Heating, Ventilation & Services


Heating, Ventilation & Services Feature


Good ventilation practice in social housing


Poor indoor air quality and ventilation in general current housing stock has always been a huge challenge for social housing bodies. Roy Byom from Titon explains


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ouses, flats and apartments built over several decades have had differing ideas and applications from all manner of materials and products. Although Building Regulations have altered to try and


regulate aspects of homes’ future and present, much of what has been proposed or recommended has allowed for basic performance of product and materials with little policing to maintain higher standards. Te Decent Homes Standard was meant to improve living standards for social


housing stock and breathe new life into conditions, not just for now but with an element of future proofing living conditions. To a degree this has happened,


however, as we stand and reflect on what has been delivered, we have to be honest and say things are slipping back to pre-Decent Homes standards due to poor levels of maintenance and the lack of continual investment. Among recommended changes to differing social housing issues, the one


constant is the need for better indoor air quality and ventilation practices. Our industry has seen that good ventilation has been way down the list of priorities when applying changes – the lack of good ventilation practice in social housing has been and still is being played out in different forms across the housing sector.


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