These passive ventilation systems can be applied to all building types in all areas.

VENT's passive ventilation roofing systems allow a calculated amount of fresh air to enter the roof cavity.  

As part of the VENT passive ventilation roofing system, the VENT Roll Panel Vent (G502)  ensures a 25mm gap is maintained between rigid or flexible roof underlays and insulation to avoid moisture transfer and air disturbance, to meet the requirements of most insulation products.

Vent passive ventilation systems can be used with roof types such as long run, pressed metal, asphalt shingle and concrete tiles.

The system also works well with mechanical ventilation systems that are not externally ventilated i.e they do not ventilate from outside the building but from inside the roof cavity.

VENT's passive ventilation roofing systems and products focus on the ventilation of roof spaces only, determined by the pitch of the roof. 

VENT's Passive Roof Ventilation Products comply with the following provisions of the NZ Building Code:

• B1.3.1, B1.3.2
• B1.3.3 (a)
• B1.3.4 (a, b, c, d, e)
• B2.3.1 (a)
• B2.3.2 (a)

Evidence: All products are manufactured by Manthorpe Building Products Ltd (UK) who are ISO 9001 accredited by SGS Certificate # GB12/84769, certified since 2011.

Passive Ventilation has been used in Canada, America, the United Kingdom and Europe for almost four decades. By introducing passive ventilation into roofs these countries have significantly reduced internal moisture and prevented what was called 'sick home syndrome'.

More recently in New Zealand, since changes to E3:AS1 1.1.4.b of the New Zealand Building Code in 2014, passive ventilation has become more widely understood and the need to ventilate the uninhabited spaces in a building has been more widely acknowledged. Industry experts BRANZ have endorsed passive ventilation as a necessity in Skillion roof types and have recommended that all roof types are passively ventilated as redundancy to eradicate internal moisture.

The NZMRM is currently revising the Metal Roofing Code of Practice to incorporate ventilation into certain roof design and strongly recommending passive ventilation in all metal roof types.  

Since the amendment of E3:AS1 hundreds of New Zealand buildings have incorporated passive ventilation into building design and application, These buildings include MOE school Reroof projects, residential new build and renovations and commercial projects.