Energy Recovery Ventilators (ERV/HRV)
Producers of energy recovery and heat recovery ventilation units for buildings.
Market snapshot
These figures describe Ventilation & Air Quality Equipment (5.7.7), the segment that Energy Recovery Ventilators (ERV/HRV) sits within — not Energy Recovery Ventilators (ERV/HRV) on its own.
- Market size
- ~$8B
- Growth
- ~6.3%CAGR (2017–22, nominal)
- Companies
- ~470
U.S. Census Bureau 2022 CBP/Economic Census, NAICS 333413 (industrial & commercial fan, blower & air-purification equipment).
Business model & economics
Revenue model
Ventilation/filtration equipment sales plus filter consumables
Key economics
- Recurring revenue
- Moderate–High
- EBITDA margin
- Equipment plus recurring consumables
- Capex intensity
- Moderate
recurring filter/consumable replacement
Characteristics
- Post-pandemic IAQ a durable structural tailwind.
- Energy-recovery ventilation and filtration growing.
- Filter consumables provide recurring revenue.
Geographic concentration
Ventilation and air-quality equipment manufacturing concentrates in South Dakota, North Carolina, Kansas, and Wisconsin.
U.S. Census Bureau — 2022 County Business Patterns (employment by state), NAICS 333413. Concentration shown by location quotient.
M&A deal context
Who’s acquiring
- Ventilation & air-quality specialists
- HVAC & filtration strategics
- PE-backed platforms
What’s driving deals
- Indoor-air-quality and filtration demand.
- Energy-recovery ventilation adoption.
- Consumable-driven recurring revenue.
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