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This page lists the Proceedings (titles and abstracts) of the sixth International BUILDAIR Symposium on Building and Ductwork Airtightness , 6 May 2011, in Berlin, Germany

Contains 14 titles and abstracts.

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Airtightness of buildings and ductwork: The TightVent Europe platform

Building and ductwork airtightness represent a key challenge towards very-low energy buildings and therefore towards the ambitious 2020 targets set in the…

François Rémi Carrié and Peter Wouters
WTA* data sheet “Air tightness in existing buildings”

The objective of the WTA* data sheet “Air tightness in existing buildings” is to support planners and contractors in modernizing and renovating buildings.…

Wilfried Walther
Determining required air flow rates in large buildings – discussion of reference values

This presentation will give an introduction to the approach of determining the required number of testing fans when conducting air tightness measurements of…

Paul Simons
Field Determination of Water Penetration of Windows using Blowerdoor and Infrared Camera

The manufactures tests of windows in Europe are executed in accordance with the CE-directive. Air- and water tightness testing are performed in accordance…

Walter Sebastian
Experiences in air permeability: round-robin tests in Germany by FLiB e. V.

The Association for Air Tightness in Buildings (FLiB e.V.) offers air tightness testing teams the possibility to check their testing performance as well as…

S. Rolfsmeier, K. Vogel, T. Bolender
Pressure distribution and reflow paths with BlowerDoor measurements of large buildings

During the BlowerDoor building test, it must be ensured that all building parts of the test building or the test section have air connection, and that the…

Stefanie Rolfsmeier, Paul Simons
A round-robin test of Czech airtightness test providers

The round-robin test of Czech airtightness providers was organised in order to obtain information about the measurement equipment generally used and in…

Jiri Novak
Airtightness networks

The contribution informs about the foundation of a professional network of Czech airtightness test providers and gives basic information about the…

Jiri Novak
BlowerDoor Test in the First Passive House in China

The actual question is as follows: “Is the building envelope of the first passive house in China sufficiently airtight?” To determine air-tightness in China…

Michael Meyer-Olbersleben
Introduction to the new German Industrial Standard DIN 4108, Part 7 with an outlook to Part 11 (currently being amended)

The new Part 7 of the Thermal Insulation Standard DIN 4108 describes the permanent design of the airtight layer of heated or air-conditioned buildings.…

Ulrich Höing
Quality assurance for adhesive-based joint technology in the design of airtight layers

To describe the quality of adhesive joints and connections for airtight layers, our research includes comprehensive investigations into the effect of…

Rolf Gross, Anton Maas
Air permeability requirements for air barrier materials in passive houses – Comparison of the air permeability of eight commercial brands of OSB

Today, labels introduced in some countries to certify standardised low energy buildings, such as ‘Passive House’ in Germany and ‘Minenergie’ in Switzerland…

P. Eykens, J. Langmans, R. Klein, S. Roels
Optimal air tightness levels of buildings

The air tightness of building has been a serious problem over the last 30 years. In 1979 the international Air Infiltration Centre (AIC) was erected within…

Willem de Gids
Impact of ductwork airtightness and conduction losses on heat recovery efficiency

We have developed a simple model to estimate ductwork leakage and heat conduction losses in steady-state conditions for a balanced ventilation system.…

F.R. Carrié, V. Leprince
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