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Publication NF 24 Ageing and airtightness - how dwelling air permeability changes over time
Publication Year
2011
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Indicative research that subjected a number of dwellings to re-testing up to three years after completion, to establish how their air permeability had changed; in response to suggestions that new homes become leakier as they age due to shrinkage and settlement.
Author
Phillips, T., Rogers, P. and Smith, N.
Publisher Information
NHBC Foundation
The NHBC Foundation - National House Building Council's independent research institution - was established in January 2006 in partnership with the BRE Trust.
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