About the Project

A personalised ventilation (PV) system works by delivering fresh and conditioned air directly to the immediate area of the user as opposed to ventilating the whole room – as with regular HVAC systems. This has the potential to reduce energy consumption, and in addition there is a greater potential for thermal comfort than that offered by a conventional system. A PV system would be particularly appropriate where users remain static for long periods of time, for example, sitting at an office desk throughout the working day. The feasibility of PV systems relies on a combination of reducing the cost of the system, lowering the energy consumption (and associated CO2 emissions), and increasing the thermal comfort of the users compared to standard ventilation provided by HVAC systems.

 

The scope of this project is to design, build, test and evaluate a PV system for an office environment in Scotland. The project used both qualitative and quantitative analyses to evaluate the PV system performance with reference to the necessary building standards and personal comfort levels. 

 

​While the project has been discussed within this website, the submitted project reports (statement of purpose, interim report and final report) can be accessed here for further reading.