Poor Ventilation is Costing Your Building
More Than Just Energy
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Rising Costs
Inefficient HVAC systems place a continual burden on buildings by increasing operational carbon emissions and escalating energy costs over time.
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Inflexible Systems
Conventional one-size-fits-all mechanical ventilation designs often fail to reflect the unique demands of a building’s layout, leading to over-specification, wasted space, and reduced efficiency..
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Low productivity and poor health
Poor indoor air quality in schools- including SEN facilities and laboratories - and offices can have a significant impact on health, wellbeing, concentration, and productivity.
Your Journey to a Breathable Building
1. Expert Consultation
We evaluate your building’s unique requirements - from SEN schools to sports halls - to determine the ventilation solution best suited to your space and performance goals.
2. Tailored Design
Our specialist engineers deliver tailored ventilation strategies focused on achieving optimal thermal comfort, energy efficiency, and long-term building performance.
3. Seamless Installation
Our team provides full technical support to contractors and electricians, helping to ensure seamless installation, commissioning, and right-first-time delivery.
Specialised Ventilation Solutions for Every Space
Our ventilation solutions are engineered to meet the unique demands of diverse building applications, delivering performance, comfort, and efficiency.
Community centres benefit from flexible, responsive ventilation capable of handling diverse activities and fluctuating occupancy. Breathing Buildings’ solutions maintain fresh air in multi‑use spaces ranging from sports halls to meeting rooms, contributing to a welcoming, healthy environment for visitors while delivering meaningful reductions in energy consumption.
Waiting rooms require consistently clean, comfortable air to support visitor wellbeing, especially in healthcare or public service environments. Breathing Buildings offers steady, controlled ventilation that limits CO₂ buildup, improves thermal comfort, and reduces the spread of stale air. The result is a calmer, more pleasant experience for the people who wait there.
Breathing Buildings provides effective ventilation that enhances comfort for both diners and staff. Their systems help manage heat from kitchens, control odours, and maintain excellent indoor air quality even during peak service. By reducing energy consumption compared to fully mechanical systems, restaurants can also benefit from lower utility bills while delivering a more enjoyable dining experience.
Designed for your specific needs
Whether you are specifying the strategy, managing the build, or maintaining the finished space, we provide the technical data and reliable hardware you need to succeed.
Breathing Buildings is redefining how architects design for comfort, sustainability, and performance through pioneering ventilation solutions that integrate seamlessly with architectural vision. By combining advanced modelling, intelligent controls, and innovative engineering, we help create healthier, low-carbon buildings that respond dynamically to their environment.
From concept to completion, our bespoke natural and hybrid ventilation solutions empower architects to optimise airflow, enhance occupant wellbeing, and deliver buildings that achieve exceptional energy performance while creating spaces that truly breathe.
Breathing Buildings partners with building services consultants to deliver proven, data‑driven natural ventilation solutions that enhance comfort, cut carbon, and simplify compliance. Our mixed‑mode systems combine advanced modelling with robust engineering to help you solve real‑world challenges—from overheating risk and energy reduction to improving indoor air quality. With reliable performance insights and end‑to‑end technical support, we enable you to design efficient, resilient buildings that breathe naturally and perform exactly as intended.
Breathing Buildings works closely with main contractors to provide robust, buildable natural and mixed‑mode ventilation systems that simplify installation and reduce on‑site risk. Our engineered solutions are designed for practical delivery - clear specifications, straightforward coordination, and responsive technical support at every stage. From early design reviews to commissioning, we help ensure your project stays compliant, efficient, and on programme, giving you confidence in performance and certainty in construction.
Breathing Buildings supports contractors with practical, buildable natural and mixed‑mode ventilation systems designed to minimise risk and streamline installation. Our solutions come with clear specifications, coordinated drawings, and responsive technical support to keep your project moving efficiently. From procurement to commissioning, we help you deliver reliable, compliant ventilation performance—on time, on budget, and with total confidence on site.
Breathing Buildings supports both installers and electricians with straightforward, well-designed natural and mixed-mode ventilation systems that are quick to fit and simple to commission. Our units arrive with clear instructions, coordinated drawings, precise electrical schematics, and responsive technical backup to help you work efficiently on site and avoid delays.
With robust components, intuitive controls, and installation-friendly design, we make it easier for both teams to deliver safe, compliant, and dependable ventilation performance—first time, every time.
Breathing Buildings supports BMS engineers with intelligent, easily integrated natural and mixed‑mode ventilation systems designed for smooth control integration and dependable real‑world performance. Our solutions provide clear communication protocols, detailed interface documentation, and stable, predictable control behaviour to simplify commissioning and reduce on‑site troubleshooting. With robust hardware, transparent data points, and responsive technical support, we make it easy for you to deliver optimised environmental control that works flawlessly within your BMS architecture.
Breathing Buildings ensures ongoing comfort, energy efficiency, and peace of mind long after installation is complete.
For facility managers, we provide smart, intuitive controls and low-maintenance ventilation systems that deliver optimal indoor air quality while minimizing energy consumption and operational costs. For servicing teams, our units are designed with easily accessible, robust components and include clear maintenance guidelines, enabling quick servicing and minimal downtime. With our reliable technology and responsive technical support, we make it simple to maintain high-performance, compliant ventilation systems for the life of the building.
Breathe Easy. Save Energy.
The Project: ECO MEP (M&E contractors) aimed to create a carbon-negative operational workplace in a new build industrial unit.
The Solution: Installation of two NVHRe C+ 1100 units (Natural Ventilation with Heat Recycling and Heat Recovery) in the first-floor open-plan office. These units feature heating and cooling coils for year-round temperature control and are integrated with the building’s acoustic rafts.
”Working with energy efficient goals every day and having knowledge of the range of products available meant we knew that there was no comparison to better deliver the requirements of our new office building.”
- Paul Hooker, Owner and Managing Director of ECO MEP.
The Project: The £8m expansion of Ivydale Primary School involved constructing a new two-storey building to double the school’s capacity. A key element was providing a healthy learning environment with excellent indoor air quality and thermal comfort.
The Solution: Installation of Breathing Buildings’ e-stack units. A pair of e-stack A-500 units were installed in each of the eight ground-floor classrooms, while thirteen actuated louvre-damper units were installed at a high level in the atrium. This enabled an atrium cross-ventilation strategy for rooms without direct roof access.
The Project: YMCA East Anton is a purpose-built nursery and community centre. The client had concerns regarding high energy use and maintenance costs associated with traditional mechanical ventilation and sought an unobtrusive, low-energy solution to keep the classrooms and communal spaces fresh.
The Solution: Installation of F1000 units into the voids above the toilets in each classroom. In winter, the system recycles heat from solar gain and the occupants to pre-heat incoming air. In summer, the system operates in an upflow displacement mode, automatically switching to night-cooling to passively cool the building fabric for the following day.
The Project: This £23m “Outstanding” BREEAM-rated development was designed as a benchmark for sustainable healthcare. The challenge was to provide high-level natural ventilation in a clinical setting - specifically in the large, high-occupancy waiting areas and circulation spaces - which traditionally rely on energy-intensive mechanical cooling.
The Solution: The design utilizes a low-energy natural ventilation strategy centered around a large internal atrium that serves the waiting areas. Breathing Buildings implemented a “thermal wall” and shaft system. In winter, cold fresh air is drawn in at a high level and mixed with the warm air rising from the waiting patients, eliminating draughts. In summer, the “stack effect” pulls hot air up through the atrium and out of the building, keeping the waiting zones naturally cool.