Airtech, a leading condensation and mould specialist, is offering help to social housing landlords who need to tackle condensation and mould in their properties to prepare for Awaab’s Law.
Coming into effect this autumn, Awaab’s Law aims to protect social housing residents from the negative effects of damp and mould. This new legislation requires hazards such as damp and mould to be investigated and remedied to set timescales, therefore supporting residents to secure faster repairs and reducing health and safety risks. For landlords who need help tackling condensation and mould, Airtech can offer solutions and advice to help them prepare for the forthcoming legislation and protect their residents.
This new legislation adds further weight to the existing requirements under the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 where landlords have a legal requirement to provide rental properties that are fit for human habitation, including the need for effective ventilation and freedom from damp and mould. Condensation and mould can wreak havoc on housing stock and leads to poor indoor air quality (IAQ) which can have health consequences for households. As the energy crisis continues and households face rising bills, many vulnerable social housing residents are unable to afford adequate heating which worsens the issues of condensation and mould.
'Social housing landlords are now facing new legislation that aims to ensure the safety and improved health of residents by effectively tackling condensation and mould. At Airtech we can help landlords by providing expert advice alongside a range of products and services to overcome the challenge of condensation and mould in their housing stock,' said Katie Mairs, Channel Marketing Manager at Airtech. 'Condensation and mould can be a persistent and costly problem for social housing landlords but we can help break the cycle and ensure they meet their duty of care while providing healthy homes for residents.'
Airtech can help social housing landlords meets the new legislation and their duty of care by offering comprehensive property surveys to identify condensation, damp and mould problems and recommendations to solve the issues; mould removal treatment and redecoration, and a full ventilation installation service for both responsive and planned maintenance. The treatment and mould removal are backed by a unique three-year guarantee that the mould will not return.
Boasting patented market-leading ventilation technology that improves resident comfort and efficiency, Airtech can offer landlords the correct solution for individual properties. This includes the Air+ Loft Positive Input Ventilation (PIV) and Air+ Wall PIV units which push out stale, humid air and replace it with filtered and warmed air from outside. This has the added benefit of helping keep any warmth in the home rather than extracting it to the outside, plus the units are supplied with an energy efficient preheater to take the chill off fresh incoming air. In addition, both the Air+ Loft PIV and Air+ Wall PIV are made from recycled plastic helping social housing landlords meet their environmental targets.
Other options include environment sensing bathroom and kitchen fans, such as the SensaFan range including the SA25 SELV, the SA60 SELV and the SA64. Furthermore, Airtech’s unique control and datalogging ventilation products, the DataFan range including the DA25, DA60 and DA64, which record details of a home’s environment, such as humidity and temperature levels to allow the landlord or contractor to track and analyse the correlation of these variables together on one graph. This will allow a landlord to clearly track the effects changing lifestyle habits have on a home environment. It will also demonstrate how reducing relative humidity through adequate heating and ventilation can maintain a healthy home. Airtech’s sophisticated datalogging allows landlords to interrogate saved IAQ data thus giving peace of mind.
Hand-in-hand with the datalogging, Airtech’s specialist control platform monitors the data as it is collected and modulates the fan accordingly to react automatically and proportionally to rising humidity levels, offering quick and effective humidity control. This ensures the resident keeps the optimum environment in the home to avoid condensation forming, thus helping maintain good IAQ.
For more information and to find out how Airtech Solutions can help finding the right ventilation solution call 01823 690 292 email info@airtechsolutions.co.uk or visit www.airtechsolutions.co.uk.
