ThermaCool

2500m2 of ThermaCool Phase Change (PCM) Acoustic Ceiling tiles installed at a new school in Bishop Stortford, adding thermal mass passive cooling reducing the energy demand on the HVAC. Main Contractor Ashe Construction. Fitout by SCL Interiors ltd

Cost effective, energy efficient technologiesPart of a complete refurbishment of the councils existing offices to accommodate further office space and facilities. There is a continual interest from the council to investigate and where possible incorporate new energy efficient technologies that provide performance at a reasonable cost.Having looked at various options the ThermaCool ceiling tile ticked both these boxes and following design meetings with the council’s energy manager and senior architectural consultant around 150m² of ThermaCool Caprice Light Textured tiles were installed.

Addressing the risk of overheating and thermal discomfortAs part of a £57million PFI construction programme, a consortium, led by Kier and including architects BDP, are building and refurbishing nine existing fire stations across London that will target a BREEAM Outstanding rating.Following thermal models of the buildings there were areas identified as being at risk of overheating and thermal discomfort for the occupants. After design meetings with both Kier and BDP the ThermaCool ceiling tile was specified as it addressed both the thermal comfort performance and acoustic performance requirement they were looking for from a single product solution

ThermaCool Panels used in building shortlisted for RIBA award.Two Mole Architects buildings have recently been shortlisted for this year’s RIBA London Awards featuring our ThermaCool Panels.The two buildings are part of the Design District ; a new pedestrian quarter for creative industries on the Greenwich peninsula. Mole’s two buildings are intentionally different from each other; one compact and angular with a dichroic cladding, the other Corten-clad and stacked like a ziggurat. Internally they share the same qualities; something of the feel of an old warehouse, with exposed beams and wooden ceilings which give warmth and character. Of the 16 new buildings that make up the district Mole’s buildings are unique in being built with timber structures. Both buildings are designed to limit energy consumption, with consideration to both embodied energy use during construction. Energy in-use is limited by phase-change material linings, and external blinds preventing overheating.