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summer. The result is cleaner, drier air and a reduction in energy costs. We have an innovative, multi-faceted product that works. “Another benefit of the system is that


we purify the air through high grade filtration and can help people with respiratory issues. We have become a corporate partner of Asthma Australia.” Ventis, installed in the roof space,


harvests the heat from the sun on the roof and pushes it through the home, reducing heating costs as well as air conditioning needs. While there are other products in the market doing similar jobs, Kennedy says Ventis is more advanced in technology and performance and measures both humidity and temperature. “In Australia we roughly halve energy


use for space heating and cooling in an average home. Our goal is to make a home ventilation system as common as a microwave,” says Kennedy, a New Zealander from Waikato, before moving to Australia. Ventis, essentially a thermostat- controlled fan unit with a sensor monitoring the roof temperature and humidity, is a four-pronged system. Warm Home harvests the natural heat in the roof space; Dry Home replaces humid air with naturally drier air; Cool


Home, in the summer, harnesses and circulates the cooler night air; and Fresh Home distributes purified air into the home to flush out pollutants. “We can retrofit to existing homes,


but would be very interested in talking to UK housebuilders about the new-build market and its ventilation requirements, especially with so much emphasis on sustainability, meeting building regulations, as well as reducing energy consumption and household bills,” says Gregan. Ventis, only founded in 2011 and


with its head office in Sydney, now has 180 staff, with franchises across New South Wales, ACT and Queensland. With turnover forecast this financial year of $12m (around £6.5m) and systems installed in more than 5,000 Australian homes, the company has doubled in size each year. Ventis also has a sub-floor system


to prevent rising damp, caused when surface moisture in the ground meets the warmth in the home. Despite the scale of its growth and


ambition, it has fun with its brand, using rugby players as metaphors in its advertising with names like Dusty, Dampo and Itchy and Gregan ‘clearing the air’ or sending them to the sin bin with the Ventis products.


Extending the sporting analogies, it also has a monthly MVP award, standing for not Most Valuable Player but Most Ventis Person. “We all get together and have a traditional Aussie barbecue and a few beers. We want to breed a relaxed, informal culture and a friendly brand, while all working extremely hard to build the business both in Australia and overseas,” says Kennedy.


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