Testimonial - Infrared Heating for Schools and Outdoor Recreation Areas
Schools increasingly use covered and semi-enclosed spaces for learning, dining and recreation, creating a requirement for heating that can work effectively in environments that differ significantly from conventional indoor classrooms.
Infrared Heating Supplies worked with a specialist manufacturer and installer of canopies, modular buildings and enclosed recreation spaces to provide infrared heating for educational applications including dining areas and outdoor classrooms.
Infrared bar heaters were incorporated into the structures to provide radiant warmth within the occupied areas while working alongside the design and layout of the canopy system.
“The design and effectiveness of the infrared heaters were crucial for meeting the heating needs of schools, dining halls, and outdoor classrooms.”
Technical Team — Specialist Canopy & Modular Building Provider
The Project
The project involved providing heating for covered and semi-enclosed structures used within educational environments.
These spaces can serve a variety of purposes, including outdoor classrooms, dining areas and covered recreation spaces, allowing schools to make greater use of areas beyond their conventional indoor rooms.
Infrared Heating Supplies worked with the specialist structure provider to incorporate heating into these environments as part of the overall installation.
The Heating Challenge
Heating a covered or semi-enclosed space presents different challenges from heating a conventional classroom. Air movement and the more open nature of the structure need to be considered when deciding how and where heating should be positioned.
The heating equipment also needs to work with the physical design of the canopy or enclosure without unnecessarily taking up the usable space beneath it.
For the technical team responsible for these projects, both the design and effectiveness of the heaters were important considerations when meeting the heating requirements of the educational spaces.
The Infrared Heating Solution
Infrared bar heaters were selected for integration within the canopy structures, providing radiant heating across the required occupied areas.
Infrared heaters transfer radiant energy to people, objects and surfaces within their coverage area rather than relying primarily on heating and circulating the surrounding air. This provides a practical approach for covered and semi-enclosed environments where air movement can be greater than within a conventional indoor room.
The format of the bar heaters also allows the heating equipment to be positioned above the occupied area, keeping valuable floor space available for pupils, staff, furniture and other activities.
Integrated into educational spaces
The heating forms part of the wider canopy or enclosed-space installation rather than being introduced as freestanding equipment within the usable area.
This approach allows the structure provider to incorporate heating into projects designed for applications such as school dining areas, covered recreation spaces and outdoor classrooms.
The Result
The infrared heaters have been used as part of heating solutions for educational spaces supplied by the specialist canopy and modular-building provider.
The company's technical team specifically highlights both the design and effectiveness of the infrared heaters as being important in meeting the heating requirements of schools, dining halls and outdoor classrooms.
Project highlights
- Infrared heating incorporated into educational canopy projects
- Applications include dining areas and outdoor classrooms
- Infrared bar heaters positioned above occupied areas
- Radiant heating suited to covered and semi-enclosed spaces
- Heating equipment does not require valuable floor space
- Solution integrated into the wider canopy structure
- Technical team highlights both heater design and effectiveness
Considering infrared heating for your property?
Every building has different heating requirements. If you are considering infrared heating for your home, business or project, our technical team can help with heater selection, required output, positioning and system design.