Optimum indoor air quality in every building

Monitoring indoor air quality impacts comfort, health, efficiency and sustainability.

Residential

In residential buildings, a well-planned and installed ventilation system can ensure a healthy indoor climate. Technically, a distinction is made between centralised and decentralised ventilation systems. Decentralised ventilation systems enable individual rooms to be ventilated as required, without the need for a duct system. They are highly energy-efficient and easy to retrofit in existing buildings. Centralised systems, by contrast, constitute a comprehensive solution for larger buildings and control and optimise the air quality all from one point. Efficient systems with heat recovery, such as those to be seen at the forthcoming ISH, can reduce energy consumption by as much as 90 percent by using heat from the outgoing air to preheat the incoming fresh air.

Non-residential

In non-residential buildings, such as offices and public buildings, the focus is on ensuring a consistently high level of air quality to promote employee concentration and productivity. Such cases call for high-performance ventilation systems that can be individually adapted to the specific needs of the building in question. According to a study by Germany’s Association of Air-Conditioning and Ventilation in Buildings (FGK), well-planned ventilation systems can increase productivity by up to 11 percent while reducing the rate of illness-related absences by 40 percent. Energy-efficient systems also help minimise operating costs.

Industrial Processes

Production facilities are a challenging environment for ventilation and air-conditioning systems. In such environments, ventilation is not only about creating a comfortable indoor climate but also about removing harmful particles and chemicals from the air. Sophisticated air purification systems provide customised solutions that ensure the health and safety of employees in commercial and industrial buildings. Modern filter technologies can remove up to 99.9 percent of airborne pollutants, which is particularly important in industries such as pharmaceuticals and food production.

Educational & Healthcare

Educational and healthcare facilities, such as kindergartens, schools, universities and hospitals, call for particularly high standards of indoor air quality. Good ventilation is crucial in such cases to create a healthy environment for children, students and patients. Studies show that student performance can drop by up to 15 percent in classrooms with poor air quality. Special ventilation technologies help reduce the risk of diseases spreading and promote an optimal environment for learning and recuperation. In hospitals, for example, decentralised systems permit the air quality to be controlled individually in each room.

Data Centers

Data centers and server rooms present special challenges for air conditioning. Cooling is essential to maintain performance and extend the service life of the IT infrastructure. New air-conditioning solutions are not only efficient but also sustainable and prevent overheating and outages. Using outside air for cooling can reduce energy consumption by up to 50 percent, which is particularly advantageous in large data centres.

Retail

Retail buildings are busy places where air quality has a direct influence on the well-being of customers and, under certain circumstances, on the shelf life of food. Efficient ventilation systems ensure that air in retail spaces is always fresh and pleasant. Customers are more likely to shop where they feel comfortable. At the same time, these systems are designed to be energy efficient and thus minimise operating costs. A FGK study shows that sales can increase by up to 8 percent in well-ventilated retail spaces, because customers tend to spend more time in the store.