LoginThe airtightness just after the end of a building phase is assumed to be relevant criteria for high energy performance.
38th AIVC - 6th TightVent - 4th venticool Conference - Nottingham, UK - 13-14 September 2017
The 38th AIVC Conference "Ventilating healthy low-energy buildings", was held in Nottingham, UK, 13-14 September 2017. Contains 113 papers and summaries.
Volume content
Assessment of the durability of the airtightness of building elements via laboratory tests | 2017 | English | 2 pp
Statistics, analysis and conclusions from 250,000 blower door tests, including ventilation types | 2017 | English | 8 pp
With lower air leakage in modern homes, ventilation of homes has become more important than ever before. It seems however that we are getting it very wrong.
The industry is now focusing in system solutions and the goal is to be able to deliver complete reliable, energy efficient solutions that is understandable and easy to maintain by the normal service personal.
Air infiltration holds a central role in building energy consumption and is associated to several building physics phenomena.
Natural Pressure Differential – Infiltration Through Wind Results of a Long-Term Measurement | 2017 | English | 12 pp
Wind pressure and thermal forces are driving forces for pressure difference on the building envelope.