Carrier and Barrisol Launch Advanced HVAC Ceiling Solutions in Europe

Carrier has collaborated with Barrisol to develop a range of integrated air conditioning solutions that deliver outstanding comfort, enhanced indoor air quality (IAQ), and low-operational costs. The new advanced ceiling solutions provide a high-quality, stable indoor environment, and the highest levels of aesthetic design and are ideal for any application where precise control of temperature and very low air velocities are required. The initiative is part of Carrier's Healthy Buildings Programme, which provides customers access to proven technologies that contribute to safer and more productive buildings. 

Through their combination of low velocity airflow, draft elimination, and ability to maintain highly stable temperatures throughout the occupied space, Carrier advanced ceiling solutions achieve a comfort rating of Class A* for both cooling and heating, the highest possible under ISO 7730, the relevant international standard for measuring thermal comfort in buildings.

The Carrier and Barrisol ceiling air conditioning system is available in two options: the Barrisol Clim featuring Carrier products and the Barrisol Cloud Clim featuring Carrier products. Barrisol Clim featuring Carrier product technology uses a ceiling made from a bio-sourced membrane that is stretched and fixed in position, spanning a room. Air conditioning is delivered into the ceiling void by a concealed Carrier fan coil unit (FCU), and is gently diffused downward through the gap between the membrane edge and the walls – with such low velocity it is barely noticeable.

Air is extracted from the conditioned space vertically upwards, along the outer walls via a concealed bulkhead, and back to the FCU. It is then filtered, heated or cooled, mixed with fresh air and returned to the room via the ceiling void.

Installation for contractors is quick and easy, with structural fixtures that can be rapidly removed for servicing.

Components are designed to help buildings achieve the highest levels of environmental performance. For example, ceiling membranes are made from 100% recyclable material that contains a plant-based plasticiser, and weak A+ class in terms of VOCs emissions (volatile organic compounds). Support profiles are made from 80% recycled aluminium.

For enhanced IAQ, the Barrisol Pure Clim featuring Carrier option uses ultra-violet (UV-C) lamps within the ceiling void to target pathogens as part of a healthy buildings programme.

The Barrisol Cloud Clim featuring Carrier version of the system uses modules that are suspended from the ceiling, through which conditioned air is delivered into the room. Air can be fed into ceiling modules via an FCU concealed nearby or located in a plenum.

While Barrisol Clim featuring Carrier products uses low-speed air diffusion and thermal radiation from the whole ceiling area to maintain highly stable, comfortable conditions, Barrisol Cloud Clim featuring Carrier products uses a combination of convection and direct thermal radiation from the suspended panels to maintain required conditions. To further enhance comfort, modular panels automatically adapt airflow direction and velocity according to temperature, minimizing draughts.

A wide range of Carrier FCUs can be selected to suit the application, including the company's recently developed ultra-low-profile Idrofan 42EP, which at just 150mm high, is the slimmest and most compact FCU available.