{"id":17806,"date":"2026-11-08T08:13:17","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T07:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ventsystems.de\/pflegeheim-krankenhaus-lueften-fensterantrieb\/"},"modified":"2026-11-08T08:13:17","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T07:13:17","slug":"ventilating-care-homes-hospitals-window-actuators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ventsystems.de\/en\/pflegeheim-krankenhaus-lueften-fensterantrieb\/","title":{"rendered":"Ventilating care homes and hospitals: window actuators without trapping risk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In brief:<\/strong> Care homes and hospitals need regular ventilation without residents getting cold or being hurt by a moving window. A proven approach: only fanlights and windows out of reach move automatically, controlled by schedule or room air quality, with rain and wind protection.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is different here?<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Vulnerable people:<\/strong> do not let windows within reach move automatically, see <a href=\"\/en\/dictionary\/closing-edges\/\">closing edges<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>No draughts:<\/strong> ventilate often and briefly via fanlights rather than leaving windows tilted for long periods.<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>At night:<\/strong> ventilation by time programme so nobody has to get up.<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Corridors and common rooms:<\/strong> fanlights via group switch for the staff.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Which actuators are suitable?<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For fanlights and bottom-hung windows a <a href=\"\/en\/product-category\/chain-drives\/\">Chain actuator<\/a> again <a href=\"\/en\/product\/vs-ka\/\">VS-KA<\/a> with 250 N is usually enough. Where the actuator should not be visible, the concealed chain actuator <a href=\"\/en\/product\/vs-cka-300\/\">VS-CKA 300<\/a>is suitable. Several rooms are controlled by the <a href=\"\/en\/product\/vs-ls7\/\">VS-C24-7A ventilation control unit<\/a> with up to 7 actuators; for entire buildings the i-series actuators with <a href=\"\/en\/dictionary\/modbus\/\">Modbus<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Control and protection<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Switches for the staff, mounted out of the residents\u2019 reach.<\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/dictionary\/rain-sensor\/\">Rain sensor<\/a> and <a href=\"\/en\/dictionary\/wind-monitor\/\">Wind monitor<\/a> close all windows in severe weather.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Smoke exhaust is a separate topic: it is planned project-specifically and operated with an approved SHEV control panel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More planning tips: <a href=\"\/en\/common-mistakes-choosing-window-actuators\/\">10 common mistakes when choosing an actuator<\/a>. For a quote, send photos and dimensions via the <a href=\"\/en\/project-enquiry\/\">Project enquiry<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">May windows in patient rooms open automatically?<\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only with protection at the closing edges or if they are out of reach. The planner decides on the basis of a risk assessment; for residents\u2019 rooms we recommend automatic fanlights.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can existing windows in a care home be retrofitted?<\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Usually yes, if there is space on the frame for actuator and bracket. Photos and dimensions are enough for an initial assessment.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How are many rooms ventilated at the same time?<\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Via a ventilation control unit with time programme or centrally via the building management system with the i-series actuators.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ventilating care homes and hospitals automatically: fanlights instead of windows within reach, time programme, rain and wind protection, suitable 24 V actuators.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1958],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lueftung-gebaeudeautomation"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ventsystems.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17806","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ventsystems.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ventsystems.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ventsystems.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ventsystems.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17806"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ventsystems.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17806\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ventsystems.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ventsystems.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ventsystems.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}