Befreest
Befreest - Experiential Offices

The results obtained from the combination of Clivet's ELFOFresh EVO and the Befreest management system are the starting point for an evolution of indoor air quality management models

BEFREEST is an innovative start-up that produces intelligent systems to monitor indoor air quality and reduce the risk of pollutants attacking indoor environments.

In 2020, it subjected its premises, inside a 1960s building with a reinforced concrete structure and external masonry with double tuff infill and plain double-glazed windows, to a retrofit with the aim of improving, employee comfort, saving energy and allowing customers to experience and touch the quality of their solutions.

Befreest
Results and solution

Inside the operational headquarters of Befreest, an ELFOFresh EVO air renewal and purification system by Clivet has been installed, featuring active electronic filters against smoke, fine dust, viruses, and bacteria, and active thermodynamic recovery. It carries out the air exchange and, thanks to the active thermodynamic recovery, provides a high energy contribution, under the supervision of the ecosystem designed by Befreest nose4.0, which completely controls the unit via IoT.

The ELFOFresh EVO unit has been installed inside the offices with the supply and return ducts kept cased in order to show the system to Customers, who can see and experience the proposed solutions for indoor air quality.

The Befreest sensors (noseC) constantly measure the CO2, temperature, and humidity in the offices and send the data to the Cloud, where they are processed to calculate the risk of SARS-COV-2 contagion determined through dedicated algorithms. When the calculated risk exceeds the alarm levels, the Cloud starts the ELFOFresh EVO system, which, through dedicated IoT control, provides the air exchange in the premises for the necessary time.

This mode makes it possible to reduce the costs of air exchange, activating the system only when and for the time necessary to reduce the risks, which is particularly useful in situations such as offices, where occupancy is discontinuous. In fact, offices remain empty at night, during the lunch break, and on holidays, and meeting rooms have variable occupancy.

Befreest's comment

"Thanks to the combination of Clivet's advanced ELFOFresh EVO VMC system, which with its active thermodynamic recovery technology allows the energy contained in the exhaust air to be recovered all year round, and the Befreest management system, we can count on the air changes necessary for proper ventilation of our offices in order to reduce the risk of SARS infection, but also to reduce the effects of the so-called sick building syndrome, saving energy and thus lowering running costs."

Installed units

ELFOFresh EVO

Protagonists

  • Client: Befreest srl
  • Plant design: Ing. Fabio Cerino
  • Plant installation: Prit srl
  • Clivet Agency: Promocomfort