New Zealand Commercial Design Trends Series NZ Commercial Design Trends Vol. 30/12 | Page 78

WELCOMING AIR
This restaurant and adjacent kitchen achieves a balanced fresh air environment
with fabric-duct technology offered in New Zealand by Smooth-Air Products

In the complex world of commercial ducting
and HVAC systems, an issue can be easy to notice
but hard to pinpoint. A professional team will spot
the problem and supply the appropriate response.
Commercial kitchens produce smoke, steam
or airborne grease that needs to be captured and
removed, says Smooth-Air HVAC product manager
Paul Shaw.
“However, restaurants often add more cooking
hoods or heat-producing appliances that skew the
ability of the HVAC to perform to specifications.
“In this restaurant, smoke and food odours
from the kitchen were wafting into the dining room
because turbulence from a high-velocity HVAC
supply diffuser prevented the cooking draft hood
from operating effectively. The problem was solved
when traditional ducting was switched for two
D-shaped fabric diffusers. The resulting even output
changed the kitchen air pressure from positive to
negative, resulting in cleaner air for the dining area.”
With DuctSox Fabric Air Dispersion Systems,
the air is discharged more evenly along the entire
length of the duct, providing consistent and uniform
air dispersion in the occupied space, says Shaw.
Lightweight and custom engineered to specific
requirements, fabric damper systems come with
a 10-year warranty. They are easy to maintain and
can be washed in a commercial washing machine.
The DuctSox System can be coloured and silk
screened to precise customer requirements.
This is just one of the many advanced ducting
and HVAC solutions offered by Smooth-Air.
For more information, contact Smooth-Air,
phone 0800 SMOOTH (0800 766 684). Or visit the
website: www.smooth-air.co.nz

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Above:D-shaped fabric diffusers
contributed to an efficient HVAC
balance between the kitchen and
dining area for this restaurant.

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