Indoor air quality and ventilation manufacturing specialist Nuaire has announced Passivhaus certification has been achieved on BPS Passivhaus air handling units (AHU) and XBC Passivhaus packaged heat recovery units.
With buildings contributing significantly to harmful carbon emissions, Passivhaus aims to provide solutions to deliver net-zero-ready buildings that also provide a high level of occupant health and wellbeing. For a building to achieve the Passivhaus Standard in the UK, a mechanical ventilation system with highly efficient heat recovery is considered a core principle.
Independently tested under realistic conditions to ensure they meet the strict criteria, Nuaire’s BPS Passivhaus AHUs in sizes 12,17, 22, 32, and 42, and XBC Passivhaus packaged heat recovery units in sizes 55 and 65, have now been certified as Passivhaus compliant components.
BPS Passivhaus is a range of AHUs designed and engineered with the intention of providing an efficient, high-performing, compact solution for various applications. These feature a double-lined acoustic end panel insulated with Rockwool for reduced noise breakout and low leakage, as well as M5 extract air filters, enabling pollutants as small as 1 micron to be captured, and G4 and G7 supply air filters which are designed to stop larger pollutant particles from entering.
XBC Passivhaus are heat recovery units designed to improve indoor air quality whilst saving energy. F7 and G4 extract filters have been installed, whilst airtight seals aim to prevent heat or air loss up to L2 leakage classification. They have been designed with the lowest possible noise breakout for user acceptance, and intend to be easy to install, commission, and maintain. XBC Passivhaus is available with LPHW or electric heating options as standard, with cooling modules also available as an ancillary.