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Thermally Activated Building Structures
Efficient heating and cooling for buildings
Energy cost, carbon reduction and legislation drive the need to find new and innovative ways to heat and cool modern buildings. Thermally Activated Building Structures – or TABS – is an innovative cooling and heating system engineered to meet these high requirements.
TABS utilises the large thermal mass of concrete building structures as a buffer for the changing cooling or heating loads during the day. It does this by running hot or cold water through pipes within the slab.
TABS is proving itself as an efficient low energy cooling system on various BREEAM “Excellent” and “Very Good”, and Passivhaus certified projects across the UK.
Benefits
Thermally activated building structures have the following benefits;
- Low investment and operating costs
- “Gentle cooling” without draft effects
- Reduced air exchange in combination with ventilation systems
- No sick building syndrome
- Use of alternative energy sources
- Low flow temperatures
REHAU EVERLOCTM system
Beyond the REHAU PE-Xa pipe, the jointing system plays a central role. Over 850 million fittings have been installed worldwide, our jointing system consists of only 2 components; a compression sleeve and fitting.
Benefits:
- Fast and easy to install
- No hot works on site, no mess
- 10 year comprehensive warranty
- No O-ring
- Installation is immediately able to handle pressure loads
