The Warming Surfaces Company: Warmth reinvented: a new era of digital warming technology
By Malin Norman | Photos and Video: The Warming Surfaces Company
Sustainable warming terrace tables at the Humu rooftop terrace at Solo Sokos Hotel Pier 4, which is Finland’s most sustainable hotel.
Finnish start-up The Warming Surfaces Company has introduced a new technology for digital warmth – for increased health, comfort and sustainability. This is a new era of energy efficient warmth, like a warm hug during cold days.
The Warming Surfaces Company brings heating to the age of sustainability with its Halia digital warming technology, which turns surfaces in our living environments into smart warming surfaces. The technology delivers instant comfort and well-being, sustainably.
The innovative solution has been made available first via the Quatro warming terrace table with integrated Halia technology, which consumes less than five per cent of the energy of conventional terrace heaters. “In France, terrace heating has been banned because emissions were equal to around 300,000 cars in traffic,” says Jani-Mikael Kuusisto, co-founder and CEO. “With our technology, we can bring emission-free, energy-efficient warmth back into terraces, in France and elsewhere.”
The Warming Surfaces Company has seen a more than 80 per cent increased thermal comfort compared to conventional gas heaters. “Temperature plays a crucial role in the ambiance of a restaurant. With our Quatro table, you can make outdoors areas pleasantly warm and cosy,” says Kuusisto. “The technology creates pockets of warmth that heats up the large muscles in the body. You can control the temperature, and thanks to the four sensors, it only activates when someone is actually sitting at the table and turns off when they leave. This also saves energy, of course.”
The warming terrace tables in use in winter conditions.
The award-winning startup is a spin-off from VTT Technical Research Centre, one of Europe’s leading research institutions. After just three years in business, The Warming Surfaces Company has already been recognised as a top finalist at PropTech Startup Europe Awards 2024 and Halia warming technology is used in a product that won at the German Innovation Awards 2024, to name just a few accolades.
The new age of warming has most certainly arrived, with alternative and sustainable choices for heating such as Halia, which fittingly means hug in Finnish. Next up for this pioneering company is looking at applying the technology to other furniture and a wide range of materials.
The Quatro warming terrace table is already available to order. For more information and to place your order, you can check out the website.
Web: www.halia.fi
LinkedIn: The Warming Surfaces Company
Instagram: @haliawarming
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