LoginASHRAE is preparing a standard which addresses the maximum air leakage associated with good construction.
5th AIVC Conference - Reno, US - 1-4 October, 1984
The 5th AIVC Conference - The implementation and effectiveness of air infiltration standards in buildings was held in Reno, Nevada, US, 1-4 October 1984.
Contains 24 papers.
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The air tightness of 15 detached houses was measured firstly immediately after erection and secondly after a period of 1.5 to 4.5 years. All the houses were timber framed ones, equipped with mechanical ventilation systems.
In Finland there are not yet any regulations or standards concerning the airtightness of buildings.
In 1981 Norwegian building regulations introduced quantitative requirements to air leakages in different types of buildings.
Describes a calibration technique to relate the air flow rate through a blower door to the fan speed and pressure difference across the door.
