Kitchen Ventilation Consultancy for Architects

We act as your specialist mechanical partner. Because we are independent consultants rather than installing contractors, we provide completely unbiased, objective engineering solutions. We take ownership of the ventilation strategy, ensuring your designs are spatially viable, fully compliant, and ready for a smooth tender process.

Seamless Architectural Integration & Spatial Planning

Commercial kitchen ventilation systems demand significant space. Without early integration, ductwork routing and plant equipment can quickly compromise ceiling heights, service risers, and roof layouts. We work directly with your CAD models and design team from the initial feasibility stages to prevent spatial conflicts.

• Plant & Void Sizing: We calculate the exact ductwork dimensions, attenuation requirements, and plant space needed to give you accurate spatial footprints early in the RIBA Plan of Work.
• Aesthetic Sensitivity: We specify low-profile extraction canopies, bespoke architectural grilles, and carefully routed ductwork to ensure the mechanical services complement your interior design rather than dominate it.
• Heritage & Listed Buildings: We provide creative engineering solutions for venues with structural restrictions or historical protections, finding compliant ways to route air without compromising the building fabric.

Securing Planning Permission & Environmental Health Approval

Securing planning consent for A3, A4, or Class E venues often hinges on a robust strategy for odour mitigation and acoustic control. We produce the comprehensive technical documentation required to satisfy planning officers and Environmental Health departments on your behalf.

• EMAQ+ Odour Control: We design and specify multi-stage filtration systems, including carbon, UV-C, and Electrostatic Precipitators. This ensures you meet strict EMAQ+ guidelines for odour discharge, particularly in dense urban or residential areas.
• Acoustic Compliance (LA90): We provide detailed acoustic specifications, calculating the necessary inline silencers and anti-vibration mountings to ensure roof plant and exhaust points do not exceed local authority background noise limits.
• Discharge Strategy: We offer expert guidance on flue routing and high-level discharge points to align with local planning policies.

BESA DW/172 & Building Control Compliance

The regulatory framework for commercial kitchens is rigorous. We take full responsibility for the mechanical compliance of your project, ensuring your designs pass building control scrutiny without delays.

• DW/172 Specification: We perform the exact capture velocity and thermal load calculations required to size the kitchen ventilation system strictly to BESA DW/172 standards.
• Fire Safety & TR19®: We map out ductwork routes in accordance with TR19® Grease guidelines. We specify exactly where contractors must install fire dampers and cleaning access doors to ensure absolute fire safety compliance.

Independent Tendering & Project Management

Our independence means we specify the equipment that is genuinely best for your building, completely free from contractor markups.

We produce highly detailed mechanical scopes of work that you can drop directly into your tender packages. This allows your clients to receive accurate and comparable quotes from multiple installation contractors. Once on site, Peak Ventilation can act as the technical project manager. We oversee the installation, resolve site queries, and review final commissioning data to ensure the system is built exactly as designed.