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News Release from: Ambi-Rad | Subject: Radiant tube heating
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 04 November 2005
Liebherr goes radiant
Liebherr-Great Britain has installed radiant tube heating from Ambi-Rad at its state-of-the-art British HQ building in Biggleswade.
Liebherr-Great Britain has installed radiant tube heating from Ambi-Rad at its GBP15m state-of-the-art British HQ building in Biggleswade The 5,000m2 hi-tech facility houses service, maintenance and equipment testing for the Group's complete range of heavy plant and construction equipment
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 5 Oct 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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The systems achieve excellent heat coverage, in spite of having to be positioned around and between the high-level cranes.
The principal requirement of the system was that it should be economical to run.
Radiant tube heating from Ambi-Rad is among the most economical forms of large space heating available.
It allows the end-user close control of the heated environment, both with regard to temperature and zoning.
The Liebherr system is divided in four separately controlled zones to optimise fuel economy.
Radiant tube heating is cost-effective is large space building because it does not waste energy heating the vast volume of air within the building.
Radiant heat warms only people and objects in its path.
All the heat is focused at the lowest two metres, exactly where it is most needed by people working in the premises. Request a free brochure from Ambi-Rad ...
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