Methods for air tightness analysis for residential buildings in Nordic countries

Methods for air tightness analysis for residential buildings in Nordic countries. Allard, I., Olofsson, T., & Hassan, O. In Methods for air tightness analysis forresidential buildings in Nordic countries, volume s. 311-322. Methods for air tightness analysis forresidential buildings in Nordic countries Southampton : WIT Press, 2012.

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Envelope air tightness is one factor that has impact on the energy performance ofbuildings. The goals of the directive 2010/31/EU, on energy performance ofbuildings, raise the importance of building energy performance analysis in theprocess. Measurements of air tightness can be useful both when evaluatingbuilding energy performance and developing new building techniques. The aimof this paper is to review and evaluate methods to measure air tightness in bothnew and existing residential buildings in Sweden, Norway and Finland, based onan international literature study and a survey. The methods are categorized basedon a number of criteria to determine their suitability in different situations.Advantages and disadvantages of the methods are discussed, as well ascommonly used methods in the three countries. The review shows that thestandard ISO 9972 is used for verification in all three countries, but alternativesexist that might be more suitable in certain situations. Simpler methods are usedin the building process to increase air tightness. To achieve a comparablemeasurement, both common methods and commonly defined units are needed.

@incollection{allard_methods_2012,
	title = {Methods for air tightness analysis for residential buildings in {Nordic} countries},
	volume = {s. 311-322},
	isbn = {978-1-84564-614-1},
	url = {http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-59483},
	abstract = {Envelope air tightness is one factor that has impact on the energy performance ofbuildings. The goals of the directive 2010/31/EU, on energy performance ofbuildings, raise the importance of building energy performance analysis in theprocess. Measurements of air tightness can be useful both when evaluatingbuilding energy performance and developing new building techniques. The aimof this paper is to review and evaluate methods to measure air tightness in bothnew and existing residential buildings in Sweden, Norway and Finland, based onan international literature study and a survey. The methods are categorized basedon a number of criteria to determine their suitability in different situations.Advantages and disadvantages of the methods are discussed, as well ascommonly used methods in the three countries. The review shows that thestandard ISO 9972 is used for verification in all three countries, but alternativesexist that might be more suitable in certain situations. Simpler methods are usedin the building process to increase air tightness. To achieve a comparablemeasurement, both common methods and commonly defined units are needed.},
	urldate = {2014-09-11},
	booktitle = {Methods for air tightness analysis forresidential buildings in {Nordic} countries},
	publisher = {Methods for air tightness analysis forresidential buildings in Nordic countries Southampton : WIT Press},
	author = {Allard, Ingrid and Olofsson, Thomas and Hassan, Osama},
	year = {2012},
}

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