13.02.2024
Energy Tape Measure for Fume Hoods
The tape measure is a sticker that you can attach to your fume hood
Many fume hoods across Denmark have a small energy tape measure attached. These tape measures are equipped with red/green colors and happy/sad smileys that indicate whether the fume hood is being used in an environmentally friendly manner.
After a period during which we couldn't supply the tape measure, it has now been reprinted in a larger quantity, and you can order it for free.
The tape measure is a sticker that you can attach to your fume hood. It indicates the approximate CO2 consumption for a given sash position. The sash position is crucial for how powerfully your fan needs to run and how much heated air is drawn out of the laboratory.
Another consequence of an overly large sash opening is that you "steal" ventilation capacity from your colleagues, which might prevent them from working in their fume hoods. You can learn much more about this in our latest seminar: The Fume Hood License, held in both Copenhagen and Aarhus.