Subject:

Textile Ducting:

Steel Ducting: 

Air Distribution

Uniform delivery, no drafts or dead zones

Draft and dead zones occur based on proximity to vents

Cooling Capacity

Reduced as evenly distributed cool air settles uniformly in the occupied area of the room

A higher cooling capacity is often required as uneven distribution stirs warm and cool air around the entire room

Installation costs

Very low: It’s possible to save up to 70% on installation time thanks to the light weight material and simple modular set-up

High: Steel ducts can weigh as much as 20 times more than textile ducts, resulting in a heavy workload with more complex handling requirements

Initial costs

Textile materials are typically cheaper than steel, the prices of raw fabrics and yarn are consistent despite economic instability

Steel is typically more expensive than textiles and prices have  been rising in response to economic instability

Colours

Euro Air can deliver a huge variety of colours to satisfy architectural and branding demands

Painting steel ducts is a time consuming and very expensive process

Air exchange rate

The entire surface area of the textile duct is used as one big diffuser, resulting in a very high air exchange rate

To achieve a high air exchange rate steel ducting systems need to produce powerful, concentrated drafts

Risk of draft in the occupied zone

Even with high air exchange rates the risk of drafts is very low as air is distributed evenly from the entire surface of the duct

There is a high potential for drafts that increases along with the air exchange rate

Weight of section

Ø-500 x 1.000 mm

App. 550 g

App. 8.700 g

Maintenance

The modular textile system from Euro Air is easy to dismantle and reinstall after washing

Cleaning a steel duct is a complex and costly process, this means that cleaning is often postponed or ignored altogether, resulting in a less hygenic indoor climate

Noise suppressed

The light weight and flexibility of the textile material eliminates any need for noise suppression

Noise suppressing steel ducts is time consuming, complicated and expensive, it is rarely pursued as a result

Noise generation

Without vibrating metal surfaces, textile ducts operate cleanly and quietly, eliminating both audible disturbances and high-frequency buzzing

Steel ducts produce a variety of noise issues that increase along  with the air flow and exchange rates, over time these disturbances have a measurable impact on workplace productivity and comfort