Anybody who runs a business knows that keeping temperatures tolerable on your business premises is vitally important for both the health and productivity of their employees. With the average Australian summer featuring some pretty brutal heatwaves, proper air conditioning for your business premises is especially vital for adequate climate control.

However, choosing and installing an air conditioning system on your premises is not simply a matter of picking out the cheapest air conditioner you can find. Compact units with limited cooling capacities, such as the window-mounted air conditioners often seen on residential properties, do not have the capacity to cool an entire office, workshop or storefront effectively. To really ensure that your premises remain comfortably cool, you should seriously consider investing in a full-scale, ducted air conditioning system.

What are the advantages of installing ducted air conditioning on my business premises?

Compared to smaller wall-mounted or split-system air conditioners, installing ducted air conditioning represents a serious investment -- as well as the cost of the conditioner itself, you will also have to factor in the expense and inconvenience of installing ducts in the walls and/or ceilings of your building. However, there are a number of reasons this investment can be well worth your money:

Thorough cooling

The chief advantage of installing a ducted system is the ducts themselves, which allow cool air to be pumped into every part of your business premises. Because this cool air is not concentrated around a single vent but distributed by numerous vents, ducted air conditioners do not create uncomfortable cold areas around duct openings; by the same token, pumping cool air from multiple vents prevents areas blocked off by walls or furniture from being missed and becoming uncomfortably warm.

Flexibility

Most ducted air conditioners come with selective control systems, allowing you to fine-tune which ducts pump out cool air and which do not. This can lead to substantial energy savings, letting you switch off ducts that service empty rooms to save power. Many ducted systems allow you to control individual ducts remotely from a centralised control unit, allowing easy oversight and ensuring that cool air is pumped to where it needs to be quickly.

Quietness

It's no secret that air conditioners can be noisy pieces of equipment, especially during the summer months. However, because ducted air conditioning systems are built into walls and ceilings the noise they generate is muffled very effectively, decreasing ambient noise levels for a more peaceful and pleasant working environment.

Low profile

Despite their extensive systems of ducts and vents, most ducted air conditioning systems are very unobtrusive, with the duct covers being the only visible sign that an air conditioner has been installed on the premises. This isn't just a matter of aesthetics -- in smaller offices and other commercial buildings, the space saved by choosing ducted systems over bulky wall or window-mounted units can be a real boon.

For more information or assistance, contact companies like MTA Australasia.

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