ClearChoice™ PDS – proven smoke-free escape routes
NOVENCO designs and installs advanced Pressure Differential Systems (PDS) that keep essential escape routes clear of smoke. Our ClearChoice™ PDS actively controls pressure and airflow to prevent smoke migration, enabling optimal self-evacuation conditions and effective firefighting.
Key advantages of ClearChoice™ PDS
- Establishes the required pressure difference or open door air velocity within 3 seconds to maintain smoke-free escape routes.
- Compliance with EN 12101-13:2022 for design, calculation, installation, system acceptance, and maintenance.
- Fully compliant and independently tested to EN 12101-6:2022.
- Proven full functionality after 10,000 cycles and 2 hours above 300 °C.
- Ensures top performance when it matters most.
- Maintains stable airflow even with multiple open doors or during purge ventilation.
- Minimizes shaft sizes and maximizes usable floor area
- Flexible modular system design with minimal cabling requirements
- Tailored to specific building needs, including solutions for stack effect in high-rise buildings and adverse weather scenarios.
- Complete system integration
NOVENCO expertise
Decades of experience
Longstanding know-how in smoke control and fan technology.
In-house testing
Comprehensive testing in our state-of-the-art facility ensures consistent quality.
Complete solutions
Full turnkey offering—from design and engineering to installation, commissioning, and maintenance.
Cutting-edge technology
Advanced fan technology for superior performance and smoke control fans tested to EN 12101-3:2015 and EN 12101-6:2022 with frequency-controlled fast cycling.
Seamless integration
Complete system integration of fans, dampers, sensors, controls, and monitoring.
The NOVENCO advantage
Choose NOVENCO for:
- Peace of mind: Reliable systems that safeguard occupants.
- Full compliance: Meets EN 12101-6, EN 12101-13 and all relevant standards.
- Sustainability: Energy-efficient solutions with minimal environmental impact.
- Expert support: A dedicated team guiding you from concept to completion.
NOVENCO ClearChoice™ PDS System Compliance
- EN 12101-2
- EN 12101-3
- EN 12101-6
- EN 12101-7
- EN 12101-8
- EN 12101-9
- EN 12101-10
- EN 12101-13
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Related cases
NOVENCO® Building & Industry delivered an advanced pressure differential system for a 21-storey German insurance headquarters, introducing a market-first 0.7-second louvre actuator to enhance high-rise fire safety.
Three-tower development protected with certified ClearChoice™ smoke control and ZerAx® fans meeting EN12101-3 standards.
Comprehensive smoke control system for 758-room modular development, achieving EN12101-3 compliance and BREEAM Excellent rating with ZerAx fans.
