Sentences with phrase «in air tightness»

We tested three other homes using SIPs and all houses performed extremely well in air tightness.

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As such, they undergo an ultra-high temperature (UHT) treatment during the cheese making process and are immediately packaged hot in hermetically sealed packages to ensure air - tightness.

The herb has been used to relieve muscle tightness in the bronchi (i.e., the passages that carry air in and out the lungs) to relieve and prevent asthma attacks.

There are significant changes in building envelope, air - tightness, service water heating, and ventilation requirements.

Final air tightness of 1.0 ach50 was achieved after extensive testing and leak fixing at various details, namely the joist pockets in the party walls.

How are new air tightness standards affecting indoor air quality in dwellings?

You want innovation - PH class insulation levels and air - tightness in every house for every home buyer.

For 30 Innovation, projects complying with Passive House automatically comply Best Practice requirements in «Exceeding Green Star Benchmarks: Building Air Tightness» innovation under «Commissioning and Tuning» and gain 2 pts

It calls for a reduction in thermal bridges, improved air tightness, high quality windows and a LOT of insulation, resulting in energy savings of between 75 and 90 %.

The two - storey house was opened last year and since then the group has been monitoring it for sustainability in a number of different areas such as insulating properties, humidity levels, air tightness and sound insulation qualities.

The electrical system in a Passive House is similar to ordinary electric systems with the exception that any protrusion through exterior walls or the roof are being sealed for air - tightness and uninterrupted insulation.

Danny Parker's paper4 found that «the Passivhaus concept risks overinvestment in conservation if a point is reached in the optimization process where adding solar electricity is a lower cost option than adding the next unit of insulation or air tightness.»

To put this in context, there is no current requirement for air tightness in Building Regulations / Standards in Cyprus.