ARTICLES AND REPORTS

Canada
Mar 2007

Hawthorne Village Public School
This school situated in Milton, Ontario was awarded Project of the Month in Canadian Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (CPCI) in March 2007.

Jan 2006

Sheridan College in Brampton
This college in Brampton, Ontario was awarded Project of the Month in CPCI in January 2006.

United Kingdom

These seven reports are all from Building Services Journal (the magazine of CIBSE, UK). Click on them to read.

Bugs forever June 1999
Cornich pastiche Sep 1999
Slab happy Jan 2000
Top of the class Feb 2001
Tightly Knit June 2003
Novel approach March 2005
Light fantastic June 2005
For more case studies from TermoDeck projects in United Kingdom, click here. 

Dubai, UAE

Cool runnings
This article was published in MEP Middle East in the September issue 2006. 

India

Sep 2006

A concrete technology

Hollow core concrete systems coupled with energy efficient TermoDeck technology offer several advantages when compared with traditional systems. (The Hindu, India’s biggest newspaper, December 23, 2006.) 

Botswana

April 2007

Remote Possibilities

Africa’s first building and the world’s first hospital to use the Termodeck system. If it’s a success it could slash the building’s cooling load by 40% and lead the way in radically reducing energy consumption in future healthcare facilities. An article in Building Services Journal written by Paul Norton, chief mechanical engineer at North Atlantic Engineering Consultants. 

THE REPORTS BELOW CONSIST OF A SHORT DESCRIPTION. 

JANUARY 1993 “MASS APPEAL”. BUILDING SERVICES JOURNAL. 

The article describes the assessment of the TermoDeck System carried out by the UK Government’s Building Research Establishment and their conclusion that TermoDeck will perform well in the UK.

AUGUST 1993 “UNDER-FLOOR HEATING AND COOLING”. ARCHITECTS JOURNAL. 

The article describes the design of the Elizabeth Fry Building at the University of East Anglia (which incorporates TermoDeckÒ and concludes that this approach to using thermal capacity is a promising direction for low-energy design.

FEBRUARY 1994 “SLAB & TRICKLE”. BUILDING SERVICES JOURNAL

An interim report on the first UK building incorporating TermoDeckÒ – the Weldmuller (Klippon Microsystems) HQ Offices at West Malling, Kent.

OCTOBER 1994 “MODELLING THE THERMAL FLYWHEEL”. BUILDING SERVICES JOURNAL

The article reports on computer modelling undertaken to test the TermoDeckÒ System, and to suggest possible improvements.

JULY 1996 “HOLLOW VICTORY”. BUILDING MAGAZINE.

The article describes the TermoDeckÒ design for the extension to the Kimberlin Library at De Montfort University, Leicester.

The article reports on computer modelling undertaken to test the TermoDeckÒ System, and to suggest possible improvements.

OCTOBER 1997 “BREAKING THE ENERGY BARRIER”. M & E DESIGN

The article concludes that the University of East Anglia has more than achieved its aim of seeking energy efficient buildings with the Elizabeth Fry Building incorporating TermoDeck

MARCH 1998 UK GOVERNMENT – “DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT NEW PRACTICE FINAL REPORT 106” 

The New Practice Final Report 106 provides “impartial, authoritative information on energy efficiency techniques and technologies in industry and buildings”.

Click here for the report

The report summarises its conclusions on Elizabeth Fry Building, as follows:

-Energy consumption is half that of a conventional building of this type
-Use of the building’s thermal mass provides good levels of comfort
-Occupant satisfaction and productivity are high
-Capital and maintenance costs are low.

For the full copy, published by the UK Department of the Environment, contact:
BRECSU Tel: 0800 58 57 94 (toll free number; can be connected from UK only).
International enquiries can be done through their website: http://www.thecarbontrust.co.uk/

APRIL 1998 “THE BEST BUILDING EVER?” BUILDING SERVICES JOURNAL

The article passes a favourable verdict on the Elizabeth Fry Building at the University of East Anglia, United Kingdom.
The PROBE team has done a very thorough investigation about the energy consumption and the occupants’ satisfaction of the Elizabeth Fry Building.

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APRIL 1998 “THE FORMULA FOR SUCCESS” BUILDING SERVICES JOURNAL, EDITORIAL.

The editorial comments favourably on the Elizabeth Fry Building, commenting that “our post-occupancy evaluation … makes it the top non-domestic building studied in the UK”. The editorial also comments that “If the Government is to meet its C02 reduction targets … buildings will need dramatically higher levels of energy performance, better controls and vastly improved facilities management. Elizabeth Fry demonstrates that …. it can be done to a normal timetable and on a normal budget”.

APRIL 1998 “A STORY TO SPREAD FAR AND WIDE”. EDITORIAL, ARCHITECTS’ JOURNAL

The editorial praises the research report in the Building Services Journal on the Elizabeth Fry Building. It further comments “The energy figures are about as good as it gets, and the levels of occupier satisfaction are little short of miraculous”.

MID 1998 “TEACHING LOW ENERGY”. BUILDING SERVICES JOURNAL

The article concludes that, in view of the success of the first UK TermoDeckÒ building (the Weidmuller Klippon offices at West Malling) the energy targets set for the Elizabeth Fry Building appear to be achievable. The article includes a report on the Weidmuller Klippon Building, where the data collected in the first six months of occupancy demonstrates that “the building is extraordinarily resilient to variations in occupancy levels, control strategy and ambient temperature”.

OCTOBER 1998 “COOL DESKING’. BUILDING SERVICES JOURNAL

The article reports favourably on the perfomance of the extension to the Kimberlin Library at De Montfort University, Leicester which incorporates TermoDeckÒ .

FEBRUARY 2001 “TOP OF THE CLASS’. BUILDING SERVICES JOURNAL

The article reports how TermoDeck was chosen for the Greenwich Millenium Village School instead of natural ventilation in order to provide better indoor air quality and still be kept within budget costs.

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JUNE 2004 “RELOCATION, RELOCATION’. BUILDING SERVICES JOURNAL

The article reports favourably how the The Meteorological Office’s (16 000 m2 at Exeter, UK) conflicting needs of high internal heat gains and low energy targets could be achieved by using TermoDeckÒ with displacement ventilation.
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The Met Office won two prestigious Building Services awards in 2004: Major project of the year and Office building of the year. Click here for the awards.

Extract from winning explanation: “The resulting building is environmentally excellent, with low energy use. It is also resilient, and provides the client with the required optimum reliability. This complex and demanding project was delivered on time and to budget”.