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The pressure to build upwards and increase housing density, in the search for greater housing affordability, comes with risk and complication. One of them is the threat of fire. For ventilation systems in apartments it poses a specific problem.
Free open area size has long been used when selecting louvres.
The problem is it’s too simple. Louvres with a free open area of 48% can have a lower pressure drop (and let in more air) than alternative louvres with a free open area of 60%. This presents a risk when selecting louvres and doing so based on the free open area alone might end up costing you.
We’ve spent some time crunching the numbers and while we’re not sharing them here, not yet anyway (we want them to be independently verified first) we did want to talk about carbon in aluminium in general.
There is a perfect storm on the horizon if you’re building a home or a residential developer, that is likely to add both delays and significant cost. And it all comes down to proper, demonstrable design and performance in an area under increased scrutiny.
Every building has to have some sort of ventilation. The NZ Building Code makes sure of that. Although the extent to which the code actually satisfies the needs of current buildings (particularly residential housing) is a subject of some debate.
The responsibilities of a building owner are not straightforward. So what are they exactly when it comes to ventilation and what do you need to do? We explain all.
A ventilation system with poor acoustic insulation and significant sound transfer might be the final note in a symphony that’s one ‘movement’ too far, and ruin your hearing.
Read about how fresh air improves productivity and your bottom line in an article which explains how the most instantaneous boost to productivity, might also be the easiest.
In this article we explore the role of ventilation in respiratory health and how asthma sufferers can benefit from making sure they live in well-ventilated spaces.
Humidity and temperature have an interdependent relationship which can greatly impact the indoor environment to the extent it affects both occupant and building health.
