90mm semi-rigid radial MVHR ducting installation in London deep energy retrofit

90mm semi-rigid ducting in webbed joists and passing through core-drilled blockwork wall for MVHR system

The first fix MVHR installation of a 90mm radial ducted Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR) system continues. Designed and supplied by Heat, Space and Light Ltd and installed by our recommended third party installers, the MVHR system forms part of the low energy retrofit of a 340m2 Georgian home in Finchley, London N2. The … Read more

How does an MVHR System help stop summer overheating?

Internal mechanism of an MVHR unit

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, using only the energy equivalent of two LED lightbulbs. This is the control panel of … Read more

Is your home overheating in London? Here’s the reason why…

Overheating apartments in London suffering from poor building design

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 often hear about how dangerous cold weather is for those suffering from fuel poverty in … Read more

MVHR Commissioning of a Zehnder ComfoAir Q600 with ComfoCool unit completed

Complicated ducting for an MVHR system with ComfoCool

14 June 2017: Today we finished the final stage of what was a complete design, supply, install and commissioning of a Zehnder ComfoAir Q600 Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR) system – that also features cooling air-conditioning. Although we’ve commissioned many Zehnder and PAUL MVHR units in the past, this was the first time we … Read more