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JANUARY 10 - PASSIVENT PACKAGE OPTIMISES CONTROL OF INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT

An innovative ‘one stop shop’ to create the best internal environment in which to work and play- controlling ventilation, daylight and solar heat gain- has been developed by Passivent Ltd.

Believed to be unique within the construction industry, Passivent’s evolved offering enables specifiers to devise solutions which deliver value for money and best practice in lowering a building’s carbon footprint, whilst capitalizing on the earth’s natural resources to balance harnessing of fresh air, natural daylight and the sun’s heat to create ideal ambient conditions within the building.

The company is already established as the UK’s leading supplier of natural and ‘mixed mode’ ventilation systems for the commercial and public sectors; the addition of a range of solar shading louvre systems and rooflights mean all key natural elements affecting a building’s internal environment can be controlled through solutions from one reputable source. Passivent’s developments further simplify the specification process in that the overall performance and impact of systems which control daylight, sunshine and wind can be calculated, modelled, specified and supplied by one company, to ensure the installed systems and controls deliver in terms of site requirements and ongoing lifetime performance.

Georgina Park, Passivent Commercial Marketing Executive, observes, “Research shows solar shading can reduce heat gain through glazing by up to 85%, and cooling and heating requirements, yielding running cost savings of up to 13%. Natural daylight is also acknowledged as beneficial in buildings, being scientifically proven to enhance the wellbeing and performance of the building occupants, as well as reducing energy demand for artificial lighting.

“Further, natural ventilation can reduce energy consumption over air conditioned buildings by up to 50%, and the incidence of ‘sick building syndrome’; it is the preferred ventilation solution for the Government’s Building Schools for the Future programme, and under such requires fewer air changes per hour than mechanical strategies. Passivent’s innovative mixed mode ventilation, which intelligently interfaces natural ventilation and air conditioning, reduces energy consumption over traditional mechanical ventilation by over 40%. Each option individually contributes towards energy accreditations such as BREEAM.

“With our recognized expertise in utilizing natural resources in internal environments, it is logical we expand our range of solutions to simplify the whole process for the industry.”

Passivent is part of the Building Product Design Group, and is the UK’s leading supplier of natural ventilation systems for both domestic and commercial applications. The company is a founder member of the NatVent EC-EU-funded project co-ordinated by the Building Research Establishment to develop practical natural ventilation solutions for the commercial sector, and has contributed to the BISRIA guide BG2/2005 Wind Driven Natural Ventilation Systems, as well as being members of the DCSF steering committee on ventilation guidance for schools, Building Bulletin 101.

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