What We Know About
Building Ventilation
- Indoor air can be 2-5 times more polluted than
outdoor air. Learn More
- Outdoor air reduces indoor air pollution
improving IAQ
- Low outdoor air ventilation rates result
in health risks to building occupants
- Higher outdoor air rates not only
improve occupant health, but also increase productivity - more is
better!
- Conditioning outdoor air can represent 40% of
an HVAC system's capacity
- Everyone wants to keep energy costs low
- A primary cause of indoor moisture problems is
moisture laden outdoor air entering the building
Why Airxchange Energy Recovery Wheels
- Patented wheel technology
that reduces energy requirements for conditioning outdoor air by 70%
- Removal of moisture
from outdoor air in the summer and addition of moisture in
the
winter to help keep buildings in the ideal humidity range
- Energy recovery
ventilation provides performance
efficiencies unmatched by any other technology in the industry
- All the health and
productivity benefits of outdoor air ventilation without the
drawbacks of excessive energy consumption and moisture problems
How Energy Recovery Wheels Work
- Airxchange energy recovery wheels rotate
between the incoming
outdoor airstream and the building exhaust airstream.
- As the wheel rotates, it transfers a
percentage of the heat and moisture differential from one
airstream to the other
- Consequently, the outdoor air is
'pre-conditioned'
significantly reducing the capacity and energy needed from the
mechanical HVAC system
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U.S. Department of Energy study (Energy Consumption Characteristics of
Commercial Building HVAC Systems: Volume III, Energy Savings Potential)
concludes that energy recovery ventilation (ERV) could save over 15% of
commercial HVAC energy used
nationwide. |
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| EPA recommends use of energy recovery
ventilation (ERV) in all schools... |
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| GSA 2005 Facility Standard mandates energy
recovery ventilation in HVAC design. |
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| USGBC LEED Program gives points for outdoor air ventilation
rates 30% above current standards. |
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