The perfomance of single-family houses built to the new swedish building code was considered. In the code, the requirements for thermal insulation for different building sections were strengthened, and completely new requirements for a building`s airtightness were introduced. One site- built design acheived a estimated 1/3 reduction in energy consumption, but another less airtight factory-made house showed serious shortcomings in the indoor climate acheived.
Airtight houses and energy consumption.
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Year:
1981
Bibliographic info:
Building Research and Practice, March-April, 1981, p.102-117.