Royal Holloway, part of the University of London, enjoys an international reputation for the highest quality teaching and research across the sciences, arts and humanities. The college’s 135 acre Surrey campus, which was opened by Queen Victoria in 1886, enjoys some of the most spectacular university buildings in the World.

The refurbishment of the Chemical Sciences buildings, Bourne Laboratories, was a complex undertaking, which was phased in three stages to allow for the continued operation of the building.

DSSR, the mechanical and electrical consultants, required an aesthetic and practical solution for the suspension of services from the soffit. HCP devised a freely suspended radiant panel heating system, which integrated all the required services, including air terminal diffusers.

The diffuser system integrated both supply and extract diffusers and masked the buildings’ high-level ductwork. HCP also met the college’s requirements for flush access panels and for a rotating drain point in each unit.

As with most projects, aesthetic requirements were crucial to the success of the project and the finished aluminium panels came coated with a smooth polyester powder coating finish.

In total the project involved the installation of over 350 radiant heating panels, which needed to be configured in over 40 different ways.

Project name: Bourne Laboratories, Royal Holloway
Client: Royal Holloway College
Architect: Stride Treglown
M&E Consultant: DSSR
M&E Contractor: MITIE engineering services
System Type: Radiant Heating Panels
Special Requirements: Polyester powder coating coating, flush access panels & rotating drain points
Location: Surrey
Completion Year: 2006