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AUGUST 09 - TRAVELODGE PASSIVELY AIRS A VIEW ON HEATHROW



Clients using Travelodge’s new Heathrow hotel can be assured of a quiet and refreshing stay, despite it being almost directly under the flight path of the UK’s busiest airport, thanks to Passivent.

The UK’s leading supplier of natural ventilation solutions has worked in partnership with the hotel’s designers JWA Architects to develop a practical solution that could be easily accommodated in the modular build strategy yet achieve all Regulatory compliance. As a result, each of the 307 bedrooms in the seven-storey building incorporates Passivent’s window ventilators of Overglass Vent Bar and Fresh Acoustic Vent and Canopy.

The combination achieves not only the legal requirement of background ventilation but also attains at least 40dB noise attenuation to bring sound within an acceptable level: the noise footprint for the area is 57dB, largely due to the 1000+ aircraft taking off from or landing at Heathrow Airport- almost opposite the hotel.

Passivent’s thermally-broken Overglass Vent Bar is purpose-designed for double glazing, preventing either over- or under-ventilation within the room, and risk of condensation. The internally-mounted Passivent Fresh Acoustic Window Vent has been specifically developed for noisy environments, reducing sound penetration from outside whilst maintaining airflow in line with Building Regulations, yet still allowing the room occupant to adjust airflow to personal preference.

Explained project architect Steve Blake, “The bedrooms are based on metal shipping containers and structural requirements demanded a 90 minute fire rating. Traditional wall vents could not have met this economically, nor been accommodated within the thin walls. The acoustic issues required both primary and secondary glazing with a 150mm air gap between, so the use of two sets of Passivent acoustic vents was a cost effective way of achieving background ventilation and ensuring compliance with the other issues of fire and noise.”

Added Project Manager Andy Trim, “the acoustic tests have concluded that the Passivent ventilators have achieved the sound reduction required to comply with the Travelodge specification while maintaining ventilation to the bedrooms.”

In addition to a comprehensive range of standard and acoustic window trickle ventilators, Passivent supplies the Fresh range of through wall ventilators, plus BBA- certified ‘whole house’ natural and mechanical ventilation solutions, with or without acoustic options. All of these contribute towards efficient ventilation of the building with little or no energy consumption. Passivent is part of the Building Product Design Group, which specialises in developing innovative yet practical ventilation and roofing products in line with changing market requirements.

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