Conversion to student accommodation, Bournemouth
Project Name
- Client: Fuse properties
- Date: January 2026
- Category: Student accommodation / retrofit home heating
Pre-Installation Findings
Tenant Situation:
Requirement to heat each room with individual controls and maintain an ambient temperature in the halls / stairwells and common use areas.
Issue:
The building is over 3 floors with a central open staircase with high ceiling.
Requirement for a solution to deliver quick comfort warmth with individual students able to control their own energy use to reflect personal comfort levels and long periods of not being in their rooms.
Project Facts
Residential conversion from 5 bedrooms to 11 student ensuite bedrooms
Requirement for ambient temperature in communal areas and individual controls for bedrooms
3 floor building with large open staircase
Outcomes
Energy efficient NexGen Infrared Ceiling Tiles installed
Quick install into a pre prepared ceiling frame
Zonal heating for the building – individual bedrooms
Ambient temperature controlled for communal areas
NexGen Solution: Infrared Suspended Ceiling Tiles & Infrared Ceiling Paper
The client decided to install a suspended ceiling frame in each individual bedroom and corridors. This enabled the NexGen ceiling tiles to be installed quickly.
Zonal heating
Each bedroom, the kitchen diner and the communal bathroom are individual zones. This allows for independent heating in each zone. This segmentation gives direct control to the student over when to heat their room and adjust to their individual level of comfort warmth.
Fast delivery of heat
Student habits change from overheating when they’re not even in their rooms to saving energy and heating just when they want it. Humans feel the warmth from the infrared within minutes, this energy then sinks into the fabric of the rooms quicky.
Lowered temperature
Compared to traditional heating systems, NexGen Infrared Heating Systems deliver the same level of comfort warmth at 2 degrees lower than alternative heating. This is due to how humans respond to receiving infrared heat. This is an additional energy saving compared to other heating products in the market.
