Eadmer, a monk who lived during the 12th century, left a record that the Norman Canterbury Cathedral had been built upon the site of a Saxon cathedral - the second largest cathedral in the world exceeded only by St. Peter's Cathedral in Rome. Over the centuries, no one paid any attention to this story since the Saxons were believed only capable of building straw huts or wooden halls at  best - that is until 1993 when a MULTIBETON floor heating system was installed. After removing the original stone floor, the 12th century legend was found to be true. Moreover, under the Saxon cathedral, which dated back to the 6th century, even older remains were discovered from Roman times. Construction was started on the Canterbury Cathedral, as we know it today, beginning in the year 1070.

In 1993, the English general contractor MULTIBETON Ltd. installed a MULTIBETON floor heating system in  830 m² of cement floor. Piping was secured to the armouring using cable binders. So-called "Breathing Floors" were used on the Norman foundation which require no vapour seal. The 25 mm mortar bed resting on a layer of sand was again covered with the original 50 mm thick renovated stone slabs. Room temperatures of 18 °C can be achieved based on a heating capacity of approximately 100 kW.

Chester Cathedral was sponsored by Henry IIX in 1541. A former Benedictine cloister and other older churches were incorporated into its structure.

During renovation from 1996-1999, the flooring of the nave was renewed with stone flooring as a safety measure.  On this occasion, the old victorian heating system, which had been a problem for several years, was replaced with MULTIBETON floor heating that amounted to  910 m². Floor heating is traditional in Chester. Even the Roman settlers of the city heated their villas with a "hypocaustum" which was the predecessor of our modern heating systems. They can still be seen today when visiting the Roman Park in Chester.

In Chester as well as in Canterbury and Pershore, removing the flooring to install floor heating was also used for the purpose of archaeological excavation. In Chester, walls dating back to Norman times and the remains of an old Saxon church were found along with graves from the 18th and 19th century.

In 1992/93, a new kindergarten was built by the "Little Friends" parent initiative in Morsbach. A roof with grass and a solar system are distinctive trademarks of modern architecture and biologically oriented construction that grace this integrated children's care complex which includes facilities for handicapped children and day-care services. Their invisible counterpart is a MULTIBETON floor heating system installed in the 350 m² structure by MULTIBETON's partner Buchen from Wissen.

Thus, playing on the floor is now comfortable. In addition, there are no sharp corners or edges caused by heating equipment which could be dangerous for children while playing.

Gerhard Buchen GmbH Heating Systems in Wissen is a company whose tradition goes back more than 250 years. Starting out as a blacksmith, the company has developed into a modern engineering operation. Over the past 30 years, it has specialized in floor heating, reverse-cycle heat pumps, solar systems, air conditioning and sanitary requirements, and is well known in the Wissen region and beyond.

MULTIBETON specialists:
Gerhard Buchen GmbH
Koblenzer Straße 60
D - 57537 Wissen/Sieg
Telephone: 027 42 / 40 85
Telefax: 027 42 / 27 81

The two buildings differ considerably in appearance, Murkel I is star-shaped, Murkel II elongated; both objects therefore optimally fit the shape of the grounds. Like Murkel I, the object is the latest state-of-the-art in technical and biological building.

The invisible MULTIBETON heating provides the prerequisite for free architectural design.

Large window fronts, several storeys, economical room distribution in exclusive and large buildings, all this is possible.

What is invisible doesn’t need to be cleaned. What is invisible cannot get in the way and doesn’t take up any room and living space.

We are also thinking about children who crawl about and play on the floor a lot.

Also worth mentioning is the use of ecological building materials and the solar-aided heating with a highly modern heating system and hot water tank. Of course, such a modern heating system also includes a minimum temperature heating system such as the MULTIBETON-Underfloor heating. The MULTIBETON floor system with flow concrete is used in both buildings, with parquet upper flooring. Murkel II has been laid with the MULTIBETON underfloor heating over 800 square metres by the MB partner Willi Schmitz in Lohmar.

MULTIBETON specialists:
Willi Schmitz
Dammweg 29-33
53797 Lohmar
Telephone: 022 46 / 45 39
Telefax: 022 46 / 185 59
Mobile: 01 71 / 782 07 03

In the course of renovation in 1995, the basilica of Paray le Monial, situated in the French department of Sâone et Loire, was equipped with MULTIBETON underfloor heating. The MULTIBETON-Partner S.A.T. Marchand installed 4,800 m of MB Euro System Pipes on a 900 m² area.

The underfloor heating distributors were inserted into the floor of the gas-heated church.

MULTIBETON specialists:
S.A.T. Marchand

In 1995 in Evry near Paris, France's newest cathedral was dedicated. An outside diameter of 38 meters and a height of 34 meters lend the brick cylinder a form that has elicited much discussion and left no one without an opinion. The interior diameter of 29 meters accommodates 1,500 worshippers in box seats and another 800 in the interior.

Architect Mario Botta: "I intended to construct this project as a house of God but also in the hope of building a house for people." Supporting the hope of this architect are 800 m² MULTIBETON floor heating embedded under the black granite of the cathedral floor.

Malek Jan Nemati was born in the Kurdish part or Iran in 1906 and died in Paris in 1993. The synchretic prophetess supported human rights and the rights of women and acquired the epithet of "Saint Janie".

She was buried in Baillou, which belongs to the department of Loir et Cher, on a 4 ha site called "La Gaulerie" provided by princess Camilla Pallavicini. Since it was completed in 2000, the tomb designed by the architect Frédéric Roustan has developed to become a pilgrims' place.

There, a pyramid supported by stainless steel coloumns rises from a square sub-construction with a side lenght of 14 m. Large glazed areas provide for transparency and closeness to nature. A heat pump, coupled with 90 m² of MULTIBETON underfloor heating and cooling of the very flat MULTIMINCE system, takes care of a constant temperature. The quality in terms of style and material of the building also convinced the Agency for the Protection of the Countryside, granting a special permit for erecting the building which is unique in France.

MULTIBETON specialists:
M.B.S. (Charles Philippe)

In 2001, 200 m² of MULTIBETON  floor heating was installed in the Kupa Synagogue in Cracow's Kazimierz District. Since desired room temperatures were specified to be only 12 °C, the A 30 method of installation was used. Large-formated tiles were used as final floor covering.

MULTIBETON specialists:
BAJ, PL-Sosnowiec

The Artur A. Rubinstein Philharmonic (Filharmonia Lódzka im. Artura Rubinsteina) was founded in 1915 and got its today's name in 1984. The philharmonic's orchestra and choir perform all over the world and are frequently working with movie academy of Lodz.

From November 2002 to January 2003, a new floor heating system was installed by MB-Partner BAJ in the new "Filharmonia im. Artura Rubinsteina". The installation included 2,800 m² MB screed system in all stories and in the underground garage. Final floor coverings included tiles, natural stone and parquet plus cement flooring in the underground garage.

MULTIBETON specialists:
BAJ, PL-Sosnowiec