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Airtightness measurements in Passive Houses

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ding envelope (e.g. entrance door) may be missing only in exceptional cases; in such cases, these must b... st) in the case of Passive Houses. As a rule, the only intended openings are the outdoor air and exhaust... ther.**|**Non-residential buildings: closed flaps only**| |**Further sealing**\\ __No further__ openings... e House as a rule.\\|**No further sealing**| |The only exceptions may be temporarily taping over opening

Why build an airtight house? – Leakage problems @planning:airtight_construction:general_principles

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hould be as airtight as possible and this doesn’t only apply to Passive Houses. * building damage caus... er vapour that is transported in air draughts can only be prevented by airtightness of the envelope (see... on systems with supply air and exhaust air spaces only function if the building envelope is sufficiently... y good insulators, but they are not airtight. The only insulation material that can also be used as an a

Airtightness test @planning:airtight_construction:general_principles

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has a lot of advantages, reduced energy demand is only one of these. The values required by the current ... tightness afterwards is much more\\ difficult and only possible during the course of a full\\ refurbishm