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Technology meets prehistory.

La technologie à la rencontre de la préhistoire.

Type of article: Article

Summary

The renovation of the former "zoology gallery" of the Jardin des Plantes in Paris, with a goal of making it into a scientific cultural centre devoted to the natural sciences featuring a 15,000 m2 educational centre, created severe space restrictions for heating equipment. The equipment, including 3 hot-water substations, 2 water-condensation liquid chillers, 2 ice tanks for cold accumulation, and 2 exchangers to feed the 13 air-treatment units, was placed in the basement and in the lofts. The handling and transport of the equipment created huge problems, as did its assembly, particularly the ventilation network. The individual treatment of the four different types of space are described: air conditioned, intermediate, cooled and non-treated. J.L.

Details

  • Original title: La technologie à la rencontre de la préhistoire.
  • Record ID : 1996-3048
  • Languages: French
  • Source: Chaud Froid Plomb. - vol. 48 - n. 561
  • Publication date: 1994/09
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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