Buildings: From passive structures to interactive systems

Coltraco Ultrasonics comments that a building that is not airtight cannot be properly mechanically ventilated and says now is the time to build tight, ventilate right.

Some methods for achieving pressurisation are intrusive, costly, and ineffective, and require third party contractors. The user cannot identify specific areas of leakage, leaving remedial action to inaccurate speculation. Whilst 2020 hit the pause button, innovation thrived. Coltraco Ultrasonics has applied 30 years of expertise to design a solution both to help protect the NHS against the spread of airborne diseases, and to improve a building's air quality, delivering contaminant and dirt free air. Air leaks with a diameter as small as 0.5mm can be detected and quickly located with the Portascanner® AIRTIGHT 520. 

With minimal training, the user can locate a leak, quantify the leak site, calculate the air flow rate through it, and generate an air permeability value for the room. They can then take accurate remedial action, and have full confidence in both the airtightness of the room, and the effectiveness of ventilation in circulating clean air. The built environment can now go above and beyond standards, with the ability to photograph, record, and export test reports, all in the tap of a finger. 

Portascanner® AIRTIGHT 520 is a new solution to help ensure that buildings are airtight so that people can be confident that they are returning to 'safe buildings' and 'safe working' by properly ventilating them. This is to ensure that all ventilation systems are operating effectively, and thereby enhance indoor air quality (IAQ) which has now become a poignant issue.

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