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A heating/cooling system includes a plurality of solid panels which form part of a wall or floor. The panels are in the form of heating/cooling modules and incorporate a heat exchange element within the panel and in thermal contact with the material, e.g. chipboard, fibreboard or plywood, forming th

A heating/cooling system includes a plurality of solid panels which form part of a wall or floor. The panels are in the form of heating/cooling modules and incorporate a heat exchange element within the panel and in thermal contact with the material, e.g. chipboard, fibreboard or plywood, forming the panel. The panels can be provided with, for example, tongue and groove formations so that they can engage with like panels or with "industry-standard" panels which do not incorporate heat exchange elements.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A method of making a floor structure which incorporates heating/cooling means, which method comprises:A. laying a plurality of joists;B. providing a plurality of solid floor panels formed of a bonded particulate material, said panels having spaced upper and lower surfaces and all be

[ I claim:] [1.] A method of making a floor structure which incorporates heating/cooling means, which method comprises:A. laying a plurality of joists;B. providing a plurality of solid floor panels formed of a bonded particulate material, said panels having spaced upper and lower surfaces and all being of the same size and external configuration;C. forming serpentine channels in the undersurfaces of some but not all of the panels;D. placing heat exchange elements of serpentine form in said channels so as to be close fits therein;E. joining said panels together on said joists to form the floor structure; andF. interconnecting the heat exchange elements beneath panels which are not formed with channels.