Ventilation Case Studies
B&Q Cardinal Point Natural Ventilation
D.I.Y retailer B&Q has taken 45,000 sqft at Cardinal Point in Tamworth. The store has been built to B&Q’s usual high specification to meet the company’s environmental, sustainability and marketing requirements. The store is being completed with a natural ventilation.
| Name: | B&Q Cardinal Point Natural Ventilation |
|---|---|
| Location: | Tamworth, Staffordshire |
| Product Used: | Skyvent Ventilators & Simatic Controls |
| Customer: | Airvent Life Safety Systems |
Project Brief
D.I.Y retailer B&Q has taken 45,000 sqft at Cardinal Point in Tamworth. The store has been built to B&Q’s usual high specification to meet the company’s environmental, sustainability and marketing requirements. The store is being completed with a natural ventilation system for comfort and post fire smoke clearance.
Technical Information
Powrmatic’s B&Q specification Skyvent Twin Flap Insulated Ventilators are used on B&Q stores due to their aesthetics and extremely low air permeability/energy saving characteristics. Powrmatic Simatic controls have been selected in order to provide the complex functionality required for the control of the system.The ventilators are clad with special roof profiles to match the roof.
Air Vent Life Safety Systems are a ventilation contractor, specialising in smoke ventilation installations, in a joint venture Air Vent Life Safety Systems have provided a full turnkey package – installing, wiring and commissioning the Powrmatic equipment.
