Multiapartment buildings

Air handling unit serving multiple apartments

In centrally placed ventilation system one air handling unit serves multiple apartments in the same floor/corridor or even all apartments in the whole building.

Advantages

• Most cost efficient installation in larger buildings
• Less service points cretaes less maintenance costs over lifetime

To consider

• Not as indivually adjustable
• May require fire sections
• Risk of transferral between flats

• Read more about centrally placed systems

Air handling unit for each apartment

In apartment placed ventilation system each apartment has it's own individual air handling unit.

Advantages

• More individual adjustment to residents need
• No need for fire blocks
  
  

To consider

• More service points

Centrally placed apartment specific ventilation

Wall placed ventilation without ducts