Air distribution gets a boost thanks to climate change
“Now the pressure’s on to be more energy efficient, air distribution products such as grilles and diffusers are really coming into their own” says Joe Wieckowski, General Manager of Colman Moducel and sales of Colman’s products have seen an increase as a result.
With environmental concerns, reducing carbon footprints and capital costs high on the agenda, it is little wonder that specifiers and designers are at taking a fresh look at grilles and diffusers. Often regarded as ancillary products these flexible devices can be sited almost anywhere hence the revival in their use for delivering fresh air for a building’s occupants.
Grilles are manufactured in a variety of shapes and sizes depending on the application and a very practical method of distributing air in a building. They can be placed within floors, walls, ceilings and even doors to enable the air to pass through to other rooms.
Another very effective method of moving air around a building is displacement ventilation. This relies on using the natural buoyancy (thermal convection) of warm air to deliver improved ventilation and comfort.
Displacement ventilation systems are most suitable for environments that have high ventilation requirements typical applications include industrial environments, classrooms, airports, atria, retail, food service areas, concert halls and lecture theatres; systems are used in office environments. In many cases the reduced air volume requirements provided by displacement systems means that the costs in such environments would compare very favourably with a mixing system.
Selecting the right air distribution systems can determine the overall effectiveness of an air conditioning system. There are no other hevac products that are as versatile and can be used in any building project.