Acoustic ceiling tiles can be suspended in the above floor or roof structure to provide concealed space for the passage of mechanical ducts, electrical cables and plumbing pipes. Lighting elements, sprinkler heads, fire detectors and sound systems can be placed inside the suspended ceiling materials plane. By using a fire-resistant membrane on the ceiling, the carrier floor and roof structure can be protected from fire. That is, the suspended ceiling models system can combine the functions of lighting, air distribution, acoustic control and fire protection.
Suspension systems of each manufacturer differ in details, but they are all based on a grid system consisting mainly of main profiles, secondary profiles and brackets. This grid can be visible, embedded or hidden in the upper floor or roof structure. In most suspension systems, acoustic tiles are made removable for renovation or access to the ceiling void.
Combined suspended ceiling systems include acoustic, lighting and ventilation elements as a whole. Typically 1,500 x 1,500 mm grids, the original systems frame the flat or cassette acoustic panels. Ventilation elements, as part of modular lighting units, can spread the conditioned air from the edges of the lighting elements or as part of the suspension system, they can distribute the conditioned air through long and narrow grooves between ceiling panels.
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