| Issue |
E3S Web Conf.
Volume 172, 2020
12th Nordic Symposium on Building Physics (NSB 2020)
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| Article Number | 05007 | |
| Number of page(s) | 4 | |
| Section | Air leakage | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202017205007 | |
| Published online | 30 June 2020 | |
Overview of large building testing in Baltic countries
1 IRBEST Ltd, 84-133, Kurzemes pr., Riga, Latvia, LV-1067.
2 IRBEST Ltd, 84-133, Kurzemes pr., Riga, Latvia, LV-1067.
* Corresponding author: Andrejs Nitijevskis, irbest@irbest.lv
The objectives of this paper are to review measurements of airtightness of 2 large building groups – middle size shops, and warehouses/distribution centres. The mean air leakage rate at 50 Pa pressure difference q50 was 1.04 m3/m2h and 1.35 m3/m2h for shops and warehouses respectively. Analysis of measurement results is valuable because it allows to make a conclusion about compliance of national and corporative construction airtightness norms with actual air barrier condition on a comissioning stage. In the concluding part of the study there are suggested ways to improve air barrier such as review of construction norms, implementation of a mandatory testing and quality control of a measurement.
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