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Henri Coandă was a Romanian engineer, inventor, and aerodynamics pioneer, who devoted his career to studying how air moves and interacts with surfaces. Read more about where the 'Coanda Effect' begun.
This case study highlights the stairwell ventilation project on the North Shore. Read about how the claustrophobic stairwell was connected to the exterior of the building with improved ventilation.
There are many misconceptions when it comes to the ventilation process of airlines and submarines. We dive into the differences, and uncover the truths.
Did you know some PVC piping has fire-resistant components? We take a look at the different between fire-proof and standard plastic PVC and which one is best for you.
Humankind apparently first witnessed the power of fire over a million years ago. You’d like to think we witnessed the power of ventilation at the same time, given we were living in caves at the time. But did we?
Proper ventilation in schools and childcare spaces is important for a myriad of reasons, ranging from helping lower absenteeism to improving academic excellence.
The link between poor air quality and poor physical health is well-researched and well-known.
The pressure to build upwards and increase housing density, in the search for greater housing affordability, comes with risk and complication.
Every building has to have some sort of ventilation. The NZ Building Code makes sure of that.
The responsibilities of a building owner are not straightforward.
Today's working aged adults are known as the ‘Indoor Generation’.
According to Fire & Emergency New Zealand, 1 in 4 household fires in New Zealand starts in the kitchen. The causes of these fires are many and varied. What should not vary is how the building ‘reacts’ to fire in order to minimise fire spread and provide occupants with enough time to safely evacuate. These ‘reactions’ are clearly defined and include the use of the fire dampers
If you were born in 1947, the chances are the first home you lived in had no insulation and was single glazed. No consideration would have been given to solar orientation, the average section was 708mᒾ and around 28% of NZ housing stock was made up with State Homes.
So many of the written words about business focus on productivity.
The modern world is a noisy place. We’re bombarded with auditory stimulus in pretty much every waking moment. That doesn’t stop when we sleep either.
We’ve come a long way in designing and building homes and spaces for people.
Ventilation in schools is known to increase educational standards, reduce absenteeism and classroom disruption, and slow the transmission of infectious diseases and viruses.
Why do bathrooms need quality ventilation systems? There are two primary reasons, firstly to manage humidity and airborne moisture generated by personal hygiene, and secondly the removal of odours. While these factors may seem obvious to most people (especially the odour issue), the risks of insufficient ventilation to bathroom spaces and the dangers that can arise may not.
Humidity and temperature have an interdependent relationship which can greatly impact the indoor environment to the extent it affects both occupant and building health. Yet while this relationship is complex and the inputs vary daily, the solution doesn’t. Indeed, the solution is not only simple and sustainable, it’s free.
Effective ventilation of medium density housing and apartments is essential to achieving warm, dry and healthy homes. An engineered ventilation design is key to success, as these buildings come with unique complexities not found in traditional standalone houses.
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