Aereco announced a new MVHR range on 20 December 2023, with the InspirAIR Top Premium system at the head of the line-up. The manufacturer states that the unit holds Passiv Haus certification and is recognised in the PCDB database, the product directory used across the ventilation industry.
The announcement gives no performance figures. Air flow rates, heat recovery efficiency, sound levels, duct sizes, unit dimensions and price are not reported in the company's news item, and no launch date for availability is given beyond the publication date of the announcement itself.
Aereco describes the unit as a connected system, positioning it around air quality, performance, comfort and user interaction rather than around any single technical measure.
"With Passiv Haus certification and recognition in the PCDB database, InspirAIR Top is your ultimate choice for top-tier indoor air quality, performance, and comfort."
The company's own summary of the range is similarly broad:
"Elevate your indoor living experience with the InspirAIR Top MVHR system, a connected marvel of innovation designed to prioritise air quality, performance, comfort, and user interaction."
Aereco is a ventilation manufacturer, and the announcement appears on its UK news page. The range is listed on the company's heat recovery units page, which the announcement links to. No independent test data, installer comment or certification body statement accompanies the announcement in the material published.
Why it matters for households
An MVHR system extracts stale, moist air from kitchens and bathrooms and supplies filtered fresh air to living spaces, recovering heat from the outgoing air in the process. Because the unit runs continuously, its certified performance matters more than it would for a fan switched on occasionally.
Passiv Haus certification is awarded by the Passiv Haus Institut and requires a unit to meet set thresholds for heat recovery efficiency and electrical consumption, verified by independent testing rather than by the manufacturer alone. Recognition in the PCDB matters for a different reason: the database feeds the Standard Assessment Procedure, the method used to produce Energy Performance Certificates for UK homes. A unit listed there can be specified in a SAP calculation, which is how a dwelling's predicted energy performance is worked out for building regulations and for the EPC a household sees when a property is sold or let.
For a home's energy independence, the practical effect of an MVHR unit is that ventilation heat loss is reduced while the building remains airtight. That lowers the energy needed to keep the home warm, which matters most where a household is trying to cut reliance on bought-in gas or electricity. The announcement does not state any efficiency figure, so the size of that effect for this particular unit has not been reported.
The wider insulation and glazing context is that ventilation and airtightness are assessed together: tightening a home without controlled ventilation raises moisture and indoor air quality problems, which is why certified MVHR units are specified alongside insulation upgrades.
What happens next
No dates for availability, pricing or installer training are given in the announcement. The company directs readers to its heat recovery units page to view the range.
Sources1 cited
- New MVHR Range - News - Aereco, aereco.co.uk