Sentences with phrase «air leakage at»

In addition, use of the sealed «cathedralized» attic in hot climates can be a successful approach to avoiding pervasive problems associated with ducts located in attics and air leakage at the ceiling level, without energy penalty.

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The only way this problem could be addressed is if the civilian customer complains to a dealership about air leakage problems, an inability to balance the wheels properly, or a «nibble» or excessive vibration in the steering at speed.

As I and others have written repeatedly, there's plenty that can be done — often at a profit — to cut leakage of gas into the air from wells, pipelines, distribution systems and other equipment.

During initial construction stages of project, we performed air leakage testing at a small sample of apartment units at intermediate stages of scope to assess success of implementation and help the contractor understand air sealing measures.

All new homes built in the state had to show through performance testing that they had an air leakage rate of less than 7 air changes per hour at 50 Pascals of...

Air changes per hour (ACH) is a measure of the air leakage of a building, calculated using a blower door at a standard pressure difference of 50 pascals (a unit of pressure) between inside the home and outsiAir changes per hour (ACH) is a measure of the air leakage of a building, calculated using a blower door at a standard pressure difference of 50 pascals (a unit of pressure) between inside the home and outsiair leakage of a building, calculated using a blower door at a standard pressure difference of 50 pascals (a unit of pressure) between inside the home and outside.

Pros: has one of highest R value ratings, adds structural rigidity to a frame, resistant to pests, most effective at reducing air leakage, a kit can be bought / rented to do installation as homeowner.

It's also obvious to me at this point that the best thing about these blower door tests is not that we're reducing air leakage in new homes (4 ACH50 is the broad side of barn) it's the conversations being started because of them.

Benchmark 1: 0.6 ach The Passivhaus standard requires that a building be airtight enough to reduce air leakage to below 0.6 air changes per hour at 50 Pascals when subjected to a blower door test.

The ductwork system and air handler should be tested for leakage (less than 5 percent leakage at 25 Pa).