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Panasonic offers WhisperComfort energy recovery ventilation fan |
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Wednesday, 04 July 2007 |
Panasonic Home & Environment
Company, an organization designing technologies for the green-building
community to help improve energy efficiency in homes and the health of
homeowners, recently launched WhisperComfort, a new spot Energy Recovery
Ventilator (ERV) and the first ceiling-insert ERV in the United States.
According to the
companys press release, all Panasonic ventilation fans combine energy
efficiency and quiet operation. The new WhisperComfort spot ERV fan series uses
two ducts -- one to exhaust stale air and the other to supply fresh air from
outside. Its low-rate, continuous run helps ensure that volatile organic
compounds (VOCs) and other chemical and biological indoor air pollutants are
vented out and replaced with fresh air. WhisperComfort technology provides a
continuous, low-rate balance airflow to help improve indoor air quality. When
air is brought in from the outside, the capillary core inside the
WhisperComfort fan transfers heat and moisture to the supply air. This exchange
both tempers the supply air coming in from outdoors and transfers moisture to
maintain a comfortable indoor living environment. Since the WhisperComfort is a
spot ERV, it can be installed in the ceiling of a single room or in common
hallway, allowing for a whole-house ventilation system that meets the ASHRAE
62.2 standards to improve indoor air quality.
"WhisperComfort
offers a new way for our customers to recover energy in their home, while
exhausting stale air and supplying fresh air," said Dan Hogan, President,
Panasonic Home and Environment Company. "We are dedicated to improving
quality of life through sound environmental practices, and WhisperComfort
offers spot or whole-house ventilation at a surprisingly low cost. In addition
to the aesthetically pleasing grille design, this new ceiling-insert ERV can be
easily installed during new construction or remodeling."
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