Just over a year ago, we launched a new venture: Clean Air Direct, a site dedicated to improving indoor air quality in UK homes and specialising in MVHR specification.
The aim was to produce a platform to give homeowners, self-builders, landlords, social housing organisations, developers and architects access to a hub of information on all things ventilation, while also offering bespoke MVHR systems for new-build or large-scale renovation projects, designed professionally to deliver perfectly suited systems to meet the building's needs. The service creates meticulously crafted designs that not only meet but surpass local Building Control stipulations, such as minimum air flow rates and overheating protection, guaranteeing that your project is fully compliant to smoothly pass inspections without incurring expensive delays or revisions. Most importantly, the specification is designed to remove the headache of navigating and fulfilling these requirements yourself.
So why is it important to get this right? Well, there are a number of factors that can be easy to get wrong when choosing the correct MVHR system for an installation such as using the wrong-sized MVHR unit, not using the correct ducting and ancillary parts, not creating or following a suitable ducting run installation design, not taking into account the need for fire rated ancillaries that may be required for the installation or incorrectly commissioning the MVHR system once installed. All of these factors can lead to the system not being signed off for not meeting the requirements for building control, and can lead to costly revisions to the system. This could include replacing the main MVHR unit, the ducting or the whole system in its entirety to comply. These systems are not cheap either, making this level of error extremely detrimental to your bank balance!
Our service will produce a full design specification based on your project blueprints, giving a design plan for your installer to follow, laying out positioning for the MVHR unit, ducting runs and both internal and external termination points for the system, Airflow calculations and commissioning tables and a quotation for an MVHR unit and ancillary parts that will deliver the required airflow optimised for your build, maximising performance and economy. Where necessary, we also offer a site visit if required to ensure the highest level of accuracy for the system requirements and can also supply fire protection options in line with fire safety regulations should your system design cross firewalls or terminate through fire-resistant surfaces.
So the big question I’m sure you are desperate to ask about this service is how much does it cost? Well, you will be pleased to hear that we are offering this service free of charge, with no obligation to buy the quoted system. We feel that it is more important to provide this service to help bring more attention to the growing importance of healthy indoor air quality and help you make informed choices for your build. Most importantly, we want to highlight the pitfalls that can occur when trying to spec a system yourself and remove these along with the stress of deciphering the complicated regulations and calculations which we will complete on your behalf to make your build or renovation that little bit less stressful - you’ve got enough on your plate!
This dedicated site not only offers specifications, information and ventilation news articles but also what we regard as the cream of ventilation systems, including intermittent single-room extraction, dMEV, MEV, single-room dMVHR, and all-in-one off-the-shelf MVHR packs from Blauberg.
So if you are planning a new build or major renovation work in the near future, visit Clean Air Direct and fill in the online contact form - we will be more than happy to help design the perfect MVHR system for you.