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- Airtightness measurements in Passive Houses
- thin the heated building envelope is the volume that will be used for calculating [[planning:airtight_... pposed to indicate the //actual// volume of air that will be heated or cooled within the building and ... d building is relevant, therefore it is obvious that the measurement should be carried out after compl... tly and essential corrections can be carried out. At the time of the measurement, building components
- Checklist: Test reports of airtightness measurements @planning:airtight_construction:general_principles
- ded (sealing of outdoor air and exhaust air ducts at least)? * Has a series of measurements at positive pressure AND negative pressure been performed? ... ies of measurements, were 5 measuring points used at different pressure differences (highest value ± 50 Pa at least)? * Is the flow exponent "n" between 0.5
- Airtightness test @planning:airtight_construction:general_principles
- ation]]). Most newer buildings are so airtight, that a sufficunet exchange of air through gap ventilat... too low for damage-free envelope components, and at the same time too high to allow for sufficient ga... lue (in h<sup>-1</sup>) describes the air changes at a differential pressure of 50 Pa. A differential... ressure measurements determining the leakage rate at a differential pressure of 50 Pa in relation to t
- Why build an airtight house? – Leakage problems @planning:airtight_construction:general_principles
- ses. * building damage caused by water vapour that is transported in air draughts can only be preven... e airtight: e.g. one can easily “blow through” a mat of coconut fibre, cellulose filling or mineral wo... are not airtight. The only insulation material that can also be used as an airtight layer is foam gla... iciently airtight while being diffusion permeable at the same time. ==== Requirements for Airtightnes
- General principles for improving airtightness @planning:airtight_construction:general_principles
- for planning the airtightness of a building is that of the "continuous uninterrupted airtight building envelope", that can be outlined using the “red pencil method” (se... ht connection is realised. This makes it clear that airtightness is **primarily a planning task**. Cr... tdicht.png }}| |//**Details are important – but what is more important is the\\ basic concept. A build