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Vent-Axia wins H&V News Low Carbon Impact Award
Vent-Axia is celebrating winning the ‘Low Carbon Impact Award: Commercial or Industrial’ at the prestigious H&V News Awards.
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he leading British ventilation manufacturer received the accolade for paving the way in the ventilation sector when it comes to its decarbonisation. Its latest innovation involves the testing of recycled plastics to create its pioneering materials database.
The H&V News Awards celebrates the technical innovations, outstanding individuals and programmes at the heart of efforts to deliver Net- Zero buildings and industry. Vent-Axia won the ‘Low Carbon Impact’ category and was praised by an esteemed judging panel selected from across the heating and ventilation industry. The judges said: “Vent-Axia has made a substantial investment which has resulted in significant savings. Use of plastic is a major issue for this industry’s Net-Zero ambitions and this initiative is a step in the right direction. Well done.”
Transitioning from virgin to recycled plastic is essential for reducing carbon emissions and promoting circular economy principles. As the first ventilation company to set such high ambitions regarding using recycled plastic in its manufacturing, Vent-Axia initially faced a challenge since test houses would not certify products made from recycled material due to recycled plastic content variations and the absence of materials data. Vent-Axia batch- tested recycled plastics in its own labs, creating a pioneering materials database to share with test houses, enabling product certification and third- party accreditation. Insights from recycled plastic research enhanced Vent-Axia’s understanding of materials, leading the ventilation sector with its knowledge depth. Meanwhile, manufacturing with recycled plastic reduces a product’s carbon emissions by up to 40%.
Vent-Axia collaborated with UK electricals retailer AO on the project, which supplied recycled High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS) and ABS from fridges that it collects and recycles. “At Vent-Axia we have been leading the ventilation industry since 1936 and continue to do so with our aim to become Net-Zero by 2040”, said Joseph Brawn, product and marketing director at Vent-Axia. “Carbon avoidance is the only way for the UK to reach Net-Zero with the decarbonisation of buildings an essential part of
this. We aim to provide our customers with the products to help them on their decarbonisation journey while also continuing our commitment to providing effective ventilation to improve indoor air quality and comfort for inhabitants.” Vent-Axia understands the importance of cutting carbon emissions in the built environment since buildings account for 40% of energy use in Europe and approximately 35% of emissions. To meet the Government’s 2050 Net-Zero target, buildings need to decarbonise which will involve the wide-scale electrification of heating, a move away from fossil fuels, as well as significant improvements to air tightness and building insulation. Heat recovery ventilation
that would be otherwise lost. Vent-Axia is constantly improving the efficiency of its products and reducing their carbon intensity. Vent-Axia can provide TM65 data to help customers understand its product range’s wider life cycle assessment including the company’s latest commercial heat recovery system, the Sentinel Apex. The Sentinel Apex has specifically been designed to meet the challenges of decarbonisation and boasts market-leading heat recovery efficiencies of up to 93%. The Apex
will be a key technology to help deliver the final piece of carbon avoidance by preventing heat loss, so heat recovery technology is destined for significant growth.
To meet the necessary carbon reductions buildings are becoming more thermally efficient as they are insulated, and their air tightness is increased to avoid heat loss. However, without considering ventilation alongside these measures a building can end up with condensation, mould and poor IAQ. Energy-efficient heat recovery ventilation therefore supplies a solution that provides healthy filtered air while recovering heat
features energy-efficient EC/DC motors with extremely low Specific Fan Power, with motor efficiencies better than IE5. With overheating an issue in thermally efficient buildings the Apex has been designed with an automatic summer bypass, which is sized to eliminate performance loss. Ventilation on demand is also available as standard, which optimises IAQ while minimising ventilation energy consumption. The systems also contain high levels of filtration to ensure the air supplied is fresh and healthy for improved and better IAQ.
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