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Under-floor heating is of particular relevance in work places designed
to meet demands for pleasant as well as functional environments, such
as industrial premises and office buildings.
The high radiant factor reduces dust dispersion and eliminates the dust pockets caused by conventional radiator systems. Heated floors also rob bacteria, and dust mites in particular, of the environment in which they thrive - dampness and moisture and the low floor surface temperature ensures complete safety to the elderly and very young, unlike conventional high temperature radiators.
Full-surface floor heating reduces the risk of
the temperature of external walls falling below the dew-point in the area
of the floor, and so helps prevent fungus formation, in particular in
areas adjacent to the earth, cellars and basements.
No need to make any special hygiene arrangements for areas provided with
radiant heating either; the floor and any covering need only be maintained
and cleaned according to the way in which it is used.
All conventional floor coverings can be used with under-floor heating systems.
The floor cover maximum thermal resistance should normally be limited 0.15 m2 K/W.
Regardless of whether the floor cover is carpet,
ceramic tiles, natural stone, marble, parquet, wood, or is a special floor
covering in a commercial building, if the values given here are taken
into account there need be no restriction whatever on the choice of floor
covering.
