Sustainability meets design
VARICOOL TKM-C Radiant ceiling textile

The seamless VARICOOL TKM-C heating and cooling ceiling is ideal for projects where aesthetics and thermal comfort are equally important. Visually, it is indistinguishable from a conventional drywall ceiling. Both fullsurface ceiling activation and customised ceiling designs are possible. To meet acoustic requirements, insulation strips can be installed between the heating and cooling registers. The heating and cooling registers are mounted directly to the structural ceiling. The textile membrane is secured to the walls using special profi les. Various built-in elements, such as lighting fi xtures or sprinklers, can be integrated into the closed ceiling.

VARICOOL TKM-C can also be used as a sail.


-> This climate ceiling system is only available in Switzerland.

  • Thermal comfort according to EN ISO 7730
  • Building material class: B-s1,d0, EN 13501-1
  • High heating & cooling capacity
  • Advanced sound absorption values (class B)
  • Components can be integrated
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Cooling capacity
> 75 W/m² (8 K)

Heating capacity
> 75 W/m² (15 K)

Heizleistung 3

Sound absorption
Class B

Carbon footprint
< 25 kg CO2/m²

CO2-Bilanz 5

Cooling capacity

The cooling capacity corresponds to the amount of energy per second removed from the room via heat radiation and convection. It is determined in accredited climate laboratories in accordance with SN EN 14240.

For comparison: the heat emitted by a person in an office via radiation and convection is approx. 70 – 80 W; the heat emitted by a laptop is approx. 20 – 50 W.

Heating capacity

The heating capacity corresponds to the energy per second added to the room via heat radiation and convection. It is determined in accredited climate laboratories in accordance with SN EN 14037.

For comparison: The heat output of a person in an office via radiation and convection is approx. 70 – 80 W, whilst that of a laptop is approx. 20 – 50 W.

Sound absorption

As the largest unobstructed surface in a room, the ceiling is particularly well suited to sound absorption. The sound absorption class is determined in accordance with EN ISO 11654, based on measurements carried out in accordance with EN ISO 354 in accredited laboratories.

It serves as a parameter for acoustic designers to calculate the effect of a product on a room’s reverberation time.

Carbon footprint

The carbon footprint represents the total CO₂ emissions generated throughout a product’s life cycle (from manufacture through to operation and recycling/disposal).

It is calculated by independent institutes and summarised in an ‘Environmental Product Declaration’ (EPD). Barcol-Air is working specifically to reduce the proportion of high-emission materials such as aluminum and other metals.

By way of comparison: the production of 1 kg of aluminum releases approximately 16 kg of CO₂.

Ceiling system

Sail and closed

Operating principle

Radiation

Air supply

not visible

Capacity (water)

Cooling (EN 14240:2004):
- up to 78 w/m² (8 K)
Heating (EN 14037:2016):
- up to 89 w/m² (15 K)

Acoustics

αw: up to 0,80
Sound absorption class B
(EN ISO 11654)

Room comfort

Thermal comfort according to
EN ISO 7730, SIA 382/1

Functions

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Fact-Sheet: VARICOOL TKM-C Radiant ceiling textile