SmartVent Blog
How does ventilation make your home less humid?
It might seem like magic! Unfortunately, it’s not because we shrunk a wizard and put them in your roof-cavity to make your home less humid. The truth is a little more complex and boils down to physics. Let’s take a look at how humidity works. To get started, we need...
Home Ventilation Systems WITH Air Conditioning
A match made in heaven Have you ever come home on a boilingly hot day (or freezing cold one!), closed all the windows, and cranked up the aircon? Your home should get to a more comfortable temperature, but it might still seem stuffy or stagnant. This is because air...
Building Code Changes & What They Mean for Ventilation
The Building Code lays out the rules for the construction industry in New Zealand. This year saw the final stage in “one of the biggest energy efficiency updates to the Building Code in more than a decade”. That means it’s time for building companies and property...
New Zealand’s Building Codes and Ventilation
Outdated building codes lead to unhappy people and unsafe homes in New Zealand. Based on climate data, these codes are supposed to be in place to make sure homes are protective, safe and comfortable. The problem is that climate changes are hitting us hard. Global...
Different Types of Ventilation & Their Effectiveness Based on Airtightness
You already know that adequate ventilation keeps indoor air quality at a good level. Ventilation removes air pollutants, regulates temperature and prevents condensation, by extracting stale air and letting fresh outside air flow through. But did you know the...
How Does Indoor & Outdoor Air Pollution Affect the Home?
We know all about the risks of pollution when we step outside. Whenever we go about our day - heading to work, running to the shops or getting on public transport - we’re exposed to hazards in the atmosphere like smug and pollen. Most of us don’t think about indoor...
How Efficient are the SmartVent Filters at Filtering Out Nasties?
Poor quality of indoor air can be detrimental to our health. The average New Zealand family produces around 10 litres of harmful damp air every day - and we’re living, breathing and sleeping in this stuff. But when we bring filters into the mix, we’re getting rid of...
How Does Relative Humidity Affect Moisture in the Home?
We spend around 90% of our time indoors, which is why indoor air quality is so important. Humidity is a natural part of our atmosphere, coming from water vapour in the air that originates from bodies of water like lakes, oceans and seas. Here in New Zealand, we enjoy...
Why Do We Care About Indoor Air?
We talk about indoor air quality a lot. (Or IAQ - it’s even got a sleek acronym). But why is it so important? Well, since urban dwellers spend around 90% of our time indoors - whether that’s at home, at work or at school - our exposure to unhealthy air is prolonged. ...
What is Asthma & How Can a Home Ventilation System Help?
Unless you’re already a sufferer of asthma, you probably don’t think about the condition very often. But while we hate to be the bearer of bad news, anyone can be diagnosed with asthma - at any stage in life. Unfortunately, there’s no cure, but there are ways to...