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Market Intelligence Engine · v9.7 · April 2026
UK + Ireland Residential Ventilation

Market Intelligence Engine

Sizing the UK residential ventilation market from 30.4M dwellings through balanced ventilation installs to Zehnder's HRV/ERV product market — MVHR and SRHR. Transparent conversion pathways, 4 independent scenario drivers, first-install and aftermarket separation. Base scenario, governance-clean.
30.4M
UK dwellings (TOM)
304k
SAM first-install 2030
£381M
SAM value 2030
15
Sheets · 4 scenario drivers
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How to read the engine in plain language

TOM

Total Opportunity Market = the whole housing stock, split by ventilation type. This is the installed base the model starts from.

SAM

Serviceable Available Market = annual balanced-ventilation installs from new build plus first-time conversion. This is the balanced-vent market flow.

SOM

Serviceable Obtainable Market = the HRV/ERV subset of SAM, split into MVHR and SRHR. This is the product market Zehnder can actually play in.

Years and logic

2022 is the opening anchor year. 2023–2025 are bridge / calibration years. 2026–2030 are scenario-driven forecasts. First-install and aftermarket are shown separately throughout.

How to navigate: Start with TOM to understand the stock base, then follow how the 5. Conversion Engine turns stock into annual installs, how the Bridge separates first-install from replacement, and how SAM / SOM convert that into units and value. Read the tiles left to right as one connected flow rather than as separate sheets.

Data Flow: Sources / Assumptions / Driver Scenarios → TOM → Engine → Bridge → SAM → SOM

The engine is a cascading pipeline. Source data and structural assumptions set the anchors; Driver Scenarios controls annual Low / Base / High paths; TOM maps the stock; the Conversion Engine and Bridge transform that stock into annual flows for SAM and SOM. Click any step below to see what it does.

1. Source Data Library
2. Assumptions
3. Driver Scenarios
4. UK TOM
Conversion Engine
6. Conversion Bridge
7. UK SAM
8. UK SOM
9. Summary
10. Output_Flat

1. Source Data Library

Every material assumption in the workbook should trace back to a source row here. Each row stores the metric, source owner, publication, confidence rating, and a note on where it is used in the model.

Use this sheet when you want to challenge a number, update evidence, or explain to a client why a specific assumption exists. It is the provenance layer, not the scenario-control layer.

PurposeAudit trail for every assumption
Key InputsExternal data (ONS, DESNZ, surveys)
Key OutputsValidated reference values for Assumptions sheet
Editable?Yes — add new sources, update confidence

2. Assumptions

Structural/static layer only: sourced housing-stock anchors, explicit forecast growth rules, SFH/MFH allocation constants, and the opening stock distribution (2022 anchor → 2023–2025 calibration bridge). Annual scenario paths do not live here. Yellow cells are editable.

In plain language: this sheet tells the engine what the market looks like before scenario choices are applied. It should hold durable structural rules, not yearly Low/Base/High paths.

PurposeHold structural assumptions and source-backed anchors
Key InputsSource Data Library references
Key OutputsStructural splits, stock anchors, growth rules
Editable?Yes — yellow cells only

3. Driver Scenarios

Live annual scenario-control layer: four independent levers (Construction, Retrofit, Technology Mix, Pricing), each with Low / Base / High paths by year. Mix and match freely.

This is the main control panel. If a client asks “what if retrofit accelerates but construction stays weak?”, the answer is driven here rather than in Assumptions.

PurposeControl panel for scenario analysis
Key InputsUser-selected scenario levels plus annual path tables
Key OutputsYear-by-year rates and ASPs fed to TOM / Engine / SAM / SOM
Editable?Yes — yellow selector and scenario-path cells

4. UK TOM

Maps the entire UK housing stock (~30.4M dwellings) across 7 ventilation categories. 2022 is the survey-based opening anchor, 2023–2025 are calibration bridge years, and 2026–2030 roll forward in-sheet from stock additions and conversion flows.

This is the installed-base view. It answers: “How many homes currently sit in natural, local exhaust, MEV, PIV, MVHR, SRHR, or other categories?” and shows how that mix evolves over time.

PurposeTotal opportunity sizing / installed-base view
Key InputsHousing stock anchors, structural splits, new-build allocations, conversion flows
Key OutputsStock by ventilation type, year-on-year migration
Editable?No — formula-driven

5. Conversion Engine

Pathway-based calculator: 6 conversion pathways + 2 replacement pathways. Each applies trigger rate, technical feasibility, and HRV/ERV split.

This is where stock turns into annual flow. It combines source-stock volume with trigger rates, feasibility, and product split rules to estimate how many units are installed in each year.

PurposeCalculate annual balanced vent installs from stock
Key InputsTOM stock, driver scenario rates, feasibility
Key OutputsPathway-level MVHR + SRHR unit flows
Editable?No — formula-driven

6. Conversion Bridge

Aggregates all engine outputs into first-install vs replacement categories.

Think of the bridge as the clean packaging layer between detailed pathway math and reporting sheets. It makes SAM/SOM easier to read without losing the underlying pathway logic.

PurposeClean handoff from Engine to SAM/SOM
Key InputsConversion Engine pathway outputs
Key OutputsFirst-install SFH/MFH, Replacement MVHR/SRHR
Editable?No — formula-driven

7. UK SAM

Serviceable Available Market: annual flow of balanced ventilation installs from new build + conversion. First-install only.

SAM answers the question: “How big is the balanced-vent market Zehnder could in principle serve before narrowing to HRV/ERV products?” It is still broader than Zehnder’s actual product focus.

PurposeSize the addressable balanced vent market
Key InputsNB completions, Bridge first-install flows
Key OutputsSAM units and value by segment
Editable?No — formula-driven

8. UK SOM

Serviceable Obtainable Market: the HRV/ERV subset, split MVHR vs SRHR, first-install + aftermarket.

SOM is the closest representation of Zehnder’s actual product market. It narrows balanced ventilation down to HRV/ERV and then splits the market into central MVHR and decentral SRHR opportunities.

PurposeZehnder's actual addressable product market
Key InputsSAM units, HRV/ERV penetration, MVHR/SRHR split
Key OutputsSOM units, value, by product and segment
Editable?No — formula-driven

9. Summary

Consolidates key metrics across all layers for executive reporting.

Use this for leadership conversations: top-line units, value pools, first-install versus aftermarket, and simple benchmark-facing reads without opening the deeper sheets.

PurposeExecutive summary dashboard
Key InputsSAM and SOM outputs
Key OutputsTop-line KPIs, growth rates, share metrics
Editable?No — formula-driven

10. Output_Flat

Structured for BI tool ingestion. Columns: Segment | Channel | Product | Year | Units | Value | Share%.

This is the export layer. It lets you move from workbook logic into Power BI, Tableau, or custom charts without rebuilding formulas outside Excel.

PurposeMachine-readable export for Power BI / Tableau
Key InputsAll SOM data, flattened
Key OutputsOne row per segment-year combination
Editable?No — auto-generated
Colour convention in the Excel: Yellow cells are editable inputs. Black cells contain formulas — do not overwrite. The four scenario drivers (Construction, Retrofit, Technology Mix, Pricing) each have independent Low / Base / High paths.
Input Sheet

1. Source Data Library

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Every data point traces to a row in this sheet. 50+ entries, each with unique ID, source, publisher, URL, confidence rating. Col O shows live model value, Col P shows delta check.
ID Category Metric Value Source Conf.
UK_HS_001 Housing Stock UK total housing stock 30,413 '000 ONS Dwelling Stock by Tenure H
UK_NB_001 New Build UK new dwelling completions FY 2024-25 182.15 '000 Welsh Gov cross-UK table M
UK_VS_001 Ventilation MVHR prevalence in GB housing stock 3% Univ. of Strathclyde survey (n=1,861) M
UK_VS_013 Ventilation Self-reported mould/damp issues 22% Univ. of Strathclyde survey M
UK_HP_001 Heat Pumps UK retrofit heat pump installs 2022 26,292 DESNZ Heat Pump Statistics H
Input Sheet — Editable

2. Assumptions

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Structural/static layer only. Assumptions holds sourced stock anchors, explicit forecast growth rules, SFH/MFH allocation constants, and the opening UK stock distribution. Annual scenario paths for construction, retrofit, technology mix, and pricing sit in Driver Scenarios, not here.
Parameter Unit 2022 2025 2026 2028 2030
UK total housing stock '000 dw. 30,413 30,780 30,903 31,151 31,401
UK housing stock annual growth (forecast years) % pa 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4%
NB SFH / MFH share % of NB 75% / 25% 75% / 25% 75% / 25% 75% / 25% 75% / 25%
Stock SFH / MFH share % of stock 78.7% / 21.3% 78.7% / 21.3% 78.7% / 21.3% 78.7% / 21.3% 78.7% / 21.3%
Reno non-HRV value SFH / MFH weight ratio 60% / 40% 60% / 40% 60% / 40% 60% / 40% 60% / 40%
IE housing stock annual growth (forecast years) % pa 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 1.3%
Opening UK stock distribution logic: 2022 is the survey-based opening anchor. 2023–2025 are formula-driven calibration bridge years. 2026–2030 are rolled forward inside UK TOM. Hover over the i icon in the table header for the source explanation.
Opening UK stock distribution (7 categories)i 2022 anchor 2023 bridge 2024 bridge 2025 target
1. Natural only 29.0% 28.5% 28.0% 27.5%
2. Local exhaust / dMEV 40.0% 39.5% 39.0% 38.5%
3. Central exhaust / MEV 21.0% 21.3% 21.5% 21.8%
4. Supply-only / PIV 2.0% 2.1% 2.2% 2.3%
5. Balanced MVHR (central) 2.7% 3.1% 3.4% 3.8%
6. Balanced SRHR (decentral) 0.3% 0.4% 0.5% 0.6%
7. Hybrid / Other / Unknown 5.0% 5.2% 5.3% 5.5%
Control Panel

3. Driver Scenarios

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Four independent scenario drivers, each with Low / Base / High annual paths. These are the live forecast levers in the model: Construction, Retrofit, Technology Mix, and Pricing. We separated them deliberately so a client can test realistic mixed worlds — for example weak construction with strong retrofit support — instead of being forced into one bundled low/base/high story that moves everything together.

§1 Construction

What it controls: new-build completions in UK and Ireland, which then cascade into NB balanced installs.

Why scenarios are defined this way: construction is the most macro-sensitive driver, so Low / Base / High reflect different housing-cycle recoveries rather than technology choices.

2030 anchor points: UK 155k / 206k / 280k; IE 31k / 42k / 52k.

§2 Retrofit

What it controls: deep retrofit, moderate renovation, trigger rates, and replacement intensity.

Why scenarios are defined this way: retrofit is policy- and incentive-sensitive, so the scenarios represent different renovation momentum worlds rather than simple straight-line growth.

Deep retrofit by 2030: SFH 1.0% / 2.25% / 4.0%; MFH 0.7% / 1.7% / 3.2%.

§3 Technology Mix

What it controls: balanced-vent penetration, HRV/ERV share, and MVHR vs SRHR split by segment.

Why scenarios are defined this way: technology adoption can accelerate independently of the housing cycle, especially when regulation, installer familiarity, and product acceptance improve faster than expected.

2030 balanced penetration examples: SFH 42% / 62% / 78%; MFH 60% / 80% / 90%.

§4 Pricing

What it controls: ASP paths across SAM and SOM, split by NB vs Reno and MVHR vs SRHR.

Why scenarios are defined this way: pricing often moves differently from volume — inflation, premiumization, and mix shift can raise value even in a softer unit market.

Example base 2030 ASPs: SAM NB SFH ~£1,172; SAM NB MFH ~£928; SAM Reno SFH ~£1,301.

TOM — Total Opportunity Market

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Maps the entire UK housing stock (~30.4M dwellings) across 7 ventilation categories. 2022 is the opening anchor, 2023–2025 are calibration bridge years, and 2026–2030 roll forward inside UK TOM from new-build allocation and conversion flows.
Ventilation Type Segment 2022 2024 2026 2028 2030
1. Natural (window/trickle) Basic 8,820 8,591 8,431 8,340 8,217
2. Local exhaust / dMEV Basic 12,165 11,966 11,891 11,944 11,955
3. Central exhaust / MEV Basic 6,387 6,607 6,712 6,695 6,646
4. Supply-only / PIV Transitional 608 675 709 708 703
5. Balanced MVHR (central) Advanced 821 1,053 1,272 1,529 1,864
6. Balanced SRHR (decentral) Advanced 91 153 218 302 417
7. Hybrid / Other / Unknown Mixed 1,521 1,636 1,671 1,633 1,599
Reading the stock path: opening shares are anchored in Assumptions, bridged to 2025, then rolled forward by new-build allocation and conversion flows in the TOM / Conversion Engine stack. Heat-pump adoption remains a useful external correlation, but it does not directly drive stock shares one-for-one.
Calculation Engine

4. UK Conversion Engine

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Pathway-based calculator showing exactly how existing housing stock converts to balanced ventilation. For every pathway the engine starts with a source stock pool, applies a trigger rate (the share of homes exposed to a renovation or replacement moment), then a technical-feasibility filter, and only then allocates the surviving flow into HRV/ERV, MVHR, and SRHR outputs.
How to read the tiles: each tile is one pathway in the engine. Hover over the red i icon to see what stock pool it represents, when it is triggered, and why it matters in the model.

1. Natural → Balanced SFHi

Natural SFH stockDeep retrofitWhole-home feasibility

Deep retrofit | Rate 0.3%→0.9%

2. Natural → Balanced MFHi

Natural MFH stockDeep retrofitMFH conversion fit

Deep retrofit | Rate varies

3. dMEV → Balancedi

dMEV stockModerate renoUpgrade suitability

Moderate reno | Rate 0.5%→1.3%

4. MEV → Balancedi

MEV stockModerate renoBalanced retrofit fit

Moderate reno | Rate 0.8%→2.2%

5. PIV → Balancedi

PIV stockUpgrade eventBalanced suitability

Low-effort | Rate 1.5%→3.0%

6. Natural → Mechanicali

Natural stockShallow retrofitMechanical fit

Fast/shallow retrofit

7. MVHR Replacementi

Installed baseReplacement rateAftermarket units

Lifecycle | 2.5% /yr

8. SRHR Replacementi

Installed baseReplacement rateAftermarket units

Lifecycle | 2.5% /yr

Total annual conversion: 63k (2022) → 218k (2030). Technical feasibility starts at 75% (2022) and increases to 88% by 2030 — the key constraint on conversion growth.
Aggregator

5. UK Conversion Bridge

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Aggregates all engine outputs into two categories feeding SAM and SOM.
Category 2022 2025 2030
First-time SFH balanced 31.3k 51.9k 131.2k
First-time MFH balanced 8.5k 14.1k 35.5k
First-time total 39.8k 66.0k 166.8k
MVHR replacement 20.5k 29.2k 42.1k
SRHR replacement 2.3k 4.6k 8.9k
Replacement total 22.8k 33.9k 51.0k

SAM — Serviceable Available Market

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Annual flow of balanced ventilation installs from new build and conversion. First-install only at the SAM level.
Segment 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
NB SFH 48.9 56.3 63.5 57.4 64.4 71.8 79.5 87.5 95.9
NB MFH 26.2 29.3 31.2 27.3 29.9 32.6 35.3 38.2 41.2
NB Total 75.1 85.6 94.7 84.7 94.3 104.4 114.8 125.8 137.1
First-time Conv SFH 31.3 35.4 45.5 51.9 65.4 80.1 96.0 113.0 131.2
First-time Conv MFH 8.5 9.6 12.3 14.1 17.7 21.7 26.0 30.6 35.5
First-Install Conv Total 39.8 44.9 57.9 66.0 83.1 101.8 122.0 143.6 166.8
SAM FIRST-INSTALL (units '000) 114.9 130.5 152.6 150.7 177.5 206.2 236.8 269.4 303.9
SAM First-Install Value (£M) £116.8 £136.5 £162.9 £165.7 £200.6 £239.5 £282.3 £329.5 £381.1
By ~2027, first-install conversion from stock overtakes new build as the primary SAM driver. Conversion grows from 40k to 167k units — driven by EPC mandates, BUS grants, and Future Homes Standard.

SOM — Serviceable Obtainable Market

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The HRV/ERV subset of SAM, split by MVHR (central) vs SRHR (decentral). Separately tracks first-install and aftermarket/replacement.
Section 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
A. New Build SFH
NB SFH: HRV/ERV total 25.4 31.5 34.9 33.9 40.0 46.7 54.1 62.1 71.0
MVHR (central) 20.8 25.8 28.3 27.1 31.6 36.4 41.6 47.2 53.2
SRHR (decentral) 4.6 5.7 6.6 6.8 8.4 10.3 12.4 14.9 17.7
B. New Build MFH
NB MFH: HRV/ERV total 12.6 15.2 15.9 15.0 17.3 19.9 22.6 25.6 28.9
MVHR 8.8 10.7 11.0 10.2 11.6 13.1 14.7 16.4 18.2
SRHR 3.8 4.6 4.9 4.8 5.7 6.8 7.9 9.2 10.7
C. Conversion SFH
Reno SFH: HRV/ERV total 12.5 15.6 20.0 24.9 33.4 43.3 54.7 67.8 82.7
MVHR 10.7 13.1 16.6 20.4 27.0 34.6 43.2 52.9 63.7
SRHR 1.9 2.5 3.4 4.5 6.3 8.7 11.5 14.9 19.0
D. Conversion MFH
Reno MFH: HRV/ERV total 3.0 3.6 4.7 5.9 8.0 10.4 13.3 16.5 20.2
MVHR 1.9 2.4 3.0 3.7 4.9 6.4 8.0 9.7 11.7
SRHR 1.0 1.3 1.7 2.2 3.0 4.1 5.3 6.8 8.5
E. First-Install Totals
SOM FIRST-INSTALL (units '000) 53.5 65.9 75.6 79.7 98.6 120.2 144.6 172.1 202.8
MVHR first-install 42.2 51.9 58.9 61.5 75.2 90.5 107.5 126.3 146.8
SRHR first-install 11.3 14.0 16.7 18.3 23.5 29.7 37.1 45.8 55.9
SOM First-Install Value (£M) £59.3 £74.5 £87.0 £93.8 £118.6 £147.7 £181.3 £220.0 £264.3
F. Aftermarket
Replacement MVHR 20.5 23.3 26.3 29.2 29.2 31.8 34.8 38.2 42.1
Replacement SRHR 2.3 3.0 3.8 4.6 4.6 5.4 6.4 7.5 8.9
Replacement total 22.8 26.4 30.2 33.9 33.9 37.2 41.2 45.8 51.0
G. Grand Total
SOM TOTAL incl. Replacement (units) 76.3 92.3 105.7 113.6 132.5 157.5 185.8 217.9 253.8
MVHR total 62.8 75.3 85.2 90.7 104.4 122.3 142.3 164.5 189.0
SRHR total 13.5 17.0 20.5 22.9 28.1 35.2 43.6 53.4 64.8
SOM Grand Total Value (£M) £89.2 £109.5 £127.5 £139.9 £165.9 £200.6 £240.9 £287.4 £340.8
MVHR's share gradually decreases as SRHR adoption grows in retrofit segments where single-room solutions have lower installation barriers. Both product categories grow in absolute terms. Aftermarket adds £77M by 2030.

Ireland Market (IE_SOM)

Ireland mirrors the UK logic but remains the more proxy-based add-on market. Use it as a directional planning layer, not with the same confidence as the UK core engine.
Metric 2022 2025 2026 2030
Housing stock ('000) 2,112 2,181 2,209 2,326
NB balanced penetration 35% 55% 60% 80%
NB balanced installs 11.6 20.4 22.8 33.6
Deep retrofit balanced 1.2 3.1 3.8 7.7
SAM total 12.8 23.4 26.6 41.3
SOM total (HRV/ERV) 6.4 15.2 17.8 31.0
  MVHR 4.8 12.2 14.5 26.3
  SRHR 1.6 3.0 3.4 4.6

Zehnder Actuals + Summary

Yellow input cells capture 8 segments: NB SFH MVHR, NB SFH SRHR, NB MFH MVHR, NB MFH SRHR, Reno SFH MVHR, Reno SFH SRHR, Reno MFH MVHR, Reno MFH SRHR. Auto-calculates market share against SOM.

Output_Flat: Structured for BI tool ingestion. Columns: Segment | Channel | Product | Year | Units | Value | Share%. Ready for Power BI, Tableau, or custom dashboards.

31.4M
UK Housing Stock 2030 (TOM)
+0.4% YoY
304k
SAM First-Install 2030
2.6x from 2022
203k
SOM First-Install 2030
3.8x from 2022
51k
Aftermarket/Replacement 2030
2.2x from 2022
£341M
SOM Total Value 2030
£264M + £77M after

Value Pool Analysis

Value pool is segmented consistently with the workbook: MVHR vs SRHR across SFH/MFH and NB/Conversion, with aftermarket shown separately. Tile sizes now scale with the selected value pool so large segments visibly take more space.

Year
Column
Row
Market Type

Market Funnel

The funnel is a base-scenario snapshot. Use the year toggle to switch between 2025 and 2030 and the product toggle to view total HRV/ERV, MVHR only, or SRHR only.

Key Assumptions (2022 → 2030)

NB balanced vent pen. SFH42% → 62%
NB balanced vent pen. MFH60% → 80%
HRV/ERV share (SFH)59% → 74%
HRV/ERV share (MFH)55% → 70%
MVHR share of HRV SFH80% → 75%
MVHR share of HRV MFH68% → 63%
Deep retrofit rate SFH1.0% → 2.25%
Deep retrofit rate MFH0.7% → 1.7%
Illustrative blended MVHR first-install ASP (2025)~£1,390
Illustrative blended SRHR first-install ASP (2025)~£459
Illustrative MVHR replacement ASP (2025)~£1,490
Illustrative SRHR replacement ASP (2025)~£545
Tech feasibility (deep)78% → 88%
Tech feasibility (moderate)58% → 68%

Market Evolution

Operational charts below are unit-led because those are the cleanest comparable series across the workbook. Value views are already shown in the Value Pool and the dedicated market value chart.

SAM Growth — NB vs Conversion

First-Time Conversion Mix: SFH vs MFH

SOM: First-Install vs Aftermarket

SOM Product Mix: MVHR vs SRHR

Market Value Trajectory (£M)

NB Penetration vs Conversion Feasibility

Ireland Market Evolution

Ireland Product Mix: MVHR vs SRHR

Dashboard Scope: All charts reflect the Base Scenario. The model supports Low/Base/High across 4 independent drivers (Construction, Retrofit, Technology Mix, Pricing). Technical feasibility in chart 6 means the share of triggered homes that are practically suitable to convert to balanced ventilation. Ireland is shown as a lighter appendix view because the engine is more proxy-based there than in the UK core model.