The present invention relates to a retaining rail (1) for receiving sections of a
piping (2) of a concrete core activation element (3), comprising (a) two longitudinal elements (4, 4') extending parallel and spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction of the retaining rail (1), which have a plurality of
pipe receptacles (6) arranged in pairs opposite each other on the respective longitudinal elements (4, 4'), extending transversely in the longitudinal direction of the retaining rail (1) and each open to the same side; (b) a plurality of connecting elements (5, 5') arranged between the longitudinal elements (4, 4'), which connect the longitudinal elements (5, 5') to each other;and (c) a plurality of spacer elements (7, 7') which define the distance between the
pipe receptacles (6) and a wall of the space to be tempered by the concrete core activation element (3), wherein the retaining rail (1) is characterized according to the invention in that the spacer elements (7, 7') are arranged in two sets, one set of spacer elements (7) defining a different distance between the
pipe receptacles (6) and a wall of the space to be tempered by the concrete core activation element (3) than the other set of spacer elements (7'). Furthermore, the present invention relates to a concrete core activation element (3) comprising at least two retaining rails (1) according to the invention, a
piping system (2) which is sectionally received into the pipe receptacles (6) of the retaining rails (1), and at least one
lattice girder mat (1) applied to the retaining rails (1).