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Office ventilation

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Indoor Air Quality is an increasingly important issue in the work environment. The modern office is dynamic and should be able to easily adjust to new conditions. For example:

  • Office building floor plans are frequently changing to accommodate increasingly more employees.
  • Office buildings frequently undergo building renovations such as installations of new carpets, modular office partitions, free-standing offices and painting.

Fläkt Woods offers products and systems with high flexibility in both new buildings and refurbishments.


 

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Ensuring air quality and quantity

There are five aspects to indoor air quality. These are temperature, humidity, noise, draught and fresh air quantity. It is important to look after all these issues.

Temperature
Ideally the temperature should be between 20 – 24degC. Studies show that the efficiency of people deteriorates when the temperature drifts outside of this band. Accident rates also increase.

Humidity
This should ideally be between 30% to 60% Relative Humidity. Below 30% RH, the body’s immune systems reduce in their effectiveness leading to increase absenteeism through sickness. When the humidity exceeds 60% students find it uncomfortable and when they are uncomfortable, their concentration reduces.

Noise
Noise is a distraction in all walks of life and it is important in office facilities that the noise is kept to an acceptable level. This noise can come from building systems but the most intrustive noise comes from the people themselves, for example talking people and ringing phones.

Draughts
It is important to keep draughts down as they can also distract the employees. A well designed ventilation system will minimise draughts whereas openable windows can not only cause draughts (of cold or warm air depending on season) but also let in outside noise leading to further distractions.

Fresh Air
Fresh air is probably the most important aspect of this. It is imperative that minimum quantities of fresh air are delivered to each employee in the office. As CO2 levels increase, the employees ability to work is diminished.