Dyer Environmental Controls Ltd
Case Study | The Wharf, Droylsden Marina
Mechanical smoke ventilation for canal side apartments
Project Location: Dyer Environmental Controls Ltd supplied and Droylsden, Manchester installed a mechanical smoke ventilation solution in a Watkin Jones Homes development. Products: The Wharf, set alongside Droylsden Marina offers a Lobby smoke dampers collection of modern 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments. NSHEV dome vent NSHEV roof louvre Smoke detectors System Fan set The apartment block has 6 levels connected by a Smoke ventilation control panel central staircase. EN certified dampers are fitted to each floor along with local smoke detection. The fans are placed within the smoke shaft with an opensky louvre situated above them, providing weather protection. A control panel operates the duty and standby fans. Two AOV smoke dome vents are in place to provide smoke clearance, one located on level 6 and the other on the central staircase.
In case of fire If smoke is detected in the building the system will open the corridor AOV, smoke shaft damper, head of stair vent and opensky louvre. The duty fan will run to extract any smoke located in the corridor. In the event of a power failure the duty fan will engage. Dyer’s fully automatic system allows safe escape for residents and clear access for firefighters.
Opensky louvre Head of stair AOV
Head of stair smoke detector
Fan set - duty / standby
Damper smoke detector AOV smoke detector
End of corridor AOV Shaft damper
Dyer Environmental Controls Ltd, Unit 10, Lawnhurst Trading Estate, Cheadle Heath, Stockport, Cheshire SK3 0SD Page 1 of 2 www.dyerenvironmental.co.uk +44 (0)161 491 4840 Registered in England 02670985 VAT No. 611329279 V1 Dyer Environmental Controls Ltd
Case Study | The Wharf, Droylsden Marina
Dyer Environmental Controls Ltd, Unit 10, Lawnhurst Trading Estate, Cheadle Heath, Stockport, Cheshire SK3 0SD Page 2 of 2 www.dyerenvironmental.co.uk +44 (0)161 491 4840 Registered in England 02670985 VAT No. 611329279 V1