Ventilation for Commercial Properties: What Are the Issues?

In this guide, we’re going to highlight some of the issues faced by commercial property developers when it comes to installing ventilation systems within offices, schools, hospitals, retail buildings and food outlets. With regard to commercial ventilation, there are several challenges to overcome, including minimising the spread of infectious disease, planning and design of ventilation and finding the right product. Let’s take a look at some of the challenges and how we’re solving them at Blauberg.

One of the biggest challenges facing architects and designers looking to create adequate ventilation in hospitals and medical facilities is being able to control the spread of disease via the movement of air. In most cases, this requires the separation of ventilation systems for different parts of the building in order to avoid contamination and more often than not, this needs to be planned into the building’s initial design. Our Advice: Plan ahead and incorporate a fully-functional ventilation system into the design of the building as early as possible to avoid costly and time-consuming work down the line.

Good ventilation is vital in controlling the spread of disease. The Guardian has reported that one of the main challenges faced by Schools, Colleges, and Universities is that they present themselves as potential ‘hot spots’ for spreading not only, Coronavirus, but other infectious diseases unless properly ventilated. The Covid-19 Pandemic has gripped the world but high-quality Commercial MVHR systems provide one of the solutions in bringing down infection rates within some of the countries most crowded spaces. Our Top Tip: Ensure regular maintenance and service schedules for heating and ventilation systems are adhered to and that potential problems are identified and fixed as soon as possible.

Shopping malls, retail units and restaurants all require quality ventilation and heating systems in order to comply with stringent health and safety laws here in the UK. For that reason, here at Blauberg UK, we offer a wide range of options including commercial MVHR Systems, Smoke Extraction Ventilation and Industrial Fans capable of controlling air quality in even the most challenging of environments. We’ve supplied and installed ventilation systems in numerous large scale industrial and retail projects throughout the country and we’re experienced in supplying the right product for your needs. Our Advice: Thoroughly research the heating and ventilation market and make sure you’re being supplied with the best product for your requirements.

Thanks for taking the time to read our guide and finding out more about the challenges faced by those looking to provide clean air and ventilation within industrial and commercial spaces. If you’re planning a project then please get in touch for any more information on any of the products we supply and we’ll be happy to discuss the unique needs of your project.