Underfloor air conditioning requires less space

19 June, 2005

A slimline fan tile unit from Advanced Ergonomic Technologies enables air conditioning to be installed in very shallow floor voids.

Advanced Ergonomic Technologies has added a slimline fan tile unit to its Flexible Space Concept, which comprises Hiross underfloor air conditioning, raised access flooring and demountable partitioning systems. Its shallow depth enables underfloor comfort cooling to be used on refurbishment projects where ceiling-based air conditioning is impractical because of restricted floor-to-ceiling heights. Compared with a false ceiling of, perhaps, 450 mm depth, the Flexible Space System with a slimline fan tile unit might require floor void just 150 mm deep. The underfloor void is split into supply- and return-air plena using relocatable, airtight baffles. Chilled or warmed air is supplied by a conditioned-air module (CAM). The FTUs plug into an underfloor power source and are connected by data cabling for intelligent control. They have local, individual controls to provide variable-speed and adjustable temperature into the space. Fan tile units are easily interchangeable with floor panels, so that systems can be readily reconfigured to changes in office layout.

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