Sentences with phrase «reduce air leakage»

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.

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.

These homes feature open - cell spray foam insulation that reduces air leakage and allows for smaller - sized HVAC units.

Improved energy efficiency building enclosures generally means an increase in R - value and reduced air leakage, which commonly reduces the drying potential of wall assemblies.

Optimized plant compressed air usage by developing and implementing systems that reduced air leakage 64 %

Not exact matches

«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.»

If you detect a significant amount of air escaping past the intake valve during the leakdown test, try tapping on the intake valve with a plastic mallet to see if this will reduce the leakage.

This allows for much more precise flow calibration and reduces the chances of air leakage.

1 Wolf Easi - Joists in the roof for organised installation of services; 2 Windows bracketed externally onto blocks to reduce cold bridging; 3 The walls are externally insulated with 200 mm Xtratherm platinum EPS 100 insulation; 4 EPS brought up into eaves to meet roof insulation; 5 Airtight parge coat to walls, with Intello membrane to ceiling and battening for the Gypframe ceiling to contain services inside the airtight layer; 6 Cooper Insulation's Wincon unit, which enabled the Linham team to test for obvious air leakage points as they worked.

Hedlund estimates air leakage in the meeting room has been reduced 67 % and heating and cooling capacity improved by 25 %.

New research shows that through additional policies, federal and state governments and businesses can encourage investment in cost - effective technologies that rein in methane leakage, helping the natural gas industry save money while reducing harmful air pollution.

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.

Key Results and Achievements • Devised an airflow monitoring mechanism that led to 30 % reduction in energy expenditure by avoiding air leakage • Saved $ 15K in terms of annual repair cost of the installed HVAC systems through vigilant preventive maintenance of the same • Enhanced effectiveness of insulation projects by 22 % through introduction of computerized air pressure gauging equipment • Organized the tools and equipment in the company vehicle systematically and reduced dispatch time by 5 minutes per assignment on average

If your home is not insulated or under - insulated, seriously consider air sealing the air leakage pathways between the home and attic, and installing insulation in your attic to reduce drafts and heating costs.

Such energy efficient benefits include: high - efficiency sealed combustion furnace and air conditioner, system has been designed and installed to limit air leakage to the outdoors, low - Emittance coated glass with argon gas energy star windows, approved kitchen energy star appliances, Energy Star compact fluorescent light bulbs that reduce energy consumption by 30 %.