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Westbourne Grammar School in Victoria is extending their existing building to increase the number of classrooms in the year 7 LOTE centre (Languages Other Than English) to twelve.
These classrooms will be naturally ventilated using our WINDCATCHER® natural ventilation systems in conjunction with WindowMaster™ actuators and the overall building is controlled using our NV Comfort™ System.
The NV Comfort system is in essence, at a much lower cost, replacing the Building Management System while providing unmatched natural ventilation control and occupant comfort. It is a hybrid ventilation system as it is tied into the existing Energy Recovery Ventilation (ERV) system.
Idle, Vento Australasia’s Senior Mechanical Engineer, explained that,
‘’through intelligent control and monitoring, both internal and external conditions are measured so that when natural ventilation is precluded the control system has the ability to tell the air-conditioning to turn on or off as required. However, the key to this function is that the air-conditioning has to be activated by the end user. This can potentially provide a dramatic reduction in energy-use, helping to minimise the operating cost and carbon footprint of the classroom”.
These classrooms will also include the use of our NV Comfort system to control light levels by using SUNPIPE® natural daylight systems and dimmable lights connected to a lux sensor. The SUNPIPE systems also have an internal light damper that are controlled using our NV Comfort system, so the overall internal climate, lighting and comfort system can be appropriately managed.
The NV Comfort system tells the end-user when it is suitable or not suitable to use natural ventilation and lighting which is also advantageous as energy usage is significantly minimised.
Vento is working in conjunction with Umow Lai Consulting Engineers and Croxon Ramsay Architects on this project.
We will keep you updated on these projects as they proceed.
Below is an example of a school using WINDCATCHER's and SUNPIPE's.
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