Concerning house ventilation, occupants are aware of the necessity of suppressing the vicious air but less of the obligation of entering outside air. For cost savings, air-intake for ventilation is generally located on the frame of windows, but the author thinks it is wrong, it ought to be positioned either in the concrete or in the shutter coffer to get windows thermally and acoustically performant.
The right position for air-intake ventilation
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