Demand Ventilation Featuring the Melink Intelli-Hood System

If you are not familiar with this term, you are not alone.  Demand ventilation is quickly becoming a popular term amongst today’s universities, hospitals, prisons, restaurants, building owners and engineers due to spiraling energy costs and our need to protect the environment.

Demand ventilation is the process of controlling ventilation based on the demands of the indoor environment. In commercial kitchen applications, demand ventilation systems automatically control fan speed of exhaust fans and makeup air units based on the heat and smoke load in the kitchen hoods, at any given time.  This means the exhaust and makeup air fan speeds are decreased when little or no cooking is occurring, resulting in dramatic energy savings of up to 50%. Click here to learn more.

Air Solutions & Balancing, LLC is proud to be the #1 factory rep for installations in the country and are the Northeast rep for the Melink Intelli-Hood® product.  Our team specializes in worry free, turn-key installation in both new and existing environments. When choosing the Melink Intelli-Hood® controls system, typical annual operating savings are $1500-$3000 per kitchen hood per year, with payback periods that can range as low as 2-5 years. Melink Hood

Benefits:

  • Fully automated fan start / stop and operation
  • Customizable to fit any kitchen hood configuration
  • Can Integrate with any building automation system
  • Improves kitchen comfort
  • Lower energy costs. Learn more
  • Increased life of ventilation system
  • Improved fire safety
  • LEED Credit Eligible (link to LEED Application Guide pdf)


How does the Intelli-Hood system work?

The Intelli-Hood controls sense heat and smoke, and automatically reduce speeds of kitchen exhaust and make-up air unit fans, during idle, non-cooking periods. This reduces fan energy, a well as energy use associated with supplying tempered or conditioned make up air. Click here to see how the system works. A properly implemented demand ventilation control system essentially minimizes the energy burden while maximizing the ability of the hood to capture and contain cooking effluent.