REHAU offers building systems for flagship school

REHAU has supplied a ground-air heat exchanger, underfloor heating and cable management system for the Joseph Rowntree Secondary School in York.

A One School Pathfinder project built as part of the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme, its construction and specification will inform the overall plans for York secondary schools in the future.

The REHAU Awadukt Thermo ground-air heat exchanger system serves the Demonstration Theatre and will provide a low energy source of ventilation which is increasingly recognised as being essential to maintain pupils' attention and comfort levels in schools.

A 12x14m array of 15 runs of REHAU's 250mm optimised polypropylene pipework has been laid at a depth of around 1.5m, under what will eventually be part of the school's main entrance.

The system operates by drawing air in through the pipes and using the natural 8-12C temperature of the earth at that depth to either pre-cool or pre-warm the air before it is delivered into the building via an AHU.

The pipe size and grid layout, designed by REHAU, meets an airflow requirement of 3.2m3/hr into the school's Demonstration area.

REHAU is also supplying underfloor heating for installation by its Authorised Partner BandK Systems across the school's floor area, and the cable management system required for the Cat 6a/7 data cabling to be installed throughout.

The REHAU Awadukt Thermo system was specified on the project on the basis of proven performance of its ground-air heat exchanger system in the UK and Europe.

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