Facade Panel Conditioning System
AssigneeHydronic Shell Technologies, Inc.
InventorDavid J. Goldstein
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Abstract
A facade panel conditioning system for installation on a building is disclosed. The system includes modular panels, a structural anchor, and hydronic piping. The panels attach to each other around the building forming an insulated shell. The anchor attaches the panels to the building structure forming an air cavity between each panel and the interior of the building. The hydronic piping transfers heat to the air cavity and the interior of the building. The hydronic piping of a panel connects to the hydronic piping of an adjacent panel forming a hydronic piping system that distributes heating or cooling throughout the shell.
Claims18
A facade panel conditioning system for installation on a building, comprising:
- a plurality of modular panels configured to modularly attach to one another on a structure of a building to form an insulated shell that encloses an interior of the building, each of the plurality of modular panels including insulation, a window assembly, an anchor fixedly attaching the respective modular panel to the building structure when the plurality of modular panels are attached to the building structure to form an air cavity between the modular panel and the interior of the building, and hydronic piping disposed within the air cavity to transfer heat to the air cavity, wherein:
- at least one of the plurality of modular panels comprises a hydronic box including a recessed enclosure including a hydronic coil and an air supply diffuser;
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- the hydronic piping configured to connect to the hydronic piping of an adjacent modular panel of the plurality of modular panels when the plurality of modular panels are attached to the building structure to form a hydronic piping system that distributes heat throughout the insulated shell.
A method for installing a facade panel conditioning system on a building, comprising:
- anchoring a plurality of modular facade panels including a window assembly, hydronic piping, and air ventilation duct to the structure of a building to connect the plurality of modular faced panels to the structure of the building such that each of the plurality of facade panels corresponds to an area of the building and an air cavity is formed between the modular panel and the interior of the building;
- sealing adjacent anchored modular facade panels of the plurality of modular panels to create an insulated shell around the building;
- connecting the hydronic piping of adjacent anchored modular facade panels to form a hydronic piping system that distributes heat throughout insulated shell;
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- connecting the hydronic piping system to a hydronic heat source to operate the hydronic piping system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.