Nuaire launches new CPD to demystify residential ventilation regulations

Indoor air quality and ventilation manufacturing specialist Nuaire has launched a new CPD, An Introduction to Building Regulations – Part F Volume 1, designed to help building services professionals better understand the ventilation requirements for dwellings and how they interact with other areas of the Building Regulations.

Rather than considering Ventilation: Approved Document F in isolation, the new CPD looks at its relationship with Parts B, J, L, K, M and O, highlighting some of the issues that need to be considered when designing and specifying residential ventilation. These range from fire safety and the safe operation of combustion appliances to energy efficiency, accessibility and overheating.

The CPD also provides an overview of the fundamental principles behind Part F, including why ventilation is required to protect occupant health by removing water vapour and indoor pollutants, supplying outdoor air and providing purge ventilation when higher concentrations of pollutants or moisture need to be dispersed.

From there, attendees are taken through the different ventilation strategies available for dwellings, including natural ventilation with intermittent extract, continuous mechanical extract ventilation and mechanical ventilation with heat recovery (MVHR). Practical subjects such as extract and whole-dwelling ventilation rates, background ventilators, air transfer, purge ventilation, acoustics and access for maintenance are also addressed.

The CPD uses worked examples to demonstrate how the regulations are applied in practice, including ventilation calculations for different system types. It also examines the role airtightness plays in determining an appropriate ventilation strategy and considers the relative advantages and limitations of different approaches.

Part F is continuing to evolve, and the CPD concludes by looking ahead to changes due to come into force on 24 March 2027, including tighter requirements relating to static pressure and ductwork.

Nuaire’s An Introduction to Building Regulations – Part F Volume 1 CPD is available online or in person. To book the CPD and discover Nuaire’s other CPDs and training options, go to https://www.nuaire.co.uk/support/cpd-and-training/

ABOUT NUAIRE

Founded in 1966, Nuaire is an indoor air quality and ventilation manufacturing specialist, with multi-award-winning ventilation systems that are used in a wide range of commercial and residential applications, including hotels, houses, stadiums, museums, and healthcare services.

Nuaire is based in South Wales with a factory that covers 18,000m2 and a recently acquired second site, enabling it to manufacture almost all its products on-site. These state-of-the-art facilities operate with minimal impact on the environment, driven by ambitious targets to drive forward green manufacturing practices. Nuaire employs over 600 people and supplies products to over 40 countries around the world.

Its ongoing mission is to continue to lead the way in new air technology, setting the standard for clean air and energy-efficient ventilation solutions.