legionaires disease.
Ceiling fans, on the other hand, don’t suffer from this problem. They can be gently stirring the air providing a direct cooling effect of at least 5 degrees centigrade plus, if a window is open, can bring in cooler fresh air from outside providing even more cooling. Ceiling fans have been used in this way for many years in the USA and warmer countries but are now being more widely adopted in the UK, Northern Europe and temperate regions.
In this site we aim to provide useful information about the benefits of using ceiling fans along with a buying guide to help you make the right and best choice for you should you wish to go ahead and purchase some. We hope you find it helpful.
Case Study 1 – Cherie Lee Interior Designer’s Offices
The hero image above is of one of the beautiful Henley Fan Zephyr fans in the historic converted barn offices of Cherie Lee Interiors. They specialise in the interior styling and design of historic buildings and due to the high vaulted ceilings used a 3m drop rod to bring the ceiling fan down to the optimum level.
Case Study 2 – Poole Museum Meeting Room
The new Poole Museum refurbishment designer’s chose 4 Zephyr ceiling fans with 180cm blades on 3m drop rods to provide cooling and freshness to their historic listed building meeting room. The results were stunning and everyone involved in the refurb were delighted.
Case Study 3 – Software Startup Offices in Listed Barn
This software startup company was investing all of it’s seed capital in developing their platform and didn’t want to spend a big sum on air-conditioning and wait for the planning process which were both high due to the listed building status. They decided to install three Hunter Osprey ceiling fans which provided great coverated for the whole of the 3,000ft2 offices. They were quickly installed and provided the 35 employees with really pleasant air comfort even on hot days. Before the fans were installed the offices were hot and stuffy being on the upper floor necessitating the use of lots of noisy desk and stand fans. On arriving at 8am the windows were opened and these 3 fans quicly cooled down the whole office so that on all apart from the 3 or 4 hottest days of the year (when the temperature outside was 34 deg c) the environment was pleasant, fresh and comfortable and in the low 20 degrees range. An additional benefit was that being a listed building meant installing air-conditioning would have been extremely costly and require all sorts of planning approvals from the landlord and authorities.
Hunter Osprey Ceiling Fan in a Traditional Barn Conversion Office
Case Study 4 – Modern Dining Room for Offices
Matthews is a US ceiling fan brand that is popular with designers, architects and the Hollywood set. Here is one of their popular models the Irene 5 with solid wood blades and an LED light.
Case Study 5 – Zephyr Propeller fan in Corner Office Reception
This version of the Zephyr looks like an aircraft propeller and in a contemporary white oak finish blends in perfectly adding great style as well as providing powerful function air movement to cool a corner office reception which got very hot due to the dual aspect floor to ceiling glass windows. Further details of the Zephyr Propeller Ceiling Fan can be found here.
