Developing the Endura-Form heated construction panel for horticulture applications

新喀里多尼亚学院和Endua-Form塑料解决方案有限公司正在合作一个应用研究项目，研究模块加热地板在园艺行业中的应用。Endua-Form是一家总部位于不列颠哥伦比亚省奇利瓦克的公司，生产用于广泛工业部门地板加热的注塑加热塑料面板。这些电池板由100%的回收材料制成，足够坚固，足以支撑重型工业设备，并以低成本保持表面温暖和无雪。Endua-Form面板目前用于石油和天然气、加油站和航空等行业。Endua-Form现在寻求开发一种更轻的面板，可用于一系列较轻的应用，包括住宅和园艺。加热板在寒冷气候下加热温室和延长生长季方面显示出巨大的潜力。大学教职员工和学生将领导一个研究项目，在温室应用中测试目前的耐久拉型面板，以便提供数据，耐久拉可以用来开发他们的新面板系列。该项目将在学院位于不列颠哥伦比亚省奎斯奈尔的研究和教学温室进行，并将让学生参与我们的园艺项目。

The College of New Caledonia and Endura-Form Plastic Solutions Ltd. are collaborating on an appliedresearch project to research the use of modular heated flooring panels for application in the horticulture sector.Endura-Form is a company based in Chilliwack, British Columbia, and manufactures injection-molded heatedplastic panels that are used for floor heating in a wide range of industrial sectors. These panels are made of100% recycled materials, are strong enough to support heavy industrial equipment, and keep surfaces warmand snow-free at a low cost. Endura-Form panels are currently used in sectors including oil & gas, fuellingstations, and aviation.Endura-Form now seeks to develop a lighter panel that can be used in a range of lighter duty applicationsincluding residential and horticulture. The heated panels show tremendous potential for heating greenhouses incold climates and extending the growing season. College staff and students will lead a research project thatwill test the current line of Endura-Form panels in a greenhouse application, in order to provide data thatEndura can use to develop their new line of panels. The project will take place at the College's research andteaching greenhouse in Quesnel, BC, and will involve students in our Horticulture program.