The Inteqrate Debate: Ceilings

摘要

In order to more easily incorporate technology - including direct lighting and chilled beams - into your ceilings, and to reduce the maintenance hassle for lighting, ventilation, and thermal comfort elements, consider implementing an integrated ceiling system. Once used primarily for energy efficiency, these systems turn lighting, ventilation, and other utilities into design elements by concentrating the fixtures in narrow bands that run the length of the ceiling, unclut-tering ceilings from utilities. Whether for a retrofit or new construction, integrated ceilings are not necessary or highly beneficial in all applications. There simply aren't a lot of integration issues when implementing a traditional 2-foot-by-2-foot or 2-foot-by-4-foot ceiling system.