Breathing Buildings

Acquired by Volution in December 2016
Founded in 2006 following the development of the proprietary e-stack mixing ventilation system as part of a major research programme at Cambridge University and MIT, funded by BP, Breathing Buildings operate in the education and commercial segment of the UK construction market and is one of the UK’s leading natural and hybrid ventilation providers. Its patented E-Stack mixing ventilation products and strategy, allied to smart
controls, creates the lowest energy building possible with minimum associated CO₂ emissions and capital cost, whilst providing great indoor air quality and thermal comfort year-round.

Hybrid ventilation is the use of natural ventilation when external weather conditions are favourable, combined with the use ofmechanical ventilation at other times.