airtightness

airtightness

(ˈɛətaɪtnəs)
n
the quality of being airtight
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The procedure incorporates the door-fan-pressurization method and is intended to characterize the airtightness of any building enclosure, or part of that enclosure (i.e., wall, floor, and roof).
Controlling air leakage in tall buildings
The study that is the subject of this lot will have to find the equilibrium of the temperatures and the relative humidity levels necessary for the good preventive conservation of the works, both by the modification of the existing installations and the addition new technical installations and the treatment of the outer casing (thermal insulation and airtightness) which influences the external contributions and the losses.
Designation Of A Multidisciplinary Team And Health Safety Coordination To Improve The Hvac Installations And The Envelope Of The Ixelles Museum To Guarantee The Conservation Of Works Of Art
Survey studies exist that summarize residential and commercial building airtightness data (Sherman and Chan 2004; Persily 1998).
Impact of pressurization on energy consumption for laboratories and cleanrooms
In 2007 ASHRAE established a committee, SPC193P, Method of Testing for Determining the Air-Leakage Rate of HVAC Equipment, to develop a test method of AHU cabinet airtightness.
Problems related to air handler leakage
in addition, for the special services listed below (annex 1 to section 3 (1) of the hoai, section 1.2.2): lph 8: - participate in the site inspection - proof of energy efficiency (id according to enev), - performing the airtightness test ("blower-door-test").
Nb Sports/Athletics Hall Wi - Structural Plan. Lph 1-6
Airtightness test results were calculated by the data analysis software using CGSB Standard 149.10-M86, Determination of Airtightness of Building Envelopes by the Fan Depressurisation Method.
Air leakage analysis of special ventilation hospital rooms
(3) Although only limited airtightness data on commercial buildings exists, these data reveal that commercial building envelopes are generally quite leaky and that there is no trend of increasing airtightness in newer buildings.
Measuring airtightness at ASHRAE headquarters
Lot 07: interior joinery, drywall, insulation, airtightness.
Construction Of A House Of Childhood In Saint-jean-d%elle
The objective of this study is to investigate the impact of envelope airtightness on the energy consumption of typical commercial buildings in the US.
Simulation of the impact of commercial building envelope airtightness on building energy utilization
Contract notice: mission for airtightness tests at les halles 12 alstom on the ile de nantes
Mission For Leak Testing
Melanie said: "The houses boast extremely high levels of thermal and acoustic insulation and airtightness, allowing for savings of up to 50% on fuel bills.
Loch Ness Park to hold open day
The estimated contribution of radon to lung cancer risk varied widely by country, with the variation influenced by tobacco smoking rates, geology, and home characteristics (for instance, a dwelling's airtightness or the floor area in contact with the ground), says lead author Janet Gaskin, a PhD candidate in the School of Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Ottawa.
Radon Risk: A Global Estimate of Radon's Contribution to Lung Cancer
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