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£36million hospital still empty as floor is too hot to handle
A brand new £36m NHS hospital is still going unused – because the floors are too hot to walk on. Issues with the eco-friendly underfloor heating at the hospital mean the corridors are ‘as hot as a Mediterranean beach’. Floor tiles are even buckling from the extreme heat as it hits 40ºC within the 108-bed Rhondda Valley Hospital, South Wales.
The NHS-paid for hospital was described as being one of the first in the UK to use sustainable materials and resources. The innovative underfloor heating system was publicised as being environmentally-friendly because it recycles heat. However staff say they are unnable to control the temperature of the floor in some areas of the hospital, including the corridors.
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Rhondda Valley Hospital - Empty
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