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T1 Methodology for the study of the envelope airtightness of residential buildings in Spain: A case study
A1 Feijó Muñoz, Jesús
A1 Poza Casado, Irene
A1 González Lezcano, Roberto Alonso
A1 Pardal, Cristina
A1 Echarri, Víctor
A1 Assiego De Larriva, Rafael
A1 Fernández Agüera, Jesica
A1 Dios Viéitez, María Jesús
A1 Campo Díaz, Víctor José Del
A1 Montesdeoca Calderín, Manuel
A1 Padilla Marcos, Miguel Ángel
A1 Meiss Rodríguez, Alberto José
K1 Infiltrations
K1 Airtightness of the envelope
K1 Blower door test
K1 Residential buildings
K1 6201 Arquitectura
K1 3305 Tecnología de la Construcción
AB Air leakage and its impact on the energy performance of dwellings has been broadly studiedin countries with cold climates in Europe, US, and Canada. However, there is a lack of knowledge inthis field in Mediterranean countries. Current Spanish building regulations establish ventilation ratesbased on ideal airtight envelopes, causing problems of over-ventilation and substantial energy losses.The aim of this paper is to develop a methodology that allows the characterization of the envelope ofthe housing stock in Spain in order to adjust ventilation rates taking into consideration air leakage.A methodology that is easily applicable to other countries that consider studying the airtightness ofthe envelope and its energetic behaviour improvement is proposed. A statistical sampling method hasbeen established to determine the dwellings to be tested, considering relevant variables concerningairtightness: climate zone, year of construction, and typology. The air leakage rate is determinedusing a standardized building pressurization technique according to European Standard EN 13829.A representative case study has been presented as an example of the implementation of the designedmethodology and results are compared to preliminary values obtained from the database.
PB MDPI
SN 1996-1073
YR 2018
FD 2018
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/57900
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/57900
LA eng
NO Energies, 2018, vol. 11, n. 4, p. 704
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 12-jul-2024