Vent-Axia, a leader in low carbon ventilation, welcomes research highlighting the health dangers of poor indoor air quality.
The National Institute for Health and Welfare study shows that exposure to indoor pollutants is linked to reduced life expectancy and disease. 57% of the total burden relates to cardiovascular diseases, 23% to lung cancer, 12% to asthma and 8% to other respiratory conditions.
The study suggests that a change in the way that UK homes are ventilated could reduce the overall burden of disease caused by indoor air pollution by approximately 38% annually.
Vent-Axia Marketing Director, Lee Nurse, believes continuous ventilation is a simple solution to indoor air quality problems.
For new builds there are continuous whole house Mechanical Extract Ventilation (MEV) and mechanical ventilation with heat recovery (MVHR) solutions, such as Vent-Axia’s Sentinel Kinetic MVHR system with its 94% thermal efficiency.
For refurbishments, there are continuous Decentralised Mechanical Extract Ventilation (dMEV) systems, such as Vent-Axia’s Lo-Carbon Response. There are also dMEV single room heat recovery units, such as Vent-Axia’s Lo-Carbon Tempra, which can be retrofitted through a 100mm diameter hole in the wall allowing standard wet room extract fans to be easily replaced.
As the Government continues to drive energy efficiency in homes, these ventilation solutions will become even more important.
