Passivent Ltd - Backing the race for green power!
An active role in helping the future generation appreciate the
benefits of sustainable solutions is being adopted by Passivent Ltd.
The company, one of the UK's leading manufacturers and suppliers of
domestic and commercial energy efficient natural ventilation
systems, is sponsoring the 2007 'Formula 24' Greenpower car built by
pupils at St Pauls Catholic College in Burgess Hill, West Sussex, as
part of the students' Key Stage 4 coursework. Under the Greenpower
scheme, pupils at secondary schools design, build and race their own
car, using as a power source just one standard 24volt electric
wheelchair motor and two 12volt car batteries, then compete the car
in a series of four-hour endurance races culminating in a national
final held at the historic Goodwood Motor Circuit. The scheme
involves work in various subjects including Design & Technology,
media (sponsorship and marketing of the car), textiles (team
clothing), ICT (data logging, car electronics and monitoring of lap
times) and Food Technology (feeding the crew!).
For St Pauls, Passivent has provided additional assistance for the
students by helping manufacture the car body panels using its
advanced ABS material and colouring technology used in its own range
of Airstract and Airscoop ventilation roof terminals, and helping
engineer the aluminium box section frame chassis, applying in-house
expertise from fabrication of louvres for the terminals.
Neil Rideout, Passivent Technical Director, elaborates, "The use of
non-fossil fuels in the Greenpower scheme provides obvious synergy
with Passivent's harnessing of natural air movement as a power
source for its ventilation systems; our experience in engineering
with metals and plastics can also add value to the educational
experience. Additionally, we believe in encouraging understanding of
sustainable solutions, and where better than in the engineers,
architects and builders of tomorrow- today's schoolchildren?"
Passivent is part of the Building Product Design Group. A founder
member of the NatVent EC-EU-funded project co-ordinated by the
Building Research establishment to develop practical natural
ventilation solutions for the commercial sector, it has also
contributed to the BISRIA Guide BG2/2005 Wind Driven Natural
Ventilation Systems, as well as being a member of the DfES steering
committee on natural ventilation guidance for schools, Building
Bulletin 101. In addition to its natural and assisted ventilation
systems, it supplies a comprehensive range of background trickle
ventilators, through wall ventilators, and 'whole house' natural
ventilation solutions, with or without acoustic options, all of
which contribute towards efficient ventilation of the building-
domestic or commercial- with little or no energy consumption.
Email:
siobhanm@passivent.com
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Tel : 01622 745333
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