When we consider examples of good hygiene in our home, we may think of easy-to-clean materials, strong disinfectants and mops and buckets. But as Covid-19 is proving, hygiene in the home also relates significantly to the air we breathe indoors,… Continue Reading
Good indoor air quality – and by that I mean proper indoor ventilation that exhausts stale air from a building and replaces it with fresh air from outside – is one of the best ways to prevent the transmission of… Continue Reading
If you’ve ever seen black mould in your home, you’re not alone. The problem with black mould is that unless it’s dealt with correctly (as I’ll explain below), it’s hazardous to health, not nice to look at – and will keep… Continue Reading
Can an MVHR system help to cool your home in summer? Yes, a Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery system (MVHR) can help to cool your home in summer, and it does it in a way that is quiet and automatic,… Continue Reading
Have you spent this summer struggling to sleep in the heat, unable to choose between the security and noise issues that come with opening your windows at night, or closing them and lying in bed sweating? You’re not alone. We… Continue Reading
I’ve written before about the average cost of a high quality Mechanical Ventilation Heat Recovery (MVHR) installation, which includes itemised costs for detailed ductwork layout, materials supply, installation and commissioning (airflow balancing and handover). Today I’m going to explain (with… Continue Reading
There’s a big problem in the plastic recycling industry. Oil companies are desperate to convince us that plastic recycling is possible, because it removes the guilt from us using so much of it in our daily lives. But in reality, there’s no such thing… Continue Reading
30 years ago house-builders in the UK would have never considered how airtight they were building new homes. “Aren’t all homes fairly airtight, once you put the windows and doors in and pump the gaps with insulating foam?” Well, not… Continue Reading
A Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR) ventilation system is a technology that requires pre-design before it can be installed into a home, office, school or boat. The MVHR may include any and all of the following schedule of services:… Continue Reading
The most common question I’m asked by people interested in mechanical ventilation with heat recovery (MVHR), low energy building design or Passivhaus is: How much space do we need for the ducts in an MVHR ventilation system? Variations to the… Continue Reading