Energy efficient ventilation
A well-designed ventilation system, natural or powered, can help make your home far more energy efficient. Ventilation needn't work against your cooling and heating...
Indoor air quality
The most important reason to ensure that your home is properly ventilated is to ensure that the quality of the air is not making...
Heat, humidity and ventilation
Effective ventilation can make a big difference to houses in hot and humid environments. Find out how best to use ventilation to deal with...
House design and orientation
The best things you can do to make sure your house is effectively ventilated are to think carefully about air flow at the design...
Exhaust fans: size, speed and throughput
The size and speed of an exhaust fan can have an impact on its performance, but to choose a fan you also need to...
Wing walls
While not strictly vents in their own right, strategically placed wing walls or similar mechanisms can make a big difference to the way that...
Air infiltration
In many cases, ventilation in a house is unintentional, and comes from small gaps and crevices. This kind of ventilation, in some cases, has...
Mixed mode/hybrid ventilation
In many cases, the best way to ventilate a room is to combine two or more different techniques. See how mixed mode ventilation can...
Mechanical ventilation
Mechanical ventilation (or forced ventilation) takes advantage of fans to help draw air in a particular direction to control ventilation in your home.
Mechanical or...
Natural ventilation systems
This type of ventilation takes advantage of rising heat and strategically located vents to draw air up through the top of the house, and...