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| ISH: the sector's largest forum for the tiled stove industry  At ISH, the world's leading trade fair for The Bathroom Experience, building, energy, air-conditioning technology and renewable energies from 15 to 19 March 2011 in Frankfurt am Main, the tiled stove sector will be presenting a large selection of individual domestic stoves.The range of available equipment – from basic craftsman-installed stoves to tiled stoves with water-filled heat exchangers – caters for all possible requirements, as far as form and function are concerned. Traditional versions give up their heat in the room in which they are built. There is a choice of free-standing wood burners, masonry and tiled stoves and fire grates of all sorts and kinds, burning split wood or pellets. Complementing these are units with water-filled heat exchangers. This technology is offered for all kinds of stove. And with it, the applications of the individual burner are extended to include its use as a source of heat for the entire building or house. Stoves which are equipped in this way lend themselves ideally to being coupled with heating systems which use other regenerative energy sources, such as solar-thermal or geothermal energy. The technology behind the attractive exteriors will be on show: optimum combustion with a minimum of harmful emissions, optimised combustion chambers and air inlets. If required, electronic combus-tion control is also available; this increases both convenience in use and combustion efficiency yet further. Combustion units that are in-dependent of a source of air in the room in which they are installed ensure that they can be used in "airtight buildings" (as specified by the German energy conservation regulations – EnEV). Even people who like the atmosphere created by a tiled stove or wood burner, but who either do not like or do not have time for "heating and stoking", will be able to find the right stove amongst those on offer. Fuelled by gas, either at the touch of a button or programmed automatically, these stoves provide heat just when and how it is needed. Without having to forego any of the homely atmosphere. The trend continues to be towards units with a good view of the fire, sheathed in ceramic tiles, natural stone, steel, glass or plastered surfaces. Designs are as varied as the individual styles of users' homes. Modern heating technology and the variety of surfacing materials impose no limitations on the designs that clients might want. All in all, the development of stove technology has again progressed a long way in comparison to the state of play at the last ISH in 2009. Not least as a result of the requirements for small and medium-sized burners of the revised 1st German Air Pollution Act (1. Bundesimmis-sionsschutzverordnung), which came into force on 22 March 2010. In these regulations, the maximum permissible levels for particulate and carbon monoxide emissions for newly installed burners were made very considerably more stringent. At ISH 2011 there will be units on show designed for the German market, which meet these standards or even exceed them. In that sense, Germany is a pioneer as far as the use of low-pollution burners is concerned. Equipped in this way, individual domestic wood burners will make a further essential contribution to reducing CO2 in the atmosphere and thus contribute to achieving climate targets. Today, the way forward is represented by the integration of tiled stoves into the complete heating system of the building. The buzz-word here is the 'low energy house'. Heating with renewable energies becomes a particularly attractive proposition at times of high oil and gas prices. Suppliers of tiled stoves, wood burners and fireplace inserts automatically become energy specialists and are required to advise on installations at the same time – their informed advice is particularly in demand. Even if the emphasis remains on the traditional advantages of tiled stoves, wood burners and fireplace inserts, such as the way they ra-diate heat and contribute to the overall room design, the additional use of the stove as part of the heating system is becoming increasingly sought after. So more and more units with water-filled heat exchangers are being offered and installed. The integration of tiled stoves and other types of stove into modern building services technology extends their area of application beyond the room in which they are installed and ensures that they are future proof. When combined with a solar installation, a heat recovery system and controlled home ventilation, the tiled stove creates a bridge between the traditional and the modern. Complex solutions for complete systems require extensive specialist and professional knowledge. At the same time, customers expect expert advice as well as an optimally planned and installed system. The tradespeople involved in installing stoves and warm-air systems are well equipped to deal with this and up to the challenges of the future. This is also demonstrated by the Working Party of the German Tiled Stove Industry (Arbeitsgemeinschaft der deutschen Kachelofenwirtschaft e.V. - AdK), a joint venture of installation trade, industry and purchasing cooperative. It is traditionally represented by the "Tiled Stove Forum" – the platform where trade and professional visitors as well as exhibitors meet to exchange views. The trade and professional visitors involved can expect an attractive and informative offering during the period from 15 to 18 March 2011. write your comments about the article :: © 2010 Construction News :: home page |