From Data to Action: Why Smarter Ventilation Means Healthier Homes
15/07/2025
Richard Kemp-Harper,
We talk a lot about insulation, airtightness, and fabric upgrades when it comes to retrofit. But we often forget a vital ingredient in healthy homes: air.
Not just any air, but the right air, at the right time, in the right place.
Because while bricks and mortar are fixed, the people inside are not. Homes are lived in. They change hour by hour, heating up during a busy morning rush, cooling off overnight, steamy after a shower, still and silent during work hours. And just like our bodies, our homes need to respond.
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