Rising energy prices, new legislation and heightened environmental awareness are changing the demands on the built environment. Today many new buildings and major renovations strive to offer healthy flexible indoor spaces that reduce the environmental impact of construction and building operation.

Access floor systems deliver high performance benefits to improve the indoor environment and sustainable benefits that reduce energy and material use while remaining cost competitive to traditional construction. As a result raised floors with underfloor service distribution have become a standard solution in commercial construction.

There are many important things to consider when determining the right manufacturer and panel type to use in a facility. The manufacturer's experience, distribution network and production capabilities are critical to getting materials on-time and installed properly. Likewise, the materials that make up the panel have a direct impact on its performance characteristics in the field. ConCore® panels provide the ultimate in air leakage control, performance, safety, and usability.

Tate's new AirArrest™ brush style grommets for through wall service distribution offers the ability to feed wires and cables from service closets without the need for messy time consuming sealing techniques.

Proper design and construction is also critical to ensuring the successful operation of an underfloor air distribution system. Tate has created plenum integrity guides to aid architects, general contractors, and commissioning agents properly design, construct and test an underfloor air plenum and reduce underfloor air leakage.