Sentences with phrase «rate of air leakage»
Sophisticated equipment is required to measure the rate of air leakage but not to simply find the leaks.
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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.»
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...
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.
Air Sealing: The design infiltration rate is 2.5 in2 leakage area 100 ft2 of enclosure area.
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.
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.