SIEGENIA’s solution for fresh air ventilation

With the provision of fresh, healthy indoor air of key importance right now, SIEGENIA will be showing their AEROPAC positive air ventilation unit at the Housing 2021 exhibition in September.

Many sectors are rightly looking at how best they can keep their environments safe and healthy. For example, The Centre for Applied Education Research is behind the latest research aimed at reducing the spread of Covid-19 in classrooms.

The research in collaboration with the Department for Education, Leeds University and Bradford Council is being carried out across 30 schools in West Yorkshire and could be rolled out nationwide if successful. As part of the project, ten schools will be given HEPA particle air filters and ten will be given ultra-violet (UV) air purifier, these will then be compared to ten schools where no control devices are installed.

Evidence suggests that ‘viral load’ is important for the Covid-19 virus; the higher the viral load the easier it is for the infection to get hold and the more severe the infection is. It is now well accepted that ventilating rooms is very effective at reducing the viral load and therefore the risk of spreading the virus is lessened by effective ventilation.

SIEGENIA’s AEROPAC is designed to bring fresh air into rooms. It is a wall-mounted positive air ventilation unit, capable of supplying air at volumes of up to 180m³/h. Operating at this level a typical room of 3 x 4 x 2.4 meters would achieve in excess of 6 ACH (air changes per hour).

The AEROPAC can be used singularly or in multi-unit applications for larger rooms, as required, to provide the ACH target.

SIEGENIA will be showcasing this and other innovative ventilation units at the Housing 2021 exhibition in Manchester from 7th to 9th September. Come and visit us on stand C60 for more information.