Breathing Buildings Ltd. was formed as a spin out company from the University of Cambridge in 2006, following the discovery and development of the proprietary low energy e-stack mixing ventilation system as part of a major research programme at the BP Institute, through the Cambridge-MIT Institute, with funding from BP plc. The technology was filed for patent by the University of Cambridge, and Breathing Buildings has exclusive rights to the technology.
Breathing Buildings was set up to develop and commercialize this low energy ventilation system. During 2006-07 prototypes of the system were developed and tested in the Breathing Buildings laboratories, with a team of highly qualified ventilation experts. The value and potential of the innovation has been recognised by several awards for innovation. Furthermore, since the e-stack system was commercially introduced in 2007, the success of the product and associated consultancy has been recognised by industry via an increasing number of awards.
E-stack systems are operating in hundreds of buildings across the UK, ranging from retail projects to local primary schools, and there is a substantial pipeline of new projects for which Breathing Buildings is actively engaged in supplying e-stack systems.
The Breathing Buildings team contributes significantly to research into natural ventilation. Our links with the University of Cambridge are very strong. Click here for a reference list of background papers and to watch Dr. Shaun Fitzgerald giving an introductory lecture on Natural Ventilation please click here .
