A Windcatcher system was installed in each of the 8 blocks of 7 kennels including Monodraught’s patented “No-Leak guarantee” active Louvre modulating aerofoil louvre technology.

By installing a variety of sustainability measures including Monodraught’s own natural ventilation system, as well as Solar control, high thermal mass, air source heat pumps and a long, photovoltaic canopy the building was granted a top BREEAM accreditation.

There are many benefits to installing a natural ventilation system including the economic benefit of using natural energy thus being sustainable energy in action by using wind pressure and the natural stack effect of thermal buoyancy, natural ventilation does not use any fossil fuelled energy but relies on harnessing wind power and the thermal rise of warm air to be used in a controlled and sophisticated way.

It’s also healthier; natural ventilation brings in a steady supply of fresh air into the building, topping up the oxygen level, whilst at the same time expelling stale air to atmosphere using the natural buoyancy of thermal forces.