leakage airflow

Air Tightness of Ventilation Ductwork in Recently Built Low-Energy and Conventional Houses

Submitted by on Wed, 10/28/2015 - 16:42

The air tightness of ventilation ductwork was measured in two recently built low-energy houses and in two conventionally built houses in the summer of 2013. The ducts and components were metal in three houses and plastic in one house. The air tightness of the ductwork had been checked by an installation survey after construction. The measured leakage airflows corresponded to air tightness class A or lower, therefore did not satisfy the minimum requirement set for class B regarding the air tightness of ventilation ductwork.