ESCOLA AMERICANA

“LG’s attitude, in addition to its technical excellence, was crucial to building a successful partnership. We were able to operate together as one vendor trying to satisfy our client. This experience has made us more likely to work on new projects with LG in the future.” Jean Phillipe Bourgeois Owner of AirMix Sistemas de Climatização

ESCOLA AMERICANA

School Barra da , – RJ

Location | Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro – RJ Product | Multi V III School Multi V III

bold in architectural terms. The design The installation of the air conditioning Making the deadline required a joint was inspired by an enclosed arena. system at Escola Americana began effort by both parties: LG’s team and ESCOLA Background The school’s center, below ground, in early 2012, but it was interrupted the installation company. “In the final Benefit has a big, professional-size basketball for nearly six months due to some step of the installation, LG had a field AMERICANA court, surrounded by bleachers, that foundation problems. It restarted in engineer at AirMix’s disposal full time The technical expertise acquired Escola Americana do Rio also works as an event venue”, explains August of 2012 and was complete in to make sure the school would have during the trainings provided de Janeiro, an institution Álvaro Lamim, Construction Director February of 2014. the air conditioning system working by LG, as well as the joint Location recognized for educational at Dominus, the 18-year old company In addition to the schedule, that perfectly on opening day, in February commitment to serve the end Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro – RJ. excellence and its unique responsible for building the new school. had to be met notwithstanding the of this year”, points out Bourgeois. client, EARJ, well were some structure applied to educate “The entire school is built around this interruption, another big challenge of the benefits for AirMix, students that are accepted court. Below ground, we have a few was making the adjustments required With more than 40 years of the installing company, which Issue into the best universities in the To equip Escola Americana’s new unit rooms; corporate, restaurant and for installation of LG’s VRF system. experience in the air conditioning became certified to develop its with an air conditioning system that world, developed an innovative reception areas are at ground level, and “We had to change the entire piping business, this was AirMix’s first own projects provided thermal comfort with energy architectural project for its the classrooms are on the upper levels”, system to fit the Multi V III system, and opportunity to work with LG’s VRF efficiency, while taking into consideration For AirMix, the partnership with LG the development’s large size and unique newest unit, in Rio de Janeiro’s he adds. everything worked out. It’s an 866 HP system. “VRF system requires specific and innovative architectural project. Barra da Tijuca district. project, made up of 52 systems. There technical knowledge. The installers represented a big gain. The company were 82 LG indoor units alone”, points that decide to work with this kind of is now one of the two Rio de Janeiro installers certified to develop their Escola Americana do Rio de Janeiro out Jean Phillipe Bourgeois, owner of system should have the knowledge own projects. “Since this was the first Solution (EARJ) is one of the most traditional Airmix Ar Condicionado Ltda. about all the technical details of LG’s Multi V III VRF equipment enabled the equipment to guarantee the project, carried out in record time, EARJ to offer Escola Americana’s learning institutions in Rio de Janeiro. Challenge students, staff and visitors an air- The first unit opened in 1937, with expected result. Without the proper this was a big learning opportunity”, conditioned environment where the private support and the support of attention, the air conditioning system says Bourgeois, who also highlighted temperature could be controlled in each will not achieve the same results”, the training and support provided LG environment, with the excellence and companies and the United States To offer thermal comfort high quality featured in every detail of Chamber of Commerce. It was designed through an air conditioning Solution notes the expert. ’s Air Conditioning team. the development. to offer a curriculum that matches the system that provided energy And he adds: “This shows that, curricular excellence found at the best efficiency and local temperature The school campus can hold up to in every aspect, there was a real American schools. The first group had control that integrated Built around an enormous 600 students and the complex has a partnership with LG, that understood Developer built area of 14,000 m², occupying a Dominus. 137 students. After two relocations, with a large scale and highly basketball court, the core that Airmix gave all the support in one in 1945 and another in 1995, the sophisticated development portion and the “heart” of 17,500 m2 tract of land. It was built the process and that the delay was current Estrada da Gávea unit began project the new school unit, the based on a “start of the art” school not caused by us nor was it the Installer operations in July of 1971. With a bold architectural project and construction required air architecture concept. The gymnasium client’s fault. And LG’s attitude, in Airmix Ar Condicionado Ltda. Escola Americana’s second unit is large-sized areas, the challenge was conditioning equipment that is the heart of this structure and is addition to its technical excellence, is located in the city of Macaé, in the to equip Escola Americana’s new unit met the challenges provided by visible from all parts of the school, what we consider a partnership. Two state of Rio de Janeiro, since 2009. with an air conditioning system that its architectural project which has 30 classrooms, two music vendors trying to satisfy their client. And the newest and most recent unit provided thermal comfort and followed studios and rooms, a computer lab, a This makes us consider the possibility opened in February of 2014, in Rio de EARJ’s social and environmental LG’s Multi V III VRF system was big library, two art rooms, two sports of developing new projects with Janeiro’s Barra da Tijuca district. responsibility principles, with high considered the best option for courts (on top of the building) and a LG even more”, said the seasoned “It’s a very sophisticated project, very energy efficiency levels. meeting EARJ’s needs. soccer field. businessman.