KIGO FLEX is a complete suspended ceiling and integrated heating and cooling solution built into a room’s ceiling space. The room is heated or cooled by KIGO Climate Panels and some natural convection currents.
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The available cooling power can be increased if the plenum can be ventilated, naturally or mechanically, by openings at the ends of the ceiling.
This solution is designated KIGO FLEX because of its great FLEXibiliy of design options and during installation by allowing full integration of lighting systems, loud speakers, motion sensors, security cameras and all other relevant technologies.
KIGO Climate Panels are not in direct contact with the suspended ceiling which can therefore be easily removed, modified or replaced providing great FLEXibility for any future maintenance work or design changes.
Advantages of the KIGO FLEX solution:
- Cost effective solution for heating and cooling of any room or building
- KIGO FLEX systems effectiveness is independant of the type of suspended ceiling fitted
- Precise control of Cooling or Heating is provided by KIGO Climate Panels
- Installation and commissioning of KIGO FLEX is quick and easy
- Access to the ceiling is available at any time for maintenance or modification (except for plaster ceilings)
- Post-installation integration of required technologies is possible
- Hydraulic connections above the ceiling are minimal
KIGO FLEX: PERFORATED CEILINGS
Toujours tendance, ce type de faux plafond ajouré offre des solutions très variées alliant esthétique, accessibilité au plénum et traitement acoustique.
Grâce à leur surface libre, la perte de puissance par rapport à la solution KIGO standard en îlot reste assez limitée. Une peinture de couleur foncée des échangeurs les rend pratiquement invisibles.
Lames en bois ajourées (source : système Hunter Douglas Architectural)
Baffles acoustiques en feutre profilé avec profilé d’écartement et de fixation (source : Hunter Douglas Architectural)
Lames acoustiques en métal micro-perforé.
Bacs en métal déployé sans voile
Les lames en feutre ou en métal perforé apportent en outre également un traitement acoustique direct. Le cas échéant, ce traitement peut être complété par un absorbant contre la dalle à l’intérieur du plénum
Power:
Pour les faux plafonds ajourés la puissance est déterminée par celle du panneau climatique KIGO standard en îlot corrigée par un facteur dépendant du pourcentage de surface libre du plafond. La puissance frigorifique spécifique pour un régime d’eau classique de 16°C/19°C pour 26°C est entre 95 et 117 W/m2 en fonction du pourcentage de surface libre du plafond.
Les échangeurs plans KIGO sont posés sur les profils de fixation et d’écartement des lames.
KIGO FLEX : METALLIC PERFORATED CEILINGS
Les systèmes de faux plafonds à bacs métalliques sont très courants et offrent un rendu qui est très apprécié. L’accessibilité au plénum est facile et possible en tout temps. Une multitude de types de bacs est disponible dont on peut citer par exemple :
- Les bacs en métal déployé
- Les bacs en tôle perforée en aluminium ou en acier
- Les bacs micro-perforés
Les bacs sont dotés d’un voile acoustique posé ou collé sur la face cachée. Ce voile a un impact important sur la puissance car il est pratiquement imperméable à l’air et « coupe » la convection naturelle directe entre les échangeurs KIGO et la pièce.
Les types de sous-construction sont également multiples et on peut distinguer entre autres les systèmes avec profilés visibles ou invisibles.
Les bacs en métal déployé
Les bacs en tôle perforée
Les bacs micro-perforés
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Power:
The cooling is not signficantly effected by the perforation ratio of the panels.
A space at the edge of the ceiling can marginally increase the cooling power.
The specific cooling power in standard operating conditions of 16°C/19°C for 26°C is typically in the range of 76 to 89 W/m2
KIGO Climate Panels rest on the ceiling frame as illustrated above. The space between the bottom of the ceiling and the KIGO Climate Panels is usually 95 mm.
KIGO FLEX : MINERAL CEILING
Mineral false ceilings are available and present a clean look. Fitting such ceilings used to be complicated and expensive.
The KIGO Flex solution is a very efficient installation process and allows integration of lighting systems, and other technologies. There are multiple types of mineral based ceilings which KIGO Climate Panels work well with, both for heating and cooling a room:
- Plasterboard
- Cement
- Acoustic ceilings, (with or without perforations)
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The KIGO Climate Panels rest on the primary support beams.
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POWER:
For mineral false ceilings, the cooling power will vary depending on the ceiling material used and whether spacers are fitted.
Specific cooling power for operating conditions of 16°C/19°C for 26°C is typically between 53 & 70 W/m2.
KIGO Climate Panels are installed on the main support frames as illustrated here.
The space between the bottom of the ceiling and the KIGO Climate Panels is 95 mm.
Spacers can also improve the cooling power of the KIGO Flex solution
KIGO FLEX SWISTOP : STRECHED CEILING
The KIGO FLEX STRECHED CEILING solution combines advanced design aesthetics and precision climate control technology in a unique system. KIGO Climate Panels are installed above the ’stretched’ ceiling membrane permitting integration of climate control, ventilation, lighting, cameras, alarms and any other required technologies.
The canvas allows radiant heat to permeate through the membrane and uses the precise thermal control inherent in KIGO Climate Panels. The material has micro perforations providing higher acoustic suppression. The membrane can be easily removed for access, for any work needed in the plenum and then can be reinstalled. The edges (see picture) can have openings on each side. These opnings promote natural air circulation between the plenum and the room, thereby increasing the cooling capacity.
Mechanical ventilation can also be installed and hidden inside the plenum.
Power:
The cooling power, with standard operating conditions of 16°C/19°C for 26°C, is 93 W/m2 assuming 2 volumes/hour air replacement and 86 W/m2 if no mechanical ventilation is fitted.
Lighting integration:
Lighting can be installed using LED lighting systems which can be visible or hidden behind the Barrisol Clim.
This option creates soft homogeneous lighting where the whole ceiling becomes a giant diffused lamp. See the right hand photograph.