Invisible Thermoregulation in Industrial Buildings
The Echo ClimaDeck® ceiling system made of prestres-
sed concrete is the perfect heating and cooling system even for large industrial buildings. Unlike the widely used underfloor heating method, in this case the heat comes from “above.” The “Room Climate Ceiling” is the world’s only authorized prestressed concrete ceiling system with indoor heating and air-conditioning. (www.raumklimadecke.de).
ClimaDeck was installed for the very first time at the end of May in the factory hall of Nicolaisen Casing GmbH in the city of Geldern in North Rhine-Westphalia. The Europe-wide supplier of quality casings for the meat and cheese industry was concerned about sustainability in modernizing its factory buildings. The Scholten engineering office, which planned the modernization project, and local building-material supplier Slooten, which supported the effort, took environmental aspects into consideration well beyond the statutory requirements. The two-story industrial building with approximately...