African Design Magazine September 2015 | Page 62

Feature: HVAC+R inhabitants. Linking these farming communities with future cities would be temperature regulated trains. An increase in railway, as a safe, quick mode of transport will see a demand for HVAC+R units that are portable and use little fuelling material. These units will rely on recirculation and environmental control opposed to cooling. As produce markets disappear, these train systems will be used to courier fresh produce directly to your village and through local transport (temperature controlled) directly to your door. Your produce market will become virtual, interacting with a shop keeper in your home. Villages re-born The concept of community will grow. This will draw similar people together into future villages that will not only thrive on social interaction, but adapt schooling, religion and politics to suit that type of village. Communities will make their own laws, and co-exist with other villages virtually. Homes will become resting areas with a maximum of three rooms. Temperate control would be governed by digital signals emitted from occupants. HVAC controllers would regulate room temperature along with detecting any possible fevers or other temperature controlled health issues. Daikin Launches VRV IV Heat Recovery in South Africa It has been over 30 years since the HVAC industry was transformed with the introduction of the world’s first air conditioning system with variable refrigerant control, based on the Variable Refrigerant Volume (VRV) technology pioneered by Daikin. With the launch of Daikin’s Latest VRV IV Heat Recovery solution, this trend is set to continue as the bar has been raised yet again for HVAC systems and the Industry around the world. Hosted in Johannesburg and Cape Town, the launch events featured Daikin’s International VRV Specialist Guest speaker, Hubert Gatez, and were attended by more than 100 Con