A WARM WELCOME
Electric underfloor heating can help improve customer comfort without compromise, explains Chris Hedges at ThermoSphere.
The annual energy costs for the hospitality sector exceed £1.3bn, which results in carbon emissions of more than 8m tonnes per year according to the Carbon Trust — with heating and hot water accounting for 60% of the total energy used. The journey towards reaching net zero by 2050 will certainly have its challenges for the hospitality sector. However, electric could play a key role in helping to reach carbon reduction targets.
There’s been a continual rise for both retrofit and new-build projects in the hospitality sector specifying electric heating to help reduce carbon emissions without compromising efficiency and guest comfort. In particular, ThermoSphere electric heating systems have been installed in projects which include:
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One Bishopsgate Plaza — A mixed-use development across 43 storeys in London. An impressive development providing 160 apartments from level 21 upwards and 237 bedrooms over levels 6-19 in the five-star hotel.
Four Seasons Hotel London at Ten Trinity Square — A beautiful Grade II listed building constructed with Portland stone and the former headquarters of the Port of London Authority. ThermoSphere was installed in 100 bathrooms in the hotel suites and 41 high-end residential apartments – all backed by a combined single warranty.
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The Ned — The stunning Grade I listed building designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and once the former headquarters of Midland Bank now hosts a total of nine restaurants and 252 bedrooms.
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A HOST OF BENEFITS Comfortable heat: Guest comfort is paramount in the
hospitality sector. Different to traditional central heating or electric panel heaters, underfloor heating evenly distributes the heat throughout the room and also helps to keep humidity in the air. This helps to create a much more comfortable heat unlike the dry heat produced by other heating systems. This is also of particular benefit to guests who may have any respiratory difficulties because the radiant heat that underfloor heating generates does not circulate dust around the room.
Clean design: No heaters on walls, just more design freedom. Underfloor heating can be used as the primary heat source for the room with a foil system used for a wood, carpet or vinyl floor finish and a mesh matt or heating and decoupling system for tile or stone floors.
Zone control: When it comes to managing costs, control is key. Creating heating zones easily with underfloor heating means that an unoccupied area can be turned off while not in use. Additionally, the control of electric underfloor heating can be easily integrated with an existing building management system.
Superior efficiency: Electric underfloor heating operates at lower temperatures and is 100% efficient at point of use. Every joule of energy paid for is used at the exact point where the heat it is required.
Environmental credentials: Underfloor heating uses less energy than traditional systems and produces much less carbon emissions compared with gas alternatives. Both wet and electric underfloor heating can be easily linked to renewable energy sources such as heat pumps for wet and photovoltaic systems (solar panels) for electric which provides even more energy saving and carbon emission reduction potential.
ACOUSTIC
CONSIDERATIONS A comfortable hotel stay can often be disrupted by doors slamming and heavy footsteps on hard floors. Hard floors which don’t include isolation material between the covering and floorboards exacerbate impact sound transmittance. For impact sound including footsteps, acceptable levels are set out in Part E (Resistance to Sound) of the Building Regulations. However, installing underfloor heating such as ThermoSphere Foil provides an additional benefit of impact sound reduction by up to 19dB.
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