Airtightness testing

This paper deals with the feedback of a full of a ventilation system reconditioning in a non- standard sealed building. This volume was previously retrofitted and immediately shows many difficulties to maintain good indoor air quality in some parts of the occupied volume. Indeed, a permanent well functioning of the ventilation system...

The purpose of the article is to introduce the condition of airtightness measurement market of large buildings in the Baltic states and in some European countries. There are also considered national building norms of envelope airtightness and measured values. Based on the measurement results of large buildings (more than 4,000 m3 volume according...

To review the impact of air tightness testing in construction in Ireland since the introduction of mandatory testing under the National Building Regulations in 2008 and the subsequent enforcement of a National Certification Scheme. Review of National Building Regulations in 2008 & 2011 and implications on buildings being...

Mandatory building airtightness testing came gradually into force in the UK, France, Ireland and Denmark. It is considered in many other European countries because of the increasing weight of the building leakage energy impact on the overall energy performance of low-energy buildings. Therefore, because of related legal and financial issues, the building airtightness testing protocol and reporting have become crucial issues to have confidence in the test results as well as the consistency between the measurement results and values used in the energy performance calculation method.