APPLICATIONS

Offices

The popularity of radiant ceiling systems in office buildings is perfectly understandable, considering the significant advantages compared to more traditional solutions. The energy required to work is lower due to the use of water as a heat transfer fluid. The temperature is equally distributed concerning height and surface. The absence of draughts and noise facilitates concentration and make the workplace more enjoyable. The radiant ceiling works absolutely noiseless and micropunched panels ensure high performance in sound absorption in open-space, where there are many people and equipments that produce noise such as phones or printers. The use of a radiant ceiling (in combination with primary air) enables to save space in height, thanks to more compact air ducts. This is a special advantage in multi-storey buildings, where the reduced height reaches quickly the value of an entire floor.

Commercial and exhibition areas

Saving useful space for commercial activity, having aesthetically valuable exhibition spaces and creating the most comfortable conditions for customers to buy with confidence: three good reasons to install a radiant ceiling system. Not only: the absence of terminals also enables to have maximum flexibility in the use of space, moving the furniture at one’s pleasure without any bound. The integrability of each type of device in the ceiling enables to combine basic lighting and accent lighting to give the right emphasis to the products on display.

School Buildings

The radiant ceiling is an ideal application in school buildings, universities and training centres. High comfort, absence of noise and absolute uniformity of conditions in all parts of the rooms facilitate the concentration of students and create ideal conditions for teaching. Thanks to the rapid reaction, the temperature may be reduced when rooms are unoccupied and immediately reverted back when people come back, avoiding a waste of energy. In case of restructuring, the system can be installed very quickly and enables to have a new terminal system for heating and cooling in a few days, taking advantage of short periods of inactivity, often limited to few summer weeks.

Hospitals

In hospitals the radiant ceiling system has become the standard for heating and cooling. It is vital not to move the air in patients’ rooms; not only to avoid to invest patients with draughts, but also to minimize dust, bacteria and viruses circulation, and thus ensure maximum hygiene. A task that the radiant ceiling does at best. In addition, it is absolutely silent while working and temperature distributes equally, both vertically and horizontally. Administrators also appreciate the reduced energy demand and the lack of maintenance that significantly cut down operating costs during the life cycle of the building.

Airports

Big volumes and wide areas are typical of an airport building and require special solutions for heating and cooling. Traditional only convective systems require a very large number of terminals, producing noise and commit the organization to the frequent maintenance required. The radiant ceiling system is integrated into the false ceiling - which is always provided in these buildings - and disappears from view. The lack of maintenance and the limited impact on the energy needed are highly valued by managers; the absence of noise and the imperceptible air speed offer high comfort to passengers.

Hotels and Hospitality Buildings

Guests who are satisfied are glad to return in the same hotel: those operators who have opted for heating and cooling ceiling radiant systems for their buildings are aware of it. The removal of terminals from rooms avoids the discomfort caused by speed and temperature at which air is usually forced into rooms. The total absence of noise while ceiling radiant system is working ensures guests rest and a high well-being. It is not all: the installation of radiant ceiling system allows maximum exploitation of areas and volumes of a hotel, either with plasterboard version in the rooms or metal version in the common areas.

Residential Buildings

The radiant ceiling system is also well established in residential buildings, since versions with a plasterboard surface finish are available. It is a good alternative to undrefloor radiant system, where it is not possible to remove the original coating of the floor or where a higher performance in cooling is required. The low operating temperature makes it an ideal system in combination with high efficiency generators such as condensing boilers or heat pumps. In addition, radiant ceilings allow to use solar energy too in case solar heating system has been planned for heating integration in spring and autumn.