Radiant cooling system are a sustainable and economical way to cool buildings

Underfloor cooling systems are mainly found in buildings with large open areas and high floor-to-ceiling height as well as corridors and external areas. Underfloor cooling systems utilizes the concretes or screed’s thermal mass by embedding polyethylene cross-linked pipes (PE-Xa) carrying chilled water to cool the building’s structure. The embedded pipes activate the concrete or screed to temporary store and discharge thermal loads. This way, activated floors contribute primarily to the sensible cooling of the building by removing convective, conductive, short and long wave radiation cooling loads.

The major benefits are its impact at the vertical temperature profile by providing cooling only in the occupied areas - where its need the most. Direct solar gains on the floor are removed by utilizing the precooled thermal mass of the concrete in the most efficient way.

Further efficiency gains are achieved by using renewable energy sources. Architects and building owners value these ‘invisible’ solutions (also in the form of wall or ceiling cooling). They allow maximum freedom to design creative and spacious interiors. Energy-efficient systems from Uponor are suitable for new builds as well as renovation projects.

And installers are counting on proven quality of the products combined with quick installation as well as possibility to easy retrofit thanks to low system height.