RBM MORE
The wellbeing showroom
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All exhibition spaces include many systems, which can be used individually or synergistically, to understand and perceive our wellbeing.

As a standard condition, however, a different type of system, referred to as “primary” is in operation in every space, in order to allow the visitor that undertakes the sensory route to perceive the different feeling provided by each system and better appreciate its influence on them.

In this space, the primary system is BELT applied on the perimeter inside the false ceiling.

You can see it in operation in the appropriate window covered by a darkened glass placed in the false ceiling between the two entrance doors.

The BELT, applied inside the false ceiling, works as an indirect radiant system and provides a feeling of wellbeing in summer as well as in winter, while allowing the original architectural style of the interiors to be kept intact. The System is fully integrated and the visible slot between the wall and false ceiling along the entire perimeter of the room is the only functional element that remains in view. From there, in summer, the col air generated by the chilled water that runs through the profiles flows by falling and, due to the Coanda effect, remains attached to the walls thus creating a cold radiant envelope. At the same time, the excess humidity contained in the air in summer condenses naturally on the profiles of the system, which therefore also acts as dehumidifier, without the need to add additional machinery. In winter, on the other hand, the profiles through which the hot water flows heat the volume of the gap in the false ceiling, thus turning the plasterboard it is made of into the radiant element, from which we perceive heat. We therefore have a radiant system that heats in winter and cools in summer without using air handling machines.

With regards to air quality, instead, there is a high-efficiency ducted VMC system that filters the outside air and constantly renews it inside the room through air blades that are seamlessly built into one of the frames of the false ceiling placed on the bookcase side.

The noiselessness of the system jointly with the quality and evenness of the temperatures perceived and healthiness of the air contribute to ensuring our wellbeing.

Jointly with the primary system, there is a BELT kickboard hot radiant system, which is operable but intentionally not activated. A section between the two entrance doors has been left intentionally in view, while in the rest of the room it has been seamlessly built into the plinth of the boiserie.

Like in every room of the showroom, the FTA heating and cooling floor radiant system is also installed and operable here, although intentionally not activated at the moment. It is a dry system, with low inertia and extremely high efficiency, on which the finished floor is laid directly.

This innovative system is installed in every room to give the perception of walking on the different types of finishes used.

In this case our FTA is installed with the Medoc collection by Listone

Giordano, a Company that has recognised our system as the only one suitable for installation with their precious wooden floors.

Finally, always in this space, there is a heating and cooling FTA radiant system, although always intentionally not activated, installed in the wall against the bookcase, and then covered with plasterboard. Unlike the BELT, the FTA system requires a summer dehumidifying system, which is seamlessly integrated into this room, using the air blades already provided for the ducted VMC system.

In this space, the primary system is the FTA radiant system applied in the false ceiling, which works in a seasonal manner: summertime cooling and wintertime heating. Like in all spaces, FTA has also been installed in the floor and covered with ceramic tiles from the Mews collection by Mutina, to allow different sensations to be perceived when walking on the surfaces, according to the various finishing materials proposed.

Our flush wall box FIL SERIES is installed in the fitted wardrobe. This system seamlessly integrates with any kind of finish, and as it is concealed it replaces the unsightly conventional system boxes. There are two panels in this room, where two different types of system are in view.

After entering, on your left, you can see the FTA in the wall panel. The system is operable: by touching the panel, but also the wall, it is possible to perceive the feeling of heat or cold according to how the system is working and therefore understand its operation depending on whether it is also applied to the ceiling or floor.

On your right, you can see the PAD panel: our innovative low voltage electric system with infrared operation, applied on the wall. The grid-shaped strips, made of special nanopolymers and characterised by a thickness of just 1.2 mm, immediately let you perceive how this product has been developed to be very versatile and easy to apply: it is a roll that is laid, electrically connected on the sides after being applied to the wall/floor/ceiling and finally covered directly with the desired finish depending on where it is used. Two panels and two systems compared: an FTA hydronic system that works to heat and to cool and a PAD electrical system that only heats, for similar, yet different applications and uses.

Also in this space, Controlled Mechanical Ventilation and dehumidification, both ducted, are seamlessly integrated into the architecture of the space with two air blades placed in the false ceiling in the right wall between the two doors and along the entire glazed entrance.

The primary system in this room is FTA, installed on the floor and covered with

cement resin. The system is also partially visible in the area in front of the window thanks to a rectangular opening specifically made in the surface and covered with tempered glass.

There two more elements in this room:

On the right is a panel where our FTA system is installed, operable and covered with Crema d’Orcia Rain stone by Salvatori. By touching the surface, with the system activated in heating or cooling mode, regardless of the season we are in, we can perceive the different physical sensations that we would normally experience, when walking barefoot on the floor.

These sensations can be perceived even just when standing close, if the system is used on wall installation as in this case.

Our patented STOP LEAK system can be seen under the window, to the right of the source. This one-of-a-kind system detects water leaks and, when installed downstream of the water meter, it is able to intercept even the minutes system leak.

We have installed a source on which water flow is simulated, as is detected by the system, as happens in a normal home. This system’s operation is based on time and flow rate: one needs to set the minimum tolerated water flow rate and the maximum time for which this flow rate can be tolerated.

When STOP LEAK detects a continuous water flow with higher flow rate and longer time than the settings, it acts by closing the flow through a motorised ball valve and triggering an alarm, which in this case is signalled by a red light.

In this transition space, the centre stage is taken by the FTA floor system, covered by a natural cement resin that works seasonally, and a BELT kickboard system installed in the wall next to the stairs with a semi-flush base casing.

Above the BELT, inside a specifically made utility window, one can see one of the many flow rate and temperature SENSORS integrated with the advanced temperature control system, which make it possible to achieve maximum efficiency of the entire technological system serving the Showroom, as is the case within every MORE system.

These sensors allow our technicians to monitor remotely the water flow and temperature in every point where they have been installed so that they can know at any time whether the system is working more or less efficiently and, if necessary, immediately identify where to take action in the event of malfunction or maintenance needs. All that prevents the maintenance costs of the system, even in the short term, from exceeding even those of sensor installation: a situation that often occurs in standard systems, where one is unable to trace where action is required in a planned and timely manner, extending the intervention times out of all proportion and often making it superfluous or even failing to solve the issue.

A FIL SERIES flush wall box can be seen between the two doorways, which contains the ZONE manifold. It is a main distribution manifold of the air conditioning system, patented by RBM, which makes it possible to intercept with a single motor several circuits simultaneously, from 1 to 5, unlike what happens in any other temperature controlled manifold in the world, where one motor must be installed for each circuit.

The advantages are: higher hydraulic performance of the manifold compared to its analogue for conventional systems, more compact size, reduction of installation costs and energy management and maintenance costs, in addition to lower environmental impact.

FIL SERIES

With this installation we simply wish to highlight the different integration of our patented Fil Series boxes compared to those currently available on the market.

Specifically, on the right, from top to bottom you can see:

• A BIBOX with plastic cover which can be either installed flush to the wall, as in this case, or outside, by rotating the frame by 180 degrees.
• A box with cover in MDF, already impregnated marine-grade wood to prevent any type of deformation, with magnetic closing system.
• A box with plasterboard hatch with snap closing system.

INERTIA BOX

This is one of the two utility boxes installed in this showroom, intended to make people understand the different thermal inertia and the different architectural impact of the systems available within the RBM MORE range and the fact that they are leading products in the global market.

In this area it is possible to compare the reaction rate in heating and cooling and the surface temperature reached by six different types of systems, under the same ambient and water delivery conditions. The various parameters are visible on the screen hung on the wall through as many thermal cameras, using a visual system designed by us and integrated with our control system.

The three floor system sections and the three ceiling ones, from left to right, are as follows:

In the floor, system with conventional screed. Particular attention was paid to the use of products that have a controlled environmental impact, in this case our CAM-certified super-strong RBM panel covered with cement screed and a 4-layer RBM Hi-performance pipe, the last layer of which is to protect the oxygen barrier. Let's look at the typical stratigraphy of this system: a construction site substrate with embedded primary systems, a panel for soundproofing when walked on (in this case already applied to the CAM RBM MORE panel), all covered with a 4.5 cm thick cement screed above the ashlar and 1 cm thick ceramic flooring. This system has overall dimensions greater than 12 cm.

Next to that, is a first RBM MORE FTA system with ceramic finish, with visible stratigraphy as follows: panel, glue and tile. The over 60% decrease in overall dimensions compared to the conventional floor is apparent. The different speed of regulation of this system compared to the former is astounding.

Finally, there is the RBM MORE FTA system with a wood finish with the following stratigraphy: panel, insulating mat and parquet, which can be laid either floating or glued. The over 60% decrease in thickness is apparent also in this case.

The FTA system offers many advantages, including:

• reduced load on the floor slab and minimal overall dimensions, which therefore make FTA very suitable also for renovations
• rapidity with which the system reacts to the cooling and heating stimuli, essential to overcome the limits dictated by the high degree of insulation of the latest buildings, ensuring maximum wellbeing and avoiding the onset of the increasingly frequent situations of discomfort now common in new buildings due to the high thermal inertia of the envelope.

On the ceiling there is on the left our traditional BOARD radiant system in prefabricated plasterboard panels, applied to the false ceiling in order to ensure the minimum space required for laying the supply pipes. The plasterboard panels already supplied with built-in pipes, are laid directly by the plasterboard installer and have standard finished dimensions that do not allow them to be resized on site. This aspect, the presence of very small diameter pipes and the need to make many water connections directly inside the false ceiling near each individual panel, are the main limitations of this system, which is however always extremely constrained by the initial design of the lighting system in addition to perfect installation of the water system.

In addition to BOARD, there is our FTA system applied in 2 ways: in the false ceiling and attached to the floor slab. In this case, the freedom of placing the lighting or sound system is noted, as the coiled piping is laid by the plumber, avoiding any other system installed.

Further advantages of the ceiling FTA system compared to BOARD are, on one hand being able to almost completely cover the available surface, thereby increasing the radiant capacity ensuring a higher level of wellbeing, and on the other hand the total absence of junction fittings inside the ceiling of the rooms, which translates into reduced risk of leaks and guaranteed ability to fully inspect the connections, all fitted inside the hatch for access to the main manifold, as required by good practice.

Inside a volume covered in transparent glass, there is the second utility box of the showroom, with systems that can operate in both heating and cooling mode regardless of the season.

Our FTA heating and cooling system is installed on the floor, covered with tempered glass that is simply laid over, in order to fully appreciate the mechanical resistance of the system to being walked on, as well as on all the plasterboard covered walls.

A false ceiling, consisting of removable metal panels, aesthetically similar to a tatami,

can house a number of systems, which are easily accessed for maintenance operations.

The most important system in the false ceiling is BELT.

Its operation can be independent on each side and is highlighted by a series of LEDs applied to the ceiling. The LEDs will light up blue, if the system is operating in cooling mode and red if it is operating in heating mode on the active side.

In this room we have also integrated our VMC SERIES systems, which maintain high air quality, and DEA SERIES, AIRDEU model, for rapid regulation of the system in order to obtain wellbeing conditions as quickly as possible, using air conditioning only when it is strictly necessary, that is when the discrepancy from the temperature values required in the room is very high.

The centre stage in this room is taken by the FTA floor system with finish in cork tiles model Recolour by Granorte, to prove that even when in contact with a much more

insulating material than conventional ceramic, the system achieves excellent performance.

It was intentionally decided not to make any installations on the ceiling, as the room features a vaulted ceiling typical of the period building.

The DEA SERIES is also installed in the room. This system for rapid comfort regulation has built-in de-humidification and features air diffusion whose acoustics are not invasive. Unlike a normal de-humidification system, the DEA is a machine that ensures high integration by air conditioning, when required, to quickly achieve the user settings for the room. DEA is a patented system which, integrated into our temperature control system or managed directly by its own intelligent system, is able to recognise whether the room temperature is different from that required by the user. The machine is able to quickly integrate with air, rapidly heating and cooling the room, until achieving a limit level of comfort desired by the customer, to then let the radiant system reach actual wellbeing.

The air blades that allow the DEA to operate have been integrated into an invisible delivery plenum that closes the vault of the ceiling while the intake was made in the utility slot below the plenum by the glazed wall.

Through these two slots, DEA can produce heat, cooling and de-humidification. There are also invisible wall air vents. The room therefore also has a Controlled Mechanical Ventilation system that renews and purifies the air.

There is also a wintertime humidification system because in winter, the air is drier and less healthy. This air handling system allows at the same time to keep all the furniture or wooden floors in excellent conditions, otherwise, as is usually the case, they undergo significant alterations over time.

Two operable panels are also installed on the wall: the first one features the FTA with cork finish of the Carioca collection by Granorte, featuring bright natural colours. The panel makes it possible to experience with your hand the same feeling of walking barefoot.

The second panel shows the two types of PAD in operation: the 36V version (in very low voltage) which is used to heat for example the walls of the shower cubicles or the walls of a spa bath and the 220V version (in low voltage) which is generally used as an accessory either indoors, to replace an electric furnishing radiator, or in the outdoor version, to heat terraces or as antifreeze fixture for access ramps, pathways or stairs. The PAD systems are shown with various finishes that highlight, especially in the indoor version, the option of cutting or shaping the mat as desired so as to be able to place electrical sockets inside it without disrupting its operation.

The ceiling FTA takes centre stage again in this room. Unlike the other areas, the ceiling FTA has been intentionally left in view. In this case it was decided to limit the working area of the system to the central part of the vault with exposed bricks, leaving the side walls in view. Despite being placed at a height of about 3.5 metres and with a reduced portion of ceiling coverage, the radiant system provides the room with the maximum wellbeing, warm in winter and cool in summer.

The floor FTA system is installed also here, covered by the wooden floor from the

Heritage collection by Listone Giordano. Like in other settings, the BELT kickboard system is installed here, a part of which under the TV set is intentionally left in view. The integration of the system into a historic building without heavy masonry work is therefore possible and even more invisible if, as in this case, the casing is painted the same colour as the walls.

BELT can also be used as an integration system in particular settings and at certain times of the year.

Air handling, renewal and dehumidification work in this space as well, just like in the adjacent space.

All RBM MORE systems are developed with the aim of being concealed to view and, where they are in view, to be aesthetically pleasing.

This feature has allowed us to initiate or continue profitable collaborations with many

designers in the last year.

However, we must not forget that there is also a technological part of the system: the heating unit, a space that must be taken into account within homes, especially of a certain size.

In the last volume we showcase the air handling system that manages the whole showroom through a VMC SERIES machine, model AIRSTATION 450, produced in synergy with a world leading company and customised for RBM with particular SW specifications, to be seamlessly integrated into the MORE system.

What is more, through a patented and unique LBE500 osmosis humidification system, the level of environmental moisture in winter is also controlled, for greater healthiness of the environment and to preserve the fine finishes in the rooms.

BATHROOMS

Our PAD system has been set up in all the bathrooms, under the mirrors, to demonstrate the anti-fog effect, jointly with our innovative SMELL-FREE odour eliminating system applied in series to the VMC SERIES which, in case of need, diverts the suction flow rate over the bowl, removing stale air directly where it is most needed.