Air-Conditioning and Ventilation Technology –

A Question of Aesthetics and Efficiency

Our Offer to Architects

and Building Owners

the art of handling air

Air-Conditioning Technology and Design –
A Theme with many Variations
As you know: A design concept
is only ever as good as its
feasibility. Even the most refined
ceiling design looses its charm if the
air-conditioning components do not
aesthetically blend in.
Through extensive research and the
on-going development of system
components, Trox has been the
worldwide leader for decades in the
field of air-conditioning technology.
The increase in personal comfort in
air-conditioned spaces is the primary
objective, for which the know-how
of more than 2,600 people are
employed.
In eleven factories in and outside
Germany they concentrate daily on
reducing dust and noise and provi-
ding the best possible methods of
fire prevention in air-conditioned
spaces.
First put it to the Test –
Trials in our own Laboratories ensure Quality
Before a new product is fully deve-
loped and produced as a production
item it has to undergo extensive tests
and comprehensive controls. In our
own special laboratories, Trox tests
every detail at each stage of deve-
lopment. Function and operational
safety are tested just as much as
reliability. This high quality standard
has been ensuring for years that Trox
has remained the market leader in
the manufacture of ventilation and
air-conditioning products.
Complex ventilation concepts Every product is extensively
are tested in the company’s tested before it is ready for pro-
own laboratories duction, e.g. by the filter scan test
or in the reverberation chamber
Trox components ensure a pleasant
environment and good air conditions
in the worlds’ most prestigious buil-
dings. In co-operation with architects
and designers we are creating pro-
ducts which meet the highest techni-
cal and acoustic requirements. In
doing so Trox always offers a ba-
lanced combination of function and
aesthetics.
 Paint Effects – Whether it’s counterpoint or
harmony – Trox paint effects
A new Dimension for new Ideas offer many possibilities

The optimum solution –

with Trox paint effects diffusers
can be integrated into every
room concept

When we hear the word ventilation You have a vision. Trox will make it
technology, the classic diffuser in the come true. For example, marble and
entrances to department stores or wood structures can be simulated in
sports centres immediately springs any colour. In this way it is possible to
to mind. It’s obvious: they really care integrate almost all air-conditioning
about good air quality. At the same systems into a wall, ceiling or floor
time we also associate the colour construction. The outstanding feature
white with these diffusers. of the paint effects is the high resi-
At Trox the traditional concept that stance to solvents and chemicals.
functional means colourless is now
a thing of the past. Paint effects are
providing architects with more scope
for design. Material structures and
colours not included in the RAL range
can be applied to the surfaces of
ventilation grilles.

Hotel Kempinski
Dresden/Germany
Architect:
AIC Bauplanungs- und
Consulting GmbH
Planer:
Ingenieurbüro Lang
 Jet nozzle for use
in large rooms

Jet Nozzles –
Strong and Attractive

Airports, sport halls, exhibition halls,
entertainment venues or museums –
wherever air has to cover large
distances, the Trox jet nozzle is the
perfect solution. Because of their
modern design and good aerodynamic
characteristics, Trox jet nozzles are
also increasingly used for architectu-
ral reasons.
Cinemaxx,
Despite its high performance, the Wuppertal/Germany
Trox jet nozzle lives up to demanding Planer:
acoustic requirements. Matters of K+S-Haustechnik
design and form haven’t been left
out: an extensive range of variants
ensures that the jet nozzle can be
integrated perfectly into the physical
and architectural character of the
building.

The Trox type DUK jet nozzle is a

many-faceted heavy weight. It is
usually positioned in the side wall,
especially when the ceiling cannot
be utilised.

Les Misérables,
Duisburg/Germany
Planer:
HL-Technik AG
Victoria Versicherung,
Düsseldorf/Germany
Architect:
HPP Hentrich Petschnigg
& Partner
Planer:
Schmidt Reuter Partner
Displacement Flow Diffusers –
The Best Air-Conditioning comes Gently
Displacement flow diffuser for
high climate comfort Trox displacement flow diffusers are
used wherever value is placed on
ambience and excellent air quality: in
banks, casinos or in superior office
buildings. Due to the low-turbulence
discharge, the movement of air is
hardly perceptible. The supply air can
be from above or below. The airflow
expands evenly on the floor at very
low velocity. As a result of natural
convection from people and other
heat sources fresh air is locally
drawn up from the low level pool
providing a gentle natural cooling
process.
Schiphol Airport,
Amsterdam/Netherlands
Architect:
Benthem Grouwel-Amsterdam
Naco-Den Haag
Planer:
Ketel-Delft Deerns-Rijswijk
Because of the aesthetic design and
the numerous possibilities for instal-
lation, Trox displacement diffusers
blend harmoniously even into un-
usual design concepts.
The compact construction is emi-
nently suitable, e.g. for an arrange-
ment below a window as a cill unit
with a site fitted covering case. But
it can also be installed on walls,
in corners and as a freestanding
design component. These units, for
example, are supplied as column or
skirting board diffusers.

Floor Diffusers –
Ideal for False Floors
Whether as a single work station
system or as high performance net-
work – computer systems produce
high heat loads in offices. In other
words, concentrated, high thermal
loads which have to be removed
quickly. An efficient, but gentle and
quiet air exchange is called for. Trox
floor diffusers were developed for
false floors, and due to their
Adjustable floor
diffusers for installation
in false floors
Hongkong & Shanghai Bank,
Hongkong/China
Architect:
Sir Norman Foster & Partners
Planer:
J. Roger Preston & Partners
Sparkasse,
variable air flow discharge direction The floor diffusers made of Mönchengladbach/
they can be adjusted to suit various aluminium or plastic are available Germany
Architect:
requirements. The floor diffusers are for carpeted or smooth surfaces in Krämer Sieverts &
positioned exactly where the heat various designs. Partner GmbH
sources are. The advantage is that
the Trox floor diffusers use the
existing convection air flow.
Lloyd’s Register of Shipping,
London/England
Architect:
Richard Rogers & Partners
Planer:
Ove Arup & Partners
Sony Center,
Berlin/Germany
Architect:
Murphy-John

Slot Diffusers –
Suitable for all Room Conditions

Trox slot diffusers are suitable for
rooms with low false ceilings. They
are primarily used in areas where
large volume flow rates are required.
According to the information speci-
fied, air control blades are factory-set
to the specific space requirements.
If subsequent changes are required
the directions of discharge can be
easily changed by simple control
blade adjustment.
A premature dumping of air from the Trox slot diffusers can be easily
ceiling is avoided in this way and adjusted to changed space
conditions
each area of the space receives an
optimum supply of fresh air. Even
spaces with large floor area, Trox slot
diffusers provide a constant, comfor-
table temperature right into the
remotest corner.
Architect-Designed Diffusers –
Always Different, Always Perfectly Suitable
If you cross former boundaries new
perspectives open up. Trox architect-
designed diffusers provide more
scope for creativity. Elements of
architectural design are born of
structural necessity.
The diversity of the architect- Diverse like nature – unlimited scope
designed diffusers is almost unlimi- for creativity with architect-designed
ted. Square or circular, elaborate or diffusers
plain. And the best thing is: You
determine the appearance of the
diffuser. Trox provides each con-
struction according to your
specification.
So you can integrate good air-
conditioning harmoniously into your
design concept even during the
planning phase.
 Arcades at Potsdamer Platz,
Berlin/Germany
Architect:
Renzo Piano

Swirl Diffuser –
Universal Architectural Flexibility

Deutsche Bank, Trox swirl diffusers Type FD and VDW The blades of the VDW swirl diffusers
Barcelona/Spain
are ideal for dealing with a large air- can be individually adjusted. With a
Architect:
Enrique Henry Marco flow rate. They are especially suitable hand tool you can adjust the
Planer: for rooms in which there are large discharge pattern to changes in
Master, S. A. de Ingenieria cooling loads and a large air change space layout.
y Arquitectura rate is required. In this way they meet
the strictest acoustic requirements.
In hotels, schools or open plan offi-
ces these diffusers ensure rapidly
balanced temperatures and guaran-
tee high induction. Furthermore Type
VDW can be adjusted to space con-
ditions. For example, if you want to
extend or reorganize an office area,
you do not have to modify the whole
ventilation system.

Trox swirl diffusers ensure

a pleasant atmosphere in
diverse situations

Swirl Diffusers – Universal Installation
And Architecturally Versatile
Trox swirl diffusers manage large
volume flows while at the same
time satisfying strict acoustic
requirements, for example in offices,
hotels, schools and shopping
centres.
Trox design diffuser for
large volume flows
Trox design diffuser fulfils
strict acoustic requirement
The Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Trox produces a large number of
Dubai/United Arabian Emirate different swirl diffuser types: square
Architect:
W. S. Atkins & Partners
or round, stationary or adjustable,
Planer: with black or white air guiding
W. S. Atkins & Partners elements and in any colour
combination. So the perfect diffuser
is available for every application. Trox
swirl diffusers are especially suitable
for rooms with high heat loads that
require high air exchange rates.
The Arabian Tower,
Dubai/United Arabian Emirate
Architect:
W. S. Atkins & Partner
Planer:
W. S. Atkins & Partner

Ceiling Air Diffusers –
Specialists with many Talents
The term ”all-round talent ” applies
twice over to Trox ceiling diffusers.
They can be used for supply as
well as extract air. The fixed square
arrangement of the blades on the
Type DLQ ensures a horizontal
discharge of air. At ceiling level
the airflow discharged mixes gently
with the room air and reduces its
velocity and temperature differential.
Main Station,
Leipzig/Germany
With top marks for Architect:
acoustic, Trox ceiling diffu- HPP Hentrich Petschnigg
& Partner
sers guarantee a reliable
supply and extract air Planer:
SKIBA Ing.-Ges. für
operation
Gebäudetechnik mbH
An even radial discharge of supply
air is guaranteed when using Trox
circular ceiling diffuser type ADLR.
This ensures good fresh air distri-
bution over a larger radius, in all
cases with optimum acoustic and
aerodynamic performance.

Ceiling Mounted Active Chilled Beams –
Perfect Low Height Ceiling Voids
High quality air-conditioning in small
suspended ceiling voids?
No problem! An extremely low height
construction is characteristic of the
Trox active chilled beam, and
enables it to be flush-fitted with the
false ceiling and with a free choice of
face design.
Telfort-Oude Fokker hfd. Kantoor,
Amsterdam/Netherlands
Planer:
Ilex Installatie Management
Extremely low constructed
ceiling induction diffuser
Whether heating or cooling, the
active beam combines perfectly the
advantages of mixed air flow and
BBC Weather Center,
water cooling. London/England
Architect:
The induced air is drawn through a Building Design Services
heat exchanger, where even high (BBC)
Planer:
thermal loads can be managed with
Building Design Services
ease. The active beam can be opera- (BBC)
ted very economically with only a low
level of primary air.
The active beams are especially
suited for climate control of individual
rooms or open plan spaces which
have been divided into separate offi-
ces with partition walls, that means
whenever people with different ideas
of comfortable air-conditioning are
located, individual needs are met.
Primary
air
Cooling
circuit
Heating
circuit
Room air Supply air
 Moyland Castle
Kleve/Germany
Planer:
Koenen & Hafels

Trox Chilled Ceilings –

Draught-Free, Invisible, Silent

A technology that meets the most By the way: Trox chilled ceilings
critical requirements and dispels can be perfectly combined with
some strongly held prejudices displacement air systems.
against air-conditioning systems.
Contrary to cooling by ventilation,
Trox chilled ceilings achieve
the desired tempera-
ture through radia-
tion and convection.
No openings, no noise
and almost limitless design
possibilities.

Water-cooled elements with

copper pipes can be integrated into
any normal ceiling construction,
whether with a plastered finish or as
a complete false ceiling system out
of metal or plasterboard. This means
total design freedom for architects
and planers. There are no limitations
regarding ceiling manufacturer,
surface form, structure or pattern.

Trox chilled ceilings

offer unlimited design
possibilities
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