Thermal comfort is one of key aspects, which are taken care of during projects and use of heat recovery systems. Thanks to their work, it’s possible to keep optimal temperature inside the premises, ensuring comfortable thermal conditions for occupants.
Heat recovery role with temperature stabilization of the whole house.
Heat recovery can significantly contribute to temperature stabilization inside the building. On cold days, recovered heat from exhaust air is used to warm up fresh air inserted into the building. This process enables keeping optimal temperature and eliminates feelings of coldness in the premises. Research results indicate that heat recovery systems can decrease energy demand for energy needed to warm up the building by 30-50%. In the winter we don’t ventilate extremely cold air, and in the summer we don’t ventilate extremely hot air.
Can heat recovery warm up or cool down the house?
Heat recovery can also work in reverse, conveying the chill from exhaust air into inside air. In periods of heat, when outside temperature crosses a comfort level, heat recovery units can contribute to cooling the inside of the building by recovering chill. It means that recovered temperature is used to decrease the temperature of fresh air introduced into the building. Research results show that using heat recovery during summer time can bring substantial decrease in use of energy needed to cool down the building.
Equal temperature distribution – Improved living comfort.
Another aspect of thermal comfort is equal temperature distribution inside the premises. Thanks to heat recovery systems, air temperature is more equally distributed in all premises. It prevents localized temperature fluctuations and uncomfortable spaces with different temperatures. Equal distribution of temperature contributes to improving user comfort and to decrease the need to use additional resources of heat or chill.
Modern heat recovery systems are often equipped with an advanced option of automation control, which allow users to individually regulate temperature according to temperature that’s outside. As well as in summer we can gently cool down our home in the evening, when it’s getting colder, as well as in spring, or autumn we can warm up our home, when it gets warmer outside than inside. Thanks to that, we significantly lower our bills for heating/cooling in our home.
Thermal comfort is an important factor affecting life quality in buildings. Use of heat recovery allows keeping constant temperature inside the premises, in winter periods as well as in the summertime. Scientific research confirms that heat recovery systems contribute to lowering energy use, equal temperature distribution and individual regulation. Which leads to increasing thermal comfort and user satisfaction.
