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Passivent plays its part in new Passivhaus school N
atural and hybrid ventilation solutions manufacturer Passivent has supplied its patented SoundScoop® acoustic cross-talk attenuators for use in a new purpose-built primary school in Wales that has been designed and constructed to meet Passivhaus standards and also achieve a BREEAM Excellent rating. With a focus on sustainability and wellbeing,
Ysgol Penbre (Pembrey
School) near Llanelli was designed by Carmarthenshire County Council as part of its multi-million pound Modernising Education Programme in collaboration with the Welsh Government’s Sustainable Communities for Learning Programme. The school’s ventilation strategy has been enhanced through the use of Passivent’s versatile SoundScoop units, which have been installed within the classroom areas to contribute to the creation of a comfortable interior learning environment, both in terms of air quality and noise reduction. At just 320 mm high, the discrete design of Passivent’s SoundScoop allowed it to be easily accommodated within the bulkheads that supply the rooms with fresh air, which can also be heated or cooled, via a centralised air-handling plant.
The
SoundScoop units then passively exhaust air back out into the central circulation space for it to be extracted, tempered and redistributed back into the classrooms by the main air- handling plant. As the SoundScoop system is passive in operation, it requires no mains power supply or maintenance, making it a cost-effective solution for a busy school environment. It combines exceptional acoustic attenuation with very low airfl ow resistance enabling cross-fl ow ventilation between internal
spaces of a building and, in the case of schools, compliance with both Building Bulletin 93 (acoustic design of schools) and Building Bulletin 101 (ventilation, thermal comfort and indoor air quality in schools). SoundScoops can also be fi tted with a fi re damper (by others) in fi re walls to satisfy fi re regulations.
Providing technical support both at the design and installation stages, the Passivent team worked closely with project partners Bullock Consulting Ltd (Mechanical and Electrical Consultants), specialist contractor Narbeths Mechanical Services Ltd, and local contractor TRJ (Betws) Ltd.
Sian James from Bullock Consulting commented: “The unique design of the SoundScoop cross-talk attenuator made it the perfect choice for attenuating noise between the classrooms and circulation spaces. As the SoundScoop is passive in operation and requires no energy to operate, this contributed greatly to the sustainability goals for the school.” To fi nd out more, visit the website, call or email
projects@passivent.com.
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