Sentences with phrase «provide airtightness»

Jot Energy also provide airtightness testing and thermal imaging services, and having a single point of contact for all things associated with getting the performance of the house optimised was extremely attractive.

The original external render provided the airtightness layer for the walls, while there is an air barrier in the floor slab too, sealed to the internal plaster.

Not exact matches

Despite increasing standards of insulation and airtightness, housing developers face few requirements to provide better ventilation and indoor air quality for new home buyers — beyond knocking extra holes in walls.

Barry McCarron of CREST explains that the centre supported the project by providing advice on the two critical passive areas of airtightness and thermal bridging.

At first glance that temperature difference between Part L1A and passive house might not seem much, but when you consider that the latter also ensures warmer surfaces (achieved through better U-values in opaque elements as well as windows), greatly reduced thermal bridges and some 20 times better levels of airtightness, the comfort levels provided by the two approaches are, frankly, worlds apart.

In addition, wet plaster provides an ideal airtightness membrane, leaving the consideration of this aspect down to just the critical junctions and the use of a membrane arrangement on the underside of the roof trusses.

The specific composition of the hybrid walls can also provide hygric buffering, significantly reduced condensation potential, and improved airtightness.

The team insulated the entire building envelope with EPS, and airtightness is provided by the OSB along with Siga tapes and membranes.