AeroFlow
Fresh air enters via modulating façade louvres.
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Products
Six products. One control and energy philosophy.
Specify individually, or combine as a complete mixed-mode solution.
Bring fresh air in
Move it quietly
Recover useful energy
Pre-condition
Add active comfort
How the products combine
Choose the right route for the building. Not every project needs every product.
Natural Ventilation
AeroFlow + AeroLink + AeroLift
Lowest-energy route where building form and thermal mass support natural flow. AeroLift uses heat-pump technology so useful exhaust heat can improve air-source heat-pump efficiency.
Passive Assist
AeroFlow + AeroLink + AeroRecover
Natural airflow first. AeroRecover provides winter MVHR supply and heat recovery, then corridor-mounted bypass / boost assistance in summer when natural driving forces are insufficient.
Mixed Mode
Passive Assist + AeroCool
Adds supplementary water-based heating or cooling where overheating risk, solar gain or internal loads require active comfort support.
Climate Resilience
Mixed Mode + AeroGround + planting
A future-focused route combining passive-first ventilation, ground pre-conditioning and planting to reduce peak cooling demand and improve resilience to hotter weather.
Meet each product below.
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AeroFlow
Modulating façade louvres with acoustic and coil options.
The controlled fresh-air entry point for classrooms and learning spaces.
What it does
Insulated, modulating blades support winter draught control and summer free cooling. Acoustic treatment and heating/cooling coils with condensate management can be incorporated. Designed for wall or window-zone integration to keep aesthetics clean.
How it operates across the seasons
Summer
Opens to provide high airflow and passive cooling. Can be used to provide night-time purging.
Winter
Closes or modulates while tempered air is supplied by MVHR; air can also be provided via AeroFlow complete with an LTHW coil.
Control logic
Works with room CO₂, indoor temperature and external temperature control logic.
Key features
- Insulated, modulating louvre blades
- Winter draught control
- Summer free cooling and night purge
- Optional acoustic treatment
- Optional LTHW heating/cooling coil with condensate management
- Wall or window-zone integration
Where it fits
AeroFlow is the fresh-air entry point common to every Climovate route — it appears in Natural Ventilation, Passive Assist, Mixed Mode and Climate Resilience specifications alike.
Natural VentilationPassive AssistMixed ModeClimate Resilience
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AeroLink
Room-to-room acoustic transfer for corridor extract.
Provides an air path from classroom to corridor without placing fans in the room.
What it does
Reduces cross-talk and corridor noise transfer while maintaining very low pressure drop. Designed to protect room acoustics without placing fans in occupied spaces. Can be used with passive stack, Passive Assist or mixed-mode systems.
Technical specification
- Size
- 1000 mm wide × 300 mm high × 1250 mm long
- Casing
- Galvanized sheet-steel with washable acoustic facing
- Connections
- Circular duct connections for simple integration into the ventilation path
- Performance
- Low pressure drop through staged acoustic baffles and aerodynamic flow paths
Why it matters
- Supports “no mixing” ventilation strategies
- Allows central plant to sit outside classrooms
- Maintains classroom acoustic quality while enabling exhaust air transfer
- Important for SEN spaces and low-noise education environments
Where it fits
Natural VentilationPassive AssistMixed ModeClimate Resilience
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AeroRecover
Corridor MVHR for winter supply and summer assist.
Quiet MVHR units mounted outside of classrooms — keeping classrooms quiet, healthy and free from clutter.
What it does
Winter: supplies tempered fresh air to classrooms. Summer: can boost extract to pull air through façade louvres and transfer units when passive driving forces are insufficient. Maintenance access is centralised in corridors rather than teaching spaces. AeroRecover forms the backbone of Passive Assist.
Technical specification — Size 3 selection
- Casing
- 25 mm double-skinned galvanized-steel panels with mineral-wool insulation
- Fans
- Backward-curved, direct-driven EC fans — Size 3 motors: 291 W, 1-phase, 1.30 A FLC
- Heat exchanger
- Plate heat exchanger with face-and-bypass damper, actuator and condensate drain tray
- Filtration
- F7 ePM1 55% supply filter, M5 ePM10 60% extract filter (to ISO 16890)
- Overall size
- 1200 W × 450 H × 1860 L mm, four Ø355 spigots, approx. 225 kg
- Selected duty (example)
- 384 l/s @ 150 Pa external static pressure — four classrooms at 96 l/s each
Indicative heat-recovery performance
| Model | Design airflow | Wet efficiency | EN308 / dry | Typical role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AeroRecover 1 | 96 l/s | up to 88% | ~81% | 1 classroom |
| AeroRecover 2 | 192 l/s | ~84% | ~76% | 2 classrooms |
| AeroRecover 3 | 384 l/s | ~80% | ~73% | 4 classrooms |
Approximate performance from the supplied heat-exchanger selection curves, at the design duties, based on equal supply/extract volumes, −5°C fresh air and 21°C return air. Confirmed project by project.
How it operates
Summer
When natural driving forces are insufficient, bypass/boost mode assists extract through AeroFlow and AeroLink without adding classroom fans.
Winter
AeroRecover supplies tempered fresh air with heat recovery enabled.
CO₂ and temperature demand signals allow the system to stage mechanical assistance only when required.
Where it fits
Passive AssistMixed Mode
04
Exhaust air roof terminals
A patent pending approach to recovery of useful exhaust heat at roof level.
This page will be updated with full product information shortly. In the meantime, Climovate has a range of alternative exhaust air roof terminal options.
05
AeroCool
Supplementary heating and cooling emitters for when passive reaches its limit.
Active comfort is the safety net, not the starting point.
What it does
AeroCool covers commercial and residential fan coil units. Water-based heating and cooling suits low-carbon air-source heat pumps. It's only enabled by Climovate controls when passive ventilation, night purge and shading cannot maintain comfort — which allows the active system to be smaller, because the building load has already been reduced.
Commercial options
Ceiling cassettes and concealed fan coils for offices, schools and open-plan spaces — quiet, efficient and easy to coordinate.
- Water-based heating and cooling
- Compatible with low-carbon air-source heat pumps
- Ceiling and concealed formats
- Quiet, draught-free operation
- Enabled only when passive measures cannot maintain comfort
Residential and hospitality options
Slim wall, ceiling and trench terminals for homes, apartments, hotels, care homes and refurbishment projects.
- Slim, radiator-replacement aesthetics
- Wall, ceiling and concealed formats
- Heating, cooling and dehumidification
- Ideal where ceiling voids are constrained
- Suits high-glass and perimeter zones
Where it fits
Mixed ModeClimate Resilience
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AeroGround
Earth-tube pre-conditioning for extreme-heat resilience.
Turning the ground itself into part of the ventilation system.
What it does
Stable ground temperatures temper outdoor air before it enters the building — cooler in summer, warmer in winter. Air can then pass through a final heating/cooling coil if required, reducing the lift demanded from active cooling during peak summer conditions. AeroGround works well with passive stack and acoustic transfer strategies, and is particularly relevant for 2050 climate resilience and peak summer operation.
How it's built
Weatherproof cowl
Prevents rain ingress and debris.
Earth tube
Typically 6 ft (1.8 m) below ground, provides natural tempering of incoming air; example horizontal run 60 ft (18.3 m).
Manually operated shut-off damper
Allows manual isolation for maintenance or winter closure.
Low-power assistance fan
Provides gentle boost during boost or low-wind conditions.
Floor grille and acoustic transfer units
Deliver tempered air into the classroom and route exhaust back to the corridor.
How it operates across the seasons
Summer
Make-up air enters classrooms via tempered air from earth tubes through floor grilles and acoustic transfer units; exhaust passes to corridors and out through corridor louvres; assist (boost) increases exhaust through MVHR when needed, creating additional pull-through to avoid overheating.
Winter
MVHR provides all supply air to classrooms; exhaust passively returns via acoustic transfer units.
Things to design for
- Low-energy pre-conditioning for fresh air
- Relevant to future-climate resilience and extreme-heat operation
- Requires careful pressure-drop, hygiene, condensate and maintenance design
Where it fits
Climate Resilience (Mixed Mode + AeroGround + planting) — the most future-focused specification tier.
Climate Resilience
Not sure which combination fits your project?
Our technical team can help you select and size the right route.