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planning:airtight_construction:general_principles:blower_door_test [2015/09/14 17:59] – [Air pressure test] wfeistplanning:airtight_construction:general_principles:blower_door_test [2019/01/02 10:28] (current) – [See also] cblagojevic
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 ===== Air pressure test ===== ===== Air pressure test =====
  
-The **air pressure test**, or the  **n<sub>50</sub>-value** measures the total leakage through the building envelope. The n<sub>50</sub>-value (in h<sup>-1</sup>) describes the air changes at a  differential pressure of 50 Pa. A differential pressure of 50 Pa (equivalent to 5 mm water  column) is created between the inside of the building and the outside by means of a blower door test. The blower door consists if a compressor  built into an opening in the envelope (e.g. a door) creating underpressure inside the building in order to detect leakages. The actual test involves a series of underpressure and overpressure measurements determining the leakage rate at a differential pressure of 50 Pa in relation to the overall building volume. Blower door tests are offered by competent engineering firms in many countries (for German providers go to [[http://www.flib.de/|www.flib.de]]). An air pressure test is very essential for Passive Houses.\\+The **air pressure test**, or the  **n<sub>50</sub>-value** measures the total leakage through the building envelope. The n<sub>50</sub>-value (in h<sup>-1</sup>) describes the air changes at a  differential pressure of 50 Pa. A differential pressure of 50 Pa (equivalent to 5 mm water  column) is created between the inside of the building and the outside by means of a blower door test. The blower door consists if a compressor  built into an opening in the envelope (e.g. a door) creating underpressure inside the building in order to detect leakages. The actual test involves a series of underpressure and overpressure measurements determining the leakage rate at a differential pressure of 50 Pa in relation to the air volume V<sub>n50</sub>. Blower door tests are offered by competent engineering firms in many countries (for German providers go to [[http://www.flib.de/|www.flib.de]]). An air pressure test is essential for Passive Houses - it is part of the certification procedure.\\
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-In Germany, a target value for new buildings was first introduced by the German Energy Saving Ordinance (EnEV) of 01.02.2001. **Specific values for the pressurisation test (n<sub>50</sub>-values) should not exceed 3 h<sup>-1</sup> without ventilation systems and  1.5 h<sup>-1</sup> with home ventilation**.\\  +In Germany, for example, a target value for new buildings was first introduced by the German Energy Saving Ordinance (EnEV) of 01.02.2001. **Specific values for the pressurisation test (n<sub>50</sub>-values) should not exceed 3 h<sup>-1</sup> without ventilation systems and  1.5 h<sup>-1</sup> with home ventilation**.\\  
-Experience with low-energy and Passive Houses has shown that better values (i.e. a lower n<sub>50</sub> value) should be strived for and realised.  The values required by the current EnEV regulations remain unchanged.\\+Experience with low-energy and Passive Houses has shown that better airtightness (i.e. a lower n<sub>50</sub> value) should be strived for and realised; it's unexpensive and it has a lot of advantages, reduced energy demand is only one of these. The values required by the current EnEV regulations remained unchanged, however, mainly because of misguided lobby interests.\\
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 ===== The Passive House ===== ===== The Passive House =====
  
-Much better values are often achieved for Passive Houses: n<sub>50</sub> leakage rates **may not be greater than 0.6 h<sup>-1</sup>** in Passive Houses. In fact, values between 0.2 and  0,6 h<sup>-1</sup> were achieved with built Passive Houses.\\+Much better values are regularly achieved for Passive Houses: n<sub>50</sub> leakage rates **may not be greater than 0.6 h<sup>-1</sup>** to comply with the certification criteria. In fact, values between 0.2 and  0,6 h<sup>-1</sup> were achieved with built Passive Houses.\\
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 and the  EnEV requirements. Nowadays, if one wishes to build a\\ and the  EnEV requirements. Nowadays, if one wishes to build a\\
 house, attention should be paid to a high level of airtightness\\ house, attention should be paid to a high level of airtightness\\
-- because trying to improve the airtightness afterwards is very\\+- because trying to improve the airtightness afterwards is much more\\
 difficult and only possible during the course of a full\\ refurbishment.**//|\\ difficult and only possible during the course of a full\\ refurbishment.**//|\\
  
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 +[[planning:building_services:ventilation:differentiation_between_vv_and_vn50_values| Differentiation between Vv and Vn50 values]]
  
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