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Utilising an underground aquifer which contains hot and cold strata, a school project in Holland has installed a Velta contec pipe system to tap into this renewable energy source. Connected via a network of manifolds to the school's mono-well, the system employs ground water from either the hot stratum or the cold stratum to pass over a plate heat exchanger and satisfy the heating or cooling requirements of the school and library. The construction comprised of two stages; 12000m of floor area for the school and 2600m for the library. In certain parts of the construction the velta contec core activation system pipes were placed in pre-cast concrete sections and in other parts the pipes were located in concrete slabs.

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Five schools for Redcar and Cleveland Education Authority, under construction in the North East of England, are being installed with the Velta Classic 20 system. The company has been involved since the design stage and is currently completing the installation of pipe work and manifolds as the programme continues. Working to a schedule, the concrete slab pours had to be finished before other internal work could begin. On completion three secondary schools as well as two primary schools will have floor heating throughout. In total 27,000m of the system will be applied. Designed for use with sand cement screeds and concrete slab applications, it utilises both 17 and 20mm velta PE-Xa sizes. The system was chosen because the floor heating pipe is cast into the main concrete slab rather than requiring an additional screed on the top.

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Semi-tropical plants in Sheffield's Winter Garden are being kept in the correct condition thanks to an industrial floor heating system from Velta. As the piping for the system is cast into the concrete floor of the structure the whole floor area becomes the heating unit. This means that it can operate at a lower temperature than other ?after thought? systems and requires less energy to run, the company claims. Conering some1200m? of floor, the system provides heat output of up to 250W/m?.

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Hillcrest Homes is offering Velta tecto floor heating and cooling systems for its most prestigious projects. Floor cooling provides a comfortable environment without the chills and draughts associated with air conditioning. The tecto 2 system is for use in pumped flowing screed applications. It features panels which interlock as they are laid on the floor, onto which PEXa pipes are secured.

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Claimed to be the shallowest available at 15mm, the velta minitec system is designed for use as floor heating overlay in refurbishment projects. The system makes water based floor heating and cooling available to both new and old buildings where there is insufficient room height for a deeper construction. Almost any type of floor covering can be laid on top of the thin screed.

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