[Greenbuilding] radiant ceiling

[Stephen Collette]

Hi Chris,

Interestingly enough I just came across these units on another  
listserve and they are being used in Australia. I was going to post  
these links on this list and ask if anyone had heard of them. I don't  
know whether they are exactly what you are asking for, but they strike  
me as interesting, but I don't know anything more than a brief scan on  
the webpages.

Stephen

Stephen Collette BBEC, LEED AP
Principal
Your Healthy House - Indoor Environmental Testing & Building Consulting
www.yourhealthyhouse.ca
stephen at yourhealthyhouse.ca
705.652.5159

> http://aeieng.com/services/sustainable/chill

> http://www.frenger.co.uk/

> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilled_beamProducts/ 
> passive.htmedbeam.htm



> I'm wondering if anyone has any experience or knowledge of similar
> precedents (ideally in the Pacific Northwest) for a radiant ceiling
> (heating & cooling) system, with supplied displacement ventilation
> (similar to the Pearl River Tower in Guangzhou, China that's been
> getting a lot of press lately).  The project will likely use a ground
> source heat pump for most cooling, with a backup chiller/cooling tower
> for shaving the peaks.
>
> We're closing in on schematic design for an approximate 180,000 SF
> office in the Seattle region, and unless we can supply the owner with
> working precedents, we may lose this energy-efficient system.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help.
>
>
> CHRIS CHATTO
> ZIMMER GUNSUL FRASCA ARCHITECTS LLP / 925 FOURTH AVENUE, SUITE 2400,
> SEATTLE WA 98104 / T 206.521.3522 F 206.623.7868 / cchatto at zgf.com /
> www.zgf.com