PASSIVENT’S SOUNDSCOOP – THE SOUND CHOICE FOR NATURAL VENTILATION

Balancing effective natural ventilation with reduced noise pollution poses specifiers with a challenge, but leading product manufacturer Passivent has the perfect solution in the form of its patented SoundScoop acoustic air transfer unit.

Pa ssivent’s SoundScoop offers superior natural ventilation whilst simultaneously reducing sound transfer between noisy and noisesensitive areas thanks to its patented internal lining and ribbed design. It has been designed in association with Arup in a collaborative approach to acoustic design, natural ventilation performance and product development.

T he innovative design of the SoundScoop system allows air to pass through freely whilst sound waves are reflected and absorbed by the unit’s lining. The system targets mid-frequency sounds, such as speech and footfall, helping eliminate noisy distractions and providing greater privacy.

T he combination of low airflow resistance with high-performing acoustic attenuation provides greater crossflow ventilation between internal spaces of buildings, allowing more schemes to adopt a natural ventilation system without the worry of excessive noise travelling from room to room. The SoundScoop system is particularly suited for education, residential and hotel projects, as well as commercial environments that are adjacent to noisy spaces, such as cellular offices, as it can reduce speech noise levels by up to 50%.

S oundScoop has been tested for acoustic performance and complies with BB93 (Acoustic Design of Schools –a design guide), Priority Schools Output Specification for Acoustic Design, BS8233 (Sound Insulation and Noise reduction for Building Code of Practice) and Building Regulations Part F (Ventilation). The system boasts a lightweight design, with units ranging from 3 to 18.3kg for ease of both installation and transportation. With a variety of different sizes available, it is ideally suited to a range of different applications.

Hamworthy Heating Introduces New Tyneham Heat Pump Technology

GILBERTS BLACKPOOL

In the drive towards reduced net zero, Gilberts Blackpool claims its new MFS-HR surpasses the performance of anything comparable on the market for commercial and public sector applications.

Building on Gilberts’ pioneering MFS hybrid ventilation unit – the first of its kind to be developed in the UK – the combined hybrid unit can achieve up to 75% heat recovery. The exceptional and market-leading heat recovery performance means that, when employed as part of a sustainable strategy, including photovoltaic arrays, MFS-HR could achieve negativeenergy status. As with the original MFS and other alternative hybrid ventilation systems, MFS-HR is a standalone unit installed through the facade to ventilate, cool and warm the interior. Initial tests indicate each MFS-HR will provide up to 4kw heating and 2kw cooling capacity whilst still delivering an airflow rate of up to 470l/s. It could cost as little as £10/ annum/zone to operate.

01253 766911 www.gilbertsblackpool.com info@gilbertsblackpool.co.uk

HAMWORTHY HEATING www.hamworthy-heating.com

Hamworthy Heating, a trusted British manufacturer and supplier of commercial heating and hot water products, is set to celebrate the future of heating with the launch of its first-ever monobloc air-source heat pump range, the Tyneham, designed to meet UK efficiency requirements in commercial applications. In line with the latest uplift of Building Regulations ‘Conservation of fuel and power: Approved Document L’, which state that non-domestic buildings should be moving to low-carbon heat sources, the launch of the new Tyneham Heat Pump range plays a key role in decarbonisation. Heat pumps are simple and efficient appliances that extract heat energy from the environment and upgrade it to heat for central heating and hot water requirements. By taking ‘free energy’ from the air via a refrigerant cycle, they generate heat without releasing any carbon emissions. Furthermore, with fewer moving parts to go wrong, they have a long life expectancy with reduced service and maintenance costs.

01202 662552 sales@hamworthy-heating.com