Sentences with phrase «air leakage rates»

The homes in the study under discussion had air leakage rates that covered a wide range, as is typical for a group of new homes.

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...

Careful attention is paid to the vapour barrier to ensure that the air leakage rate remains below.6 air changes per hour (ACH), the maximum allowed with the PassivHouse framework.

As a comparison, 3 m ³ / hr / m ² is the best air leakage rate being proposed for dwellings in current consultations for changes to the Building Regulations, and this value is only proposed for 20013 / 14 in England & Wales.

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«There's quite a bit of uncertainty and disagreement about what the actual leak rate is,» said Tom Moore, Western Regional Air Partnership Air Quality Program Manager for the Western States Air Resources Council in Fort Collins, Colo. «That makes it difficult to understand how much any particular regulation would reduce methane leakage.»

Sophisticated equipment is required to measure the rate of air leakage but not to simply find the leaks.

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Air Sealing: The design infiltration rate is 2.5 in2 leakage area 100 ft2 of enclosure area.

Recent standards from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will substantially reduce leakage from natural gas systems, but to help slow the rate of global warming and improve air quality, further action by states and EPA should directly address fugitive methane from new and existing wells and equipment.