Advertorial - Passivent - a fresh take on ventilation solutions
Passivent has been providing natural and hybrid ventilation solutions for over 40 years. Its product range can help deliver many benefits, including improved energy efficiency and air quality, natural daylight and moisture removal in order to create healthier, more comfortable environments.
This is in line with modern specification requirements which favour natural ventilation over more energy-intensive mechanical systems to meet stricter sustainability targets.
Natural ventilation strategy for refurbishment project
Matfen Hall, a stunning Grade II listed hotel, golf and wedding venue in Northumberland, has undergone an extensive refurbishment programme designed by Doonan Architects, with a striking new covered external courtyard area providing a focal point. This
space can now be used all year-round, thanks in part to the natural ventilation strategy delivered by Passivent and the installation of ten Passivent Aircool® wall ventilators beneath the new glass rooflight, to maintain a fresh air supply to the enclosed area.
Aircools are fully controllable and perfect for night-time cooling strategies where daytime heat build-up is purged from the structure during the night. A two-zone iC8000 intelligent controller was also installed to monitor the internal and external temperature and carbon dioxide level.
Solutions for educational and leisure environments
For Sunningdale SEND School in Sunderland, which specialises in teaching children aged between 2 and 11 years with severe and multiple learning difficulties, Passivent provided an energy efficient natural ventilation strategy which minimises noise pollution during operation. Its unique thermal acoustic Aircool window ventilators, Litevent Airstract® rooflight/ventilators and Airscoop® roof ventilation terminals were used in classrooms, corridors and halls.
Passivent’s Airscoop roof terminals were also specified to naturally ventilate a 70 m indoor shooting range at the new performance archery facility at Lilleshall National Sports Centre in Shropshire, home to Archery GB. Ideally suited to large buildings and deep plan spaces, the energy-saving design of the Airscoop terminals requires no power to move the air, instead harnessing the natural power of displacement ventilation.
To read more about these projects as well as other Passivent case studies, visit www.passivent.com/case-studies
Passivent has partnered with Integrated Environmental Solutions (IES) to make a selection of its products available to model within the Virtual Environment (VE) platform IESVE, starting with the Airscoop roof ventilation terminal. Passivent’s in-house technical team can also provide a full range of technical support and advice on natural ventilation strategies as part of the specification process.
To find out more, visit www.passivent.com, call 01732 850 770, email projects@passivent.com, or follow us on LinkedIn.
