Automatic Opening Vent Systems (AOV’s)
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Aluminium Windows Systems for Smoke Ventilation
The implementation of Automatic Opening Vent Systems (AOVs) or Smoke Ventilation Systems is crucial to meet the fire safety requirements of any building. It is important to ensure that your commercial building complies with the latest safety regulations.
AOVs integrate automatic windows with an actuator and ventilation sources to create an efficient fire safety system. These systems automatically open when triggered by heat or smoke detectors, allowing for the natural ventilation of air and smoke.
A Plus has partnered with SE Controls, a leading manufacturer of smoke ventilation products, to produce AOVs that meet the required standards. In addition, A Plus works with Silver Group, a top provider of fire safety and security solutions, for the design, installation, and ongoing maintenance of all types of building smoke ventilation and heat exhaust systems. A Plus’s collaboration with these partners has resulted in one of the first fully compliant AOV systems in the UK.
Ensuring a dependable smoke ventilation system
In the event of a fire, smoke is considered a bigger threat than the fire itself which is why we’re often advised to crawl along the floor below smoke. One of the other biggest threats during a fire is firefighters being unable to access buildings safely and quickly due to any structural damage caused.
As AOVs open automatically and are built into the most structurally sound parts of the building (the outer walls or roof), AOVs allow smoke to rise above escape routes, giving significantly improved visibility and ventilation to occupants, as well as giving firefighters quick and easy access to a building in order to carry out fire and rescue operations. This means earlier firefighting, better safety, and less permanent damage to your facilities or offices.
fabrication partners with se controls
Compliance is a term commonly associated with smoke ventilation solutions; however, it’s unfortunate that only a limited number of companies are capable of providing a genuinely compliant solution.
Rhino Aluminium are certified partnership with SE Controls and are one of only a handful of suppliers in the UK to be able to offer a truly compliant solution from design to install, commissioning and subsequent maintenance providing commercial builders with a complete solution that is legally compliant.
how do smoke vents work?
Smoke Ventilation Systems, also known as Automatic Opening Vent Systems (AOVs), play a vital role in fulfilling a building’s fire safety requirements. These systems open automatically when triggered by heat or smoke detectors, providing natural ventilation of air and smoke. This allows for the integration of automatic windows and ventilation sources into a well-optimized fire safety system.
While new projects are best suited for integrating AOVs as a comprehensive natural ventilation system within complex building structures, existing projects can also be retrofitted with AOVs as part of an integrated fire safety or smoke control solution.
Therefore, AOVs offer a complete smoke ventilation system for buildings, promoting safety in the event of a fire.
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Every Rhino Aluminium window and door product is hand crafted by experts in our dedicated UK aluminium factory, this ensures that the product you recieve will stand the test of time. Our products will function and operate in the same way today as they will long into the future, as well as sustain their elegant and beautiful appearance.
We are so confident about the level of quality that we manufacture, we are delighted to back our products with a no quibble 10 year Manufacturers Guarantee!
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An unlimited choice of colour that’s all yours.
Rhino Aluminium windows and doors are available in a multitude of colours, from our standard range to the full RAL spectrum. Our profiles are powder coated with the highest quality powders, providing you with the peace of mind of a 25 year guarantee. The choice is yours; pick from one of our standard finishes or choose a bespoke finish from more than 500 colours as well as a different colour inside and out.
Standard colours – Anthracite grey RAL 7016 / White Hipca RAL 9910 / Black 9005 – are always available off the shelf at Rhino. Special colours (any other RAL colour) and Dual colour (white inner frame and grey outer frame for example) do carry a lead time of 5-6 weeks with an additional cost. Please contact the office to discuss this in detail.
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