Greenwood Airvac, the UK’s leading manufacturer of ventilation solutions, announces the launch of Vireo - the next generation of intelligent Heat Recovery Ventilation.
Designed and manufactured in the UK, Vireo is intelligent across the board. Addressing all aspects of ventilation specification it has housing provider and tenant satisfaction high on its agenda. The result is an easier, better and smarter application of heat recovery ventilation in new homes: still an excellent solution for direct emission reduction in SAP, and the best solution for air tight homes.
A core principle of Greenwood Airvac, and something at the centre of Greenwood’s product development process is Guaranteed Installed Performance (GIP), now a fundamental part of Building Regulations and Building Control sign off. Greenwood Airvac believes in making the interaction with the product as simple as possible so that the correct ventilation is installed from the outset, reducing the risk of costly changes.
Loaded with additional Greenwood Apps, Vireo continues to assist in the delivery of GIP beyond the installation stage and throughout the lifetime of the product. This means Vireo makes SMART sense, especially for social housing. Working intuitively with the installed environment Vireo requires no adjustment from tenants, ensuring optimal performance and maximum energy efficiency at all times.
A revolutionary development in humidity control Greenwood HumidiSMART™ uses man-made spikes to boost ventilation rather than waiting for a pre-set relative humidity point to be reached. This means Vireo adjusts itself to the ‘here and now’ and uses the ambient humidity level as its normal point. This removes the nuisance boosting often associated with humidity controlled systems that respond to naturally occurring changes in humidity, such as hot and humid days.
Greenwood HumidiSMART™ also takes it to next level, providing an improved level of performance in heat recovery whole house systems. Like others, the humidity sensor is located in the unit, and extraction points can be up to 10 metres away, as well as being connected to other extraction streams. As the air travels to the sensor, humidity may be reduced, meaning boost does not activate. However, with Greenwood HumidiSMART™, even if the humidity has reduced by the time it reaches the sensor Vireo will still register the increase from the normal point as a spike and activate the boost accordingly.
A logical approach to overrun timing in domestic ventilation systems Greenwood TimerSMART ™ eliminates nuisance noise and over-ventilation by using duration occupancy to determine the overrun period rather than a pre-set generic period – i.e. the length of time the fan is operational is proportional to the time spent within the room. This ensures a SMARTer way of controlling ventilation, whilst providing effective ventilation to adequately remove moisture and odours.
Unlike other heat recovery units Greenwood SummerSMART™ offers a true 100% summer by-pass function. As a result Vireo continues to filter the in-coming air, even when the heat recovery function is not being used, to ensure 365 days of fresh filtered air to the home. This is extremely important for allergy sufferers at a time when filtration is most critical.
Vireo’s design is all about GIP and the latest Greenwood CommissionSMART™ technology makes on-site set-up and commissioning, a key area for GIP, the ultimate experience. Thanks to a unique commissioning wizard - a simple step-by-step process, with ‘turn and press’ control button - Vireo can be set-up in just 8 steps, taking as little as 90 seconds. It is at this point that handing is also completed, through the unit’s software alone, without product dismantling.
Clean and discreet in design Vireo also fits seamlessly into modern dwellings. With three compact models available Vireo is suitable for all housing types and can be installed in-line or ceiling mounted for apartments, and in kitchen cupboards for small to large sized houses.
Vireo is a Greenwood GIP (Guaranteed Installed Performance) product. GIP is a core principle of Greenwood Airvac which above all stands for getting ventilation right once it is installed. Greenwood want to ensure a healthy indoor air quality, speedy installation and the reduction of risk associated with non-compliance to Building Regulations. Their solutions are designed to offer the easiest and smartest assistance in achieving regulatory compliance on-site and continuously throughout the product’s operational lifetime.
For more information on Vireo please visit www.fresh-intelligence.co.uk.