Vento Introduces Range of Sustainable Building Solutions to Australiasian Market

August 5, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Monodraught Windcatcher by Vento

A new range of innovative environmentally sustainable building products are now available throughout New Zealand and Australia with the formation of Vento, a specialist sales entity created as a partner company to VIM Sustainability. The formation of Vento was necessitated by increasing demand for a number of leading European sustainable building product ranges including Monodraught, [...]

Vento’s Natural Solutions to Combat Sick Building Syndrome

August 5, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Bibliothek

An integral yet often overlooked component of a healthy and safe building is the maintenance of a comfortable internal environment with high standards of air quality and optimum oxygen levels. For many years artificial lighting and temperature control through mechanical heating and cooling which provided recycled air, has played the dominant role in maintaining internal [...]

Natural Solutions the Answer to Rising Energy Consumption

July 4, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Monodraught Windcatcher

Rising energy costs and increasingly stringent regulations governing carbon emissions has resulted in growing demand for renewable energy and greater efficiency within the commercial built environment. In order to comply with ever changing regulations and ensure a building remains energy efficient and cost effective throughout its lifespan, a forward thinking approach to design and implementation [...]

Balanced Ventilaton, Heating and Insulation Design Essentials

July 2, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

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With domestic homes being designed to tighter fenestration rates and minimised air leakage rates as well as insulation standards increasing, the requirement for balanced mechanical ventilation as part of the design is critical. The tighter the building structure the more moisture that is generated within the home — through respiration — remains in the home and [...]

Alsynite’s Huricane Turbine Ventilator an Efficient Airflow Solution

June 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Alsynite

Alsynite supplies a complete range of rotary ventilators to meet any requirement. Some of the Edmond brands that are currently stocked are: Hurricane®, Ecopower™, Supavent™, Windmaster™, and the Sewer Vent. In the Hurricane range, there are 10 throat sizes; 100mm to 900mm in diameter, all are available in standard mill finish or any powder coating [...]

Solatube NZ’s Only BRANZ Appraised Daylighting

May 17, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Solatube

Solatube Daylighting Systems have added their technical manual to the eboss specification library. Solatube Daylighting Systems and Roof Penetrations are New Zealand’s only BRANZ Appraised daylighting option [No: 655]. The independent, unbiased research and testing that BRANZ carries out ensures that the Solatube Daylighting System meets New Zealand Building Code Standards. BRANZ comprehensively investigated the [...]

Monodraught Windcatchers Part of NZ’s First 5-Star Green School

May 17, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

MONODRAUGHT WINDCATCHER: roof shot from a Tesco supermarket in the UK

An Australian company at the forefront of Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD) will play a major role in the delivery of New Zealand’s first school aiming for a prestigious five star rating under the Green Star accreditation system. Sydney-based VIM Sustainability has agreed to supply 83 Monodraught Windcatcher units that will provide integrated natural ventilation and [...]

Natural Ventilation Provides Sustainable H1 Solutions

May 17, 2010 · 2 Comments 

JOHN BRODIE: VIM Sustainability founder

Rising energy costs, increasingly stringent government regulations and end-user demand for more sustainable infrastructure has made it essential for the development and construction industry to embrace innovative new systems that deliver viable energy solutions. The New Zealand H1 energy efficiency building code, currently in its third edition, sets a guideline for sustainable built product as [...]

Monodraught’s Natural Ventilation and Daylighting

March 16, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Monodraught Windcatcher

Monodraught Windcatchers are an energy, carbon and maintenance free automatic rooftop natural ventilation system used in 7,000 installations world wide. Now available in New Zealand and currently being installed in the first New Zealand 5 star Green Star School in Ormiston Rd, Auckland for the Ministry of Education, the Windcatchers are a unique building and [...]

Cool-Phase Shortlisted for World Architecture Award

March 13, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Cool Phase

The new Monodraught Cool-phase air conditioning system is the first low energy, intelligent passive cooling and heat recovery unit in the world to heat and cool buildings using a phase change material. The new unique units have just been shortlisted for the World Architecture News Product Award for innovative and sustainable products. The system results [...]