Anything related to radiant cooling (buildings featuring radiant cooling, radiant cooling ceiling and wall installation, etc.)
The Messana Team went on a mission to start-up the radiant cooling system of the world’s first fully sustainable campus in higher education: Eden Hall Campus located in the North Hill of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania.
Messana Radiant Cooling system is installed in the new modern Chatham University’s Eden Hall campus (South Building Dorm). Messana Ray Magic panels are installed on the ceiling using resilient channels to create an air plenum for the return air of the ventilation system. The dehumidification and ventilation system consist of four 1200 CFM ATU (Air Treatment
Radiant cooling in Sonoma California Beautiful modern house in Glen Ellen, Sonoma Valley, CA. This house features a Messana Radiant Cooling and heating system. In the video below you can walk into this house with a infrared camera and see the Ray Magic panels installed in the ceiling https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTk93t9p6Tc To find more
New house in New Canaan CT with radiant cooling panels on the ceiling. This home with radiant cooling in Connecticut was built by CMG Builder (Salvatore Zarrella). Surface temperatures in the kitchen are below 60F, with the dew point at about 55F. In the coldest part of the radiant panels, the surface temperature is just a
Radiant cooling on the ceiling with Ray Magic Beams panels (1/4″ gypsum board) cut to size to perfectly fit between ceiling joists. The radiant gypsum panels are then covered with tongue & groove Cedar wood planks. To improve cooling and heating performances, also a hydronic radiant floor has been installed: staple-up on the subfloor covered by
Did you know that the Radiant House of Santa Clara University scored the first place in The Comfort Zone division of the 2013 Solar Decathlon (October 2013, Irvine CA) organized by the U.S. Department of Energy? (www.solardecathlon.gov) After 10 days of competition with external temperatures ranging from 54F to 98F, the Messana Radiant Cooling and
IR pictures taken during the start-up of Ray Magic radiant cooling and heating system in the new Headquarters of "The Fresh Connection" in Lafayette, CA. In the IR picture the Ray Magic panels are in heating mode. The surface temperature is about 80F (water supply temperature of about 90F) while the side wall are at
An other #RadiantCooling & Heating ceiling is now active with Ray Magic Beams drywall panels Panels canb be cut down to from 24 to 16" wide and 8 ft long
Infrared image of radiant cooling system at Lambert Residence, in Los Gatos CA. House is tested in radiant cooling mode. *Measurements* Outdoor temperature 85F Average indoor radiant temperature 73F Average active ceiling panel temperatures 59-65F Supply water temperature 49F Average dew point 52F High ceiling with wood ceiling beams attached on top of the Ray Magic
Radiant cooling vs air conditioning: radiant cooling is cheaper to install, operate than conventional A/C. This is an interesting article that compares Radiant Cooling vs Air Conditioning in a commercial building in India. "As it turns out, the radiant side cost a little bit less to install that the conventional HVAC side. Better yet, after
