Air Infiltration Control in Housing. A Guide to International Practice

摘要

This handbook, which forms part of the work of the AIC (Air Infiltration Centre), reviews the state of the art with respect to problems associated with a buildings airtightness in the countries which take part in the work within the AIC. General principles, motives, standards, assumptions, climate, energy balance in a house, and common recurring design solutions for both existing and new buildings are treated in the handbooks general section, Part A. Part B of the handbook contains detailed information about the climate in different countreis. It has a main section for each country and each section contains several design examples showing how building structures can be produced to achieve a resonable degree of airtighteness. In general, these show examples of good design technology in the respective country. The air infiltration centre was inaugurated through the International Energy Agency and is funded by ten of the member countries: Canada, Denmark, Italy Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United Staes of America. The Air Infiltration Centre provides technical support to those engaged in the study and prediction of air leakage and the consequential losses of energy in buildings. The aim is to promote the understanding of the complex air infiltration processes and to advance the effective application of energy saving measures in both the design of new buildings and the improvement of existing building stock. (ERA citation 09:002592)