EcoDuct: Redefining Sustainability in Ductwork Industry

The problem: the UK ductwork market is >90% Galvanised Sheet Steel (GSS) produced by many small manufacturers, supplied mainly in rectangular profiles. There are significant performance limitations and product development has been limited.

EcoDuct is the solution: Up to 75% lower CO2 footprint, up to 45% energy saving, up to 85% lighter, with greater flexibility at lower cost.

Non-metallic HVAC duct manufacturers

Battersea Power Station development

EcoDuct offers design and technical benefits to every Construction and HVAC industry stakeholder – the architects, the specifying and design M&E engineers, the QS or cost consultants, the sustainability consultants, the M&E contractors, the HVAC contractors, the facilities managers, the property developers and the building owners or estate managers.

Key product features & benefits

  • Saves Weight – Up to 85% lighter than insulated metal ductwork

  • Saves Time – Up to 70% savings in installation time – a single fit of ductwork, insulation and final cover

  • Saves Energy – Saves up to 45% of the energy costs of AC systems

  • Reduces CO2 – Saves up to 75% in the carbon footprint (CO2) – embodied energy of the installation

  • Greater Circularity – Optimisation of circularity – recover, re-use, recycle

  • Ultra Airtight – Enhanced airtightness and pressure resistance - rated at Class D for air leakage at 2,500 Pa

  • Cleaner Air – Smooth inner surface allows delivery of the cleanest possible air with reduced contamination from pathogens, including viruses and bacteria

  • Improved Performance – Offers best possible airflow performance and thermal efficiency with excellent fire/smoke performance

  • Long Lasting – Enhanced robustness and longevity at least equal to the life of the mechanical plant

  • Saves Costs – Very cost competitive on installation with the lowest whole-of-life cost

  • Full Flexibility – Can be used with all standard ductwork accessories; supply can include pre-insulated plenums, grille boxes, connectors, acoustic liners and dampers

  • Better Aesthetics – Can be supplied in any shape, size, colour or effect, giving complete design flexibility

  • Saves Space – Saves up to 30% of the space required for the ductwork installation

  • Robust – High closed cell content and corrosion resistance, so minimal degradation of thermal properties from moisture or use in hostile environments

  • Material Safety – Material is non-toxic and not on prohibited/red lists – LBC, REACH, etc

  • Optimal IEQ – Delivers cleaner, quieter, better air – temperature, humidity, quantity and velocity

  • Compliant – Fully compliant with all building regulations and standards; fully aligned with the major international building assessment programs – BREEM, LEED, the International WELL Standard and NABERS Design for Performance, etc

non-metallic pre-insulated ductwork

Benefits to Project Stakeholders

  • Developers and Owners – want to have “green” and energy efficient buildings with favourable EPCs. A recent study in the USA showed that such buildings had an increase in value of circa 18% to 23%

  • Estate Managers (Universities, private medical, etc) – CSR responsibilities, energy efficiency, ongoing maintenance cost savings, optimise IAQ/IEQ

  • Architects/Design Consultants – excellent aesthetics in exposed environments, complete design flexibility with any size, shape, colour of finish; material safety and optimal sustainability

  • M&E Consultants – excellent airflow, fire/smoke and thermal performance, optimal sustainability; innovation; value engineering opportunities with an improvement in quality

  • Sustainability Consultants – innovation and best environmental/green credentials; reduction in embodied and operational carbon; optimisation of circularity, NO Net Zero premium

  • Cost Consultants – value engineering opportunities with an improvement in quality and greater cost and time efficiency

  • Programme Managers – site time and risk of overruns (variations and defect rectification) is significantly quicker and easier with EcoDuct reducing the risk of programme delays

  • Main Contractors – reduced/simpler site logistics and less labour on site (only one fit), less waste on site (many have zero waste targets), reduced H&S obligations (no heavy lifting, no hot cutting, etc), reduced overall risk on site

  • Fitout Contractors — excellent aesthetics in exposed environment; reduced site activity and time with single fit; complete design fexibility - any shape, size, colour

  • M&E Contractors – reduced installation time and costs; particularly relevant to those that have innovation and sustainability targets/requirements; maximises off-site & prefabrication activity

  • HVAC Contractors - reduced installation time and costs; reduced site activity and risk; ability to provide the full range of ductwork products for a project

  • Ductwork Contractors – reduced installation time and costs; value of package increases as effectively the insulation is included, which is not the case with metal ductwork

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