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Air-Tightness Jargon Buster

Air-Tightness Jargon Buster
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Definition:

AIR-TIGHTNESS

• This relates to the ‘leakiness’ of a building.
• The smaller the leakage for a given pressure difference across a building, the tighter the building envelope.

(Biodiversity Book 2^nd edition)

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25th February 2014

Air-Tightness Jargon Buster
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Air-Tightness Jargon Buster
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GBE JARGON BUSTER

Theme

• Air/Wind Tightness (Jargon Buster Theme) N#1391
• Biodiversity (Jargon Buster Theme) N#667

Airtightness List

• Air Barrier
• Air Exfiltration
• Air Infiltration
• Air Leakage Path
• Air-Tightness (this page)
• Air-Tightness Layer
• Cellular Block
• Cement Particleboard
• Cross-Laminated Timber Panels
 (CLTP)
• External Weather Envelope
• External Insulated Render Systems (EIRS)
• Parge Coat
• Rainscreen Cladding
• Structural Insulation Panel System (SIPS)
• Timber Frame
• U Value
• U Value Envelope

GBE CHECKLIST

• A90 Performance Specification
• A94 Airtightness Test
• A95 Infrared thermographic survey
• P10 Sundry Insulation/Proofing/Fire stops
• P14 Air/Wind tightness systems

GBS Green Building Specification

GBS Robust Specification Work Sections (RSWS)

GBS Robust Specification Clause (RSC)

• A90 Performance Specification N#529
• A94 Air/Wind Tightness Testing
• A95 Thermographic Survey Specification
• P14 Air/Wind Tightness Systems

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