WATER OPERATED CEILING SYSTEM (W-SYSTEM)
The water-operated ceiling system by ArgillaTherm fulfills the three main tasks of modern building air-conditioning with only one area: energy-efficient cooling and heating as well as reliable humidity control without the need of system technology.
The base material of the system are the patented HUMID modules. They regulate the humidity in a room in a unique way because of their material composition. Further information on the HUMID modules.
The ceiling system is available in 4 versions:
Completely prefabricated ceiling panels (Learn more)
Example ceiling coverage
All ceilings and roof slopes can be covered. This is made possible by the open modular system design, as the pipe is laid in the grooved structure without couplings or connections once the entire surface has been covered.
Full coverage with pendant lights*
Full coverage with acoustic elements*
Full coverage with ceiling lights
Full coverage with pendant lights & ceiling spots
Ceiling and sloped ceiling
Individual ceiling panels
Partial ceiling coverage
Partial coverage without colour coating
*Reference: FHZ Münster, architects: Behnisch Architekten mbB and Berghaus Architekten
Range of application
The water-operated ceiling system is used in the following buildings:
- Hotels
- Office and administration buildings
- Schools and daycare centers
- Museums and special buildings
- Healthcare facilities
- Residential buildings
Building air conditioning done right
Up until the 1990s air-conditioning, i. e. heating, cooling, and the extraction of CO2, moisture, and pollutants, was almost exclusively covered by central ventilation systems. Due to the outdated energy efficiency and the vast efforts for maintenance, surface systems took over heating and cooling from the 1990s onwards. Since then, central ventilation systems are only used for the discharge of CO2, moisture, and pollutants. But why is that?
Surface systems cannot regulate the room air humidity, which leads to a quick increase of the humidity ratio in particular when cooling buildings, and ultimately causes the shut-down of the cooling process. Central ventilation systems are used to delay this as the high air volume will carry away a certain share of the humidity to be discharged. The fresh air supply must be dehumidified starting at a dew point of 18-20 °C. This consumes a lot of energy; compared to the actual energy costs for cooling that corresponds to an addition of approx. 40 %.
Central ventilation systems are not required to discharge CO2 and pollutants to a sufficient extent. The necessary air volumes can be easily moved by decentralized ventilation systems or natural ventilation, i. e. through windows.
With the natural air-conditioning systems of ArgillaTherm, the HUMID modules take on the humidity management. Central ventilation systems are therefore no longer required!
The combination of the HUMID modules with decentralized ventilation concepts sets new standards in terms of building air-conditioning, with the following advantages:
- Reduction of the total investment by 15 to 30 %.
- Reduction of the maintenance and service costs by at least 50 %.
- Safe utilization of the arising moisture in the building.
- Cooling can be permanently operated with a supply temperature of up to 6 °C below the dew point. Prerequisite for unrivaled high cooling capacities and an uninterrupted cooling operation.
- The system responds quickly and generates unrivaled high capacities for heating and cooling. This is owed to the system structure and the highly conductive base material – the HUMIDs.
- The ArgillaTherm systems are virtually CO2-neutral, which has an extremely positive effect on the eco-balance of the building and provides for funding opportunities.
- Minimum space requirement, complete omission of ventilation pipes inside the building.
- Optimized room air humidity – in summer and winter.
- Room climate suitable for allergy sufferers and asthmatics.
Bottom line: this is an energy-efficient, cost-effective, and virtually CO2-neutral air-conditioning system for the creation of the perfect room climate.
System structure
The overall structure height is only 55 mm. This system can be mounted directly to the ceiling or suspended from the ceiling by means of lathing or suspenders, as desired.
TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS
Please request system descriptions, detail drawings, test reports and specifications via e-mail (info@argillatherm.de) or the below contact form.