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building for education special report
Fresh air – Fresh minds M
onodraught helps to improve both air quality and learning at school with a comprehensive package of ventilation systems.
Cool-phase and Windcatcher systems from Monodraught have been
installed successfully at Alderman Knight School to provide natural ventilation and natural cooling. As part of the move to create a healthier, cost effective and more productive
environment, the following systems were installed: • Two WINDCATCHER X-Air 170 in the Main Hall • Four ABS 350 Circular WINDCATCHER systems in the Meeting Room, Library, Sensory Room and small office
•One COOL-PHASE unit in the ICT Room Matt Peplow, business & operations manager Alderman Knight School
commented on the systems: “Throughout our school there were very few rooms that suffered with no ventilation. All of our classrooms either have openable north lights or external doors. However we did have an ICT Suite, an Office and a Meeting Room with no external windows so we decided to
utilise the Monodraught WINDCATCHER and COOL-PHASE systems within these spaces. The COOL-PHASE system that we have in the ICT Suite manages the temperature of the room very well and whilst you may lose an element of control that you get with Air-Conditioning, you are reducing the energy consumption that you are using to cool the space. We also had some WINDCATCHER systems installed in the Main Hall which is very useful when the Hall is packed up over a period of time. It makes a big difference in
terms of the levels of C02 and quality of the air”. Data was collected from the COOL-PHASE unit installed between June
7th 2012 and March 30th 2015. The Monodraught COOL-PHASE system has met the design criteria and
specification requested providing fresh air, ensuring CO2 levels remain within acceptable boundaries and keeping temperatures within acceptable level.
This has been achieved with a very low energy use at a cost of approximately
£17 per year. 01494 897700
www.monodraught.com
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