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- Why build an airtight house? – Leakage problems
- side the construction.\\ \\ **Airtightness should not be confused with thermal insulation**. Both are i... materials are very good insulators, but they are not airtight. The only insulation material that can a... irement for energy-saving construction, but it is not the most important one (as sometimes misrepresent... ssential requirement).\\ \\ **Airtightness should not be confused with diffusion impermeability either*
- General principles for improving airtightness
- n German)]].\\ \\ ===== Airtight construction is not a question of the construction method ===== Buil... structions have demonstrated that airtightness is not about the specific construction method. Søren Pep... anently and airtightly joined**. Attention: it is not enough to “connect” the window frame to the brick wall, for example, (because the wall level is not airtight!). Instead, the window frame must be pe
- Airtightness test
- ventilation for acceptable indoor air quality is not possible. On the other hand, the level of airtightness is not high enough to meet the structural protection req... ressurisation test (n<sub>50</sub>-values) should not exceed 3 h<sup>-1</sup> without ventilation syste... assive Houses: n<sub>50</sub> leakage rates **may not be greater than 0.6 h<sup>-1</sup>** to comply wi