Integration

The way products integrate with ceiling systems play an important part in any ceiling design. Building services can be incoporated into a ceiling and each of these can require apertures to be formed in a tile.

The ceiling integrates with structural elements of the building including walls and columns. The full range of SAS trims and perimeters detail a number of design options available to meet any integration requirement.

Apertures are formed during manufacturing for luminaires and other services, reducing on site waste and installation time. By integrating products efficiently, cost and time savings can be made on projects.

The SAS patress system allows the integration of lighting by suspending the lighting directly from the Emac primary grid. This reduces the need to support luminaires directly from the soffit.

When specifying a suspended ceiling it is necessary to consider integration with:

Luminaires

- Their size and shape in relation to the ceiling tile. Is the luminaire to be suspended below, surface mounted or recessed in relation to the ceiling plane? Will the luminaire be supported from the tile, soffit or from the primary grid using a patress?

Partitioning

- Is relocatable partitioning part of the design of the project? If so, the grid should feature a M6 thread form to avoid any damage to tiles, see System 130 and System 330 for details.

Bulkhead Panels

- How will the ceiling interact with vertical changes in height? Will bulkhead panels be required and what services will be integrated within? See System 150 and Architectural Metalwork.

Column Rings

- Trims and perimeters allow the ceiling to integrate with vertical structural elements. The SAS range of fabricated trims and perimeters can be rolled to allow ceiling integration around columns.

Fire Detection and Control

- Apertures can be manufactured for smoke detectors and sprinkler systems. The apertures can be formed in luminaire tiles creating a multi-service tile or in a separate field tile.

Speakers

- Apertures for detectors and sprinklers are factory formed. Integrating services into a profile grid reduces the number of differing tiles that need to be manufactured and installed.

Grilles / Diffusers

- The integration of air handling can be designed within tiles or even within the suspension grid. Curved linear grills can be manufactured to meet design requirements. Swirl diffusers can be accommodated with a subtle change of perforation.

Signage

- If signage is to be supported from the ceiling any load weight must be taken into consideration.

Chilled Ceilings

- Is there a requirement for an energy efficient Coolceil Radiant Chilled Ceiling to be integrated? Unlike modular units the design of the ceiling may not affect the integration of a Coolceil Radiant Chilled Ceiling.

Chilled Beams

- Will the perimeter of the building require Chilled Beams to offset any solar gain? How will the ceiling integrate with the open area design demanded below a Chilled Beam? See Coolceil Chilled Beams and ISMs.

Modular Air Conditioning Units

- Integrating with modular units requires compromise with the aesthetic design of the ceiling. Large apertures across multiple tiles may can to be accommodated.