A new ventilation with heat recovery option can achieve performance up to 35% better than anything else on the market. It means potentially £1/4m/year savings on energy bills- even against other similar systems.
MFS-HR is the concept of the UK’s leading independent commercial air movement specialist, Gilberts Blackpool, who was instrumental in pioneering hybrid ventilation with its core MFS unit. The latest evolution achieves up to 75% heat recovery- against 40% as offered by alternative similar systems.
That outstanding performance means that for a typical 12-classroom school/ 600m2 commercial space, energy bills could be cut by almost £5000/week in cold winter months(1), by recovering heat that would otherwise be wasted, whilst ensuring a indoor air quality compliant, well-ventilated space.
With its heat recovery capability, MFS-HR will provide up to 4kw heating and 2kw cooling capacity whilst still delivering airflow rates of up to 470l/s. An optional additional LPHW coil can provide heating, potentially negating the capital expenditure, plant and running costs associated with a separate central heating system.
A stand-alone unit installed at high level through the building façade, MFS-HR utilises natural air movement to provide vertical or horizontal air flow to cool in warmer months; a low energy fan boosts supply and exhaust when needed to maintain the temperature and indoor air quality (IAQ). In colder conditions, the exchanger extracts heat from the exhaust air. The heat is transferred to the cooler incoming air via the exchanger. Separate chambers for supply and return air avoids the risk of cross contamination and ensures the incoming air is COVID safe. An external louvre simultaneously draws fresh air in and exhausts the used air: options include combined intake/discharge, either fitted into the brickwork, window frame or glazed into the window.
Insulation reduces any operational noise: MFS-HR is acoustically compliant with SEN applications.
Gilberts has developed two size options- MFS-HR1 and MFS-HR2. These provide 128l/s and 256l/s respectively: 2no MFS-HR1 or a single high capacity MFS-HR2 will achieve the Regulatory ventilation/air change requirements for a typical 32-pupil classroom/50m2 space.
Being a stand-alone system, MFS-HR is ideal for new build or refurbishment/refit scenarios.
The MFS range attains air leakage better than legislative requirements – 3m3/HR/m2, and a U value of less than 1W/m2/°C.
MFS-HR also makes optimal use of recyclable materials making it low on embodied carbon.
The combined benefits of Gilberts’ MFS-HR performance contribute towards low/zero carbon strategies, BREEAM and similar eco credentials.
“When we launched the original MFS, there was nothing else like it in terms of performance,” says Gilberts’ Sales Director Ian Rogers. “MFS-HR will build on that, taking hybrid ventilation with heat recovery to new heights in the drive towards energy and carbon reduction, re-affirming Gilberts’ position as a technological leader.
“MFS-HR will play a pivotal role in helping reduce the energy we waste and make best use of our available resources. It stacks up, from sustainability and commercial aspects.”
Full details of MFS-HR, including technical and performance data, can be found here: www.gilbertsblackpool.com/natural-ventilation-solutions/hybrid-recovery/
Founded over 60 years ago, Gilberts Blackpool is the UK’s leading independent air movement specialist, and is unique in its ability to develop both ‘mainstream’ and bespoke ventilation supply and extraction solutions entirely in-house, from initial design through tooling, production, testing and supply, from its 140,000 ft2 of manufacturing facilities. Incorporating a state of the art test centre, designed and built in-house, which is one of the most technically advanced in the country.