SIST EN ISO 11855-2:2021/A1:2024
(Amendment)Building environment design - Embedded radiant heating and cooling systems - Part 2: Determination of the design heating and cooling capacity - Amendment 1 (ISO 11855-2:2021/Amd 1:2023)
Building environment design - Embedded radiant heating and cooling systems - Part 2: Determination of the design heating and cooling capacity - Amendment 1 (ISO 11855-2:2021/Amd 1:2023)
Umweltgerechte Gebäudeplanung - Flächenintegrierte Strahlungsheiz- und -kühlsysteme - Teil 2: Bestimmung der Auslegungs-Heiz- und Kühlleistung (ISO 11855-2:2021/Amd 1:2023)
Conception de l'environnement des bâtiments - Systèmes intégrés de chauffage et de refroidissement par rayonnement - Partie 2: Détermination de la puissance calorifique et frigorifique à la conception - Amendement 1 (ISO 11855-2:2021/Amd 1:2023)
Načrtovanje notranjega okolja v stavbah - Vgrajeni sevalni sistemi ogrevanja in hladilni sistemi - 2. del: Določanje načrtovane grelne in hladilne moči - Dopolnilo A1 (ISO 11855-2:2021/Amd 1:2023)
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Overview
EN ISO 11855-2:2021/A1:2023 is an amendment to Part 2 of the ISO 11855 series: Building environment design - Embedded radiant heating and cooling systems - Determination of the design heating and cooling capacity. Issued by CEN and prepared by ISO/TC 205 with CEN/TC 228 collaboration, this amendment updates calculation methods, system classifications, symbols and selection criteria used to determine design heating and cooling capacity for embedded radiant systems (floor, wall, ceiling).
Key Topics
- Scope and status: Amendment A1 modifies EN ISO 11855-2:2021 and was approved by CEN in 2023 for national adoption by mid‑2024.
- System classification: Introduces five simplified system types (I–V):
- Type I: pipes in a thermal diffusion layer
- Type II: pipes in insulation with a conduction layer
- Type III: capillary tubes in a diffusion layer
- Type IV: pipes with reflection layer and air gap to covering
- Type V: pipes embedded directly in structural mass (TABS)
- Updated figures and symbols: Figures 2–6 and Table 1 (symbols) revised to reflect new system definitions and layer descriptions (e.g., Td thermal diffusion layer, Tc conduction layer, Tr thermal reflection layer).
- Selection criteria and boundary conditions: Table 2/A.1 provides clear numeric criteria for choosing simplified calculation methods using parameters such as pipe spacing (W), layer thickness (s), pipe diameter (d), material thermal conductivity (λ) and ratios like s/λ. Example thresholds from the amendment include conditions like T ≥ 0.050 m, 0.008 m ≤ d ≤ 0.03 m, and 0.01 m ≤ s/λ ≤ 0.18 where applicable.
- Calculation methods: Annex A (simplified characteristic curves) and Annex B (general resistance / thermal network concept) were amended to cover the expanded system types and to adjust characteristic-curve calculations and limits of heat flux for embedded heating/cooling elements.
Applications
- Design and sizing of embedded radiant heating and cooling systems (radiant floor heating, wall/ceiling panels, TABS, capillary tube systems).
- Performance verification for HVAC design documentation and energy compliance.
- System selection guidance: helps designers choose the correct simplified or general calculation method based on physical construction and boundary conditions.
- Manufacturer and product development: informs product specifications for embedded piping, diffusion layers, insulation and conductive elements.
Who should use this standard
- HVAC engineers and building services designers
- Energy consultants and sustainability assessors
- Architects involved in integrated building HVAC solutions
- Manufacturers of radiant heating/cooling components and control systems
- National standards bodies and compliance officers
Related standards
- Other parts of the ISO 11855 series (refer to the ISO catalogue for the full list). National adoptions and language versions are managed by CEN members.
Keywords: EN ISO 11855-2, embedded radiant heating and cooling, design heating capacity, design cooling capacity, radiant floor heating, TABS, capillary tube systems, thermal diffusion layer.
Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-februar-2024
Načrtovanje notranjega okolja v stavbah - Vgrajeni sevalni sistemi ogrevanja in
hladilni sistemi - 2. del: Določanje načrtovane grelne in hladilne moči - Dopolnilo
A1 (ISO 11855-2:2021/Amd 1:2023)
Building environment design - Embedded radiant heating and cooling systems - Part 2:
Determination of the design heating and cooling capacity - Amendment 1 (ISO 11855-
2:2021/Amd 1:2023)
Umweltgerechte Gebäudeplanung - Flächenintegrierte Strahlungsheiz- und -
kühlsysteme - Teil 2: Bestimmung der Auslegungs-Heiz- und Kühlleistung (ISO 11855-
2:2021/Amd 1:2023)
Conception de l'environnement des bâtiments - Systèmes intégrés de chauffage et de
refroidissement par rayonnement - Partie 2: Détermination de la puissance calorifique et
frigorifique à la conception - Amendement 1 (ISO 11855-2:2021/Amd 1:2023)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 11855-2:2021/A1:2023
ICS:
91.140.10 Sistemi centralnega Central heating systems
ogrevanja
91.140.30 Prezračevalni in klimatski Ventilation and air-
sistemi conditioning systems
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EN ISO 11855-2:2021/A1
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
November 2023
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 91.040.01
English Version
Building environment design - Embedded radiant heating
and cooling systems - Part 2: Determination of the design
heating and cooling capacity - Amendment 1 (ISO 11855-
2:2021/Amd 1:2023)
Conception de l'environnement des bâtiments - Umweltgerechte Gebäudeplanung - Flächenintegrierte
Systèmes intégrés de chauffage et de refroidissement Strahlungsheiz- und -kühlsysteme - Teil 2: Bestimmung
par rayonnement - Partie 2: Détermination de la der Auslegungs-Heiz- und Kühlleistung (ISO 11855-
puissance calorifique et frigorifique à la conception - 2:2021/Amd 1:2023)
Amendement 1 (ISO 11855-2:2021/Amd 1:2023)
This amendment A1 modifies the European Standard EN ISO 11855-2:2021; it was approved by CEN on 14 May 2023.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for inclusion of
this amendment into the relevant national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
member.
This amendment exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation
under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the
same status as the official versions.
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United Kingdom.
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European foreword . 3
European foreword
This document (EN ISO 11855-2:2021/A1:2023) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC
205 "Building environment design" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 228 “Heating
systems and water based cooling systems in buildings” the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This Amendment to the European Standard EN ISO 11855-2:2021 shall be given the status of a national
standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by May 2024, and
conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by May 2024.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards
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According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the
United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 11855-2:2021/Amd 1:2023 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 11855-
2:2021/A1:2023 without any modification.
INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 11855-2
Second edition
2021-09
AMENDMENT 1
2023-11
Building environment design —
Embedded radiant heating and cooling
systems —
Part 2:
Determination of the design heating
and cooling capacity
AMENDMENT 1
Conception de l'environnement des bâtiments — Systèmes intégrés de
chauffage et de refroidissement par rayonnement —
Partie 2: Détermination de la puissance calorifique et frigorifique à la
conception
AMENDEMENT 1
Reference number
ISO 11855-2:2021/Amd.1:2023(E)
ISO 11855-2:2021/Amd.1:2023(E)
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Building environment design — Embedded radiant heating
and cooling systems —
Part 2:
Determination of the design heating and cooling capacity
AMENDMENT 1
Clause 4, Table 1
Modify the following rows:
Table 1 — Symbols
Symbol Unit Quantity
s m In system type II, thickness of thermal insulation from the outward edge of the
h
insulation to the inward edge of the pipes (see Figure 2)
s m In system type II, thickness of thermal insulation from the outward edge of the
l
insulation to the outward edge of the pipes (see Figure 2)
S m Thickness of the screed (excluding the pipes in system type I)
Clause 7, second paragraph
Modify to the following:
A given system construction can only be calculated with one of the simplified methods. The correct
method to apply depends on the system type I to IV (position of pipes, concrete or wooden construction)
and the boundary conditions listed in Table 2.
Delete the NOTE.
Table 2
Modify to the following:
Table 2 — Criteria for selection of simplified calculation method
New Old
Reference to
Pipe position system system Figure Boundary conditions
method
type type
In screed I A, C, H, 2 a) W ≥ 0,050 m s ≥ 0,01 m 7.1
u
I, J
Thermally decoupled from the struc- 0,008 m ≤ d ≤ 0,03 m A.2.2
tural base of the building by thermal
s /λ ≥ 0,01
u e
insulation
In insulation, conductive devices II B 2 b) 0,05 m ≤ W ≤ 0,45 m 7.1
Not wooden constructions except 0,014 m ≤ d ≤ 0,022 m A.2.3
for weight bearing and thermal dif-
0,01 m ≤ s /λ ≤ 0,18 m
u e
fusion layer
ISO 11855-2:2021/Amd.1:2023(E)
TTabablele 2 2 ((ccoonnttiinnueuedd))
New Old
Reference to
Pipe position system system Figure Boundary conditions
method
type type
In concrete slab V E 4 S /W ≥ 0,3 7.2,
T
B.1
Capillary tubes in concrete surface III F 5 d /W ≤ 0,2 7.2, B.2
a
Wooden constructions, pipes in sub IV G 6 λ ≥ 10 λ 7.2, Annex C
wl
floor or under sub floor, conductive
S ≥ 0,01
WLλ
devices
7.1, second and third paragraphs
Delete the following:
This calculation method is given in Annex A for the following four types of systems:
— type A with pipes embedded in the screed or concrete (see Figure 2 and A.2.2);
— type B with pipes embedded outside the screed (see Figure 2 and A.2.3);
— type C with pipes embedded in the screed (see Figure 2 and A.2.2);
— type D plane section systems (see A.2.4).
Figure 2 shows the types as embedded in the floor, but the methods can also be applied for wall and
ceiling systems with a corresponding position of the pipes.
Replace with the following:
This calculation method is given in Annex A for the following five types of system:
— type I: pipes directly included in a thermal diffusion layer (see Figure 2);
— type II: pipes included in thermal insulation layer with additional thermal conduction layer (see
Figure 3);
— type III: capillary tubes directly included in a thermal diffusion layer (see Figure 4);
— type IV: pipes with a thermal reflection layer and an air gap to floor covering (see Figure 5);
— type V: pipes included directly in the structural construction (TABS) (see Figure 6).
Figure 3 shows the types as embedded in the floor, but the methods can also be applied for wall and
ceiling systems with a corresponding position of the pipes.
7.1, Figure 2 a)
Replace Figure 2 a) with the new Figure 2.
ISO 11855-2:2021/Amd.1:2023(E)
Key
D external diameter of the pipe
ln thermal insulation layer
Pe pipes or electric cables
Pt protection layer
Sf surface layer
St structural layer
s thickness of the layer above the pipe
u
Td thermal diffusion layer
W pipe spacing
Figure 2 — Radiant system type I: pipes directly included in a thermal diffusion layer
7.1, Figure 2 b)
Replace Figure 2 b) with the new Figure 3.
ISO 11855-2:2021/Amd.1:2023(E)
Key
ln thermal insulation layer
Pe pipes or electric cables
Pt protection layer
Sf surface layer
St structural layer
s thickness of the layer above the pipe
u
s thickness of heat conducting device
wl
Tc thermal conduction layer
Td thermal diffusion layer
W pipe spacing
Figure 3 — Radiant system type II: pipes included in a thermal insulation layer with additional
thermal conduction layer
7.1, Figure 2 c)
Replace Figure 2 c) with the new Figure 4.
ISO 11855-2:2021/Amd.1:2023(E)
Key
Ct capillary tubes
ln thermal insulation layer
Pt protection layer
Sf surface layer
St structural layer
s thickness of the layer above the pipe
u
Td thermal diffusion layer
Figure 4 — Radiant system type III: capillary tubes directly included in a thermal diffusion
layer
7.1, Figure 2 d)
Replace Figure 2 d) with the new Figure 5.
ISO 11855-2:2021/Amd.1:2023(E)
Key
Ag air gap
ln thermal insulation layer
Jt joist
l distance between the joists
p
l thickness of the joist
w
Pe pipes or electric cables
Sc structural construction
Sf surface layer (floor covering)
s thickness of thermal insulation
ins
St structural layer
Tr thermal reflection layer
Figure 5 — Radiant system type IV: pipes with a thermal reflection layer and an air gap to
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SIST EN ISO 11855-2:2021/A1:2024 is a amendment published by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). Its full title is "Building environment design - Embedded radiant heating and cooling systems - Part 2: Determination of the design heating and cooling capacity - Amendment 1 (ISO 11855-2:2021/Amd 1:2023)". This standard covers: Building environment design - Embedded radiant heating and cooling systems - Part 2: Determination of the design heating and cooling capacity - Amendment 1 (ISO 11855-2:2021/Amd 1:2023)
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