ventilé

Ventilé is the past participle of the French verb ventiler, meaning ventilated. It is used as an adjective in French to describe air or spaces that have been provided with ventilation. In everyday language, one speaks of une pièce ventilée (a ventilated room) or d’un système ventilé (a ventilated system). In architectural and engineering contexts, ventillé may appear in descriptions of ventilation design, including natural ventilation that relies on openings and mechanical ventilation that uses fans and ducts, often with heat recovery to improve efficiency. The concept covers maintaining air quality, temperature control, and humidity management by enabling air exchange with the outside or other spaces.

Etymology and grammar: ventillé derives from ventiler, which in turn comes from Latin ventilare, related to ventus, wind. In French, ventillé agrees with the noun it modifies: un espace ventilé, une pièce ventilée, des espaces ventilés. The corresponding noun is ventilation. The English equivalent is ventilated.

See also: ventilation; HVAC; indoor air quality; natural ventilation; mechanical ventilation; heat recovery ventilation.