Numerical and experimental validations of the theoretical basis for a nozzle based pulse technique for determining building airtightness

A State of the Art of the Overall Energy Efficiency of Wood Buildings—An Overview and Future Possibilities

“…Such a topic has aroused in the 1970s but still continues as an important strategy. According to Cooper et al [ 191 ], many researchers have pointed out that proper airtightness is a requirement for buildings’ energy efficiency since the consumption caused by unintended building air leakage can account for 13–50% and 4–20% of the overall heating and cooling demand, respectively [ 192 , 193 , 194 , 195 ]. Cool roofs: These roofs are used for radiation heat transfer, providing space for cooling in the buildings.…”

The impact of wind upon the Pulse technique measured airtightness of a detached dwelling

“…The uncertainty of building airtightness measurement has been extensively explored [23]. Based on the review of the literature [24][25][26][27][28][29][30], the uncertainty of the airtightness testing is mainly associated with: building testing preparation, tester behaviours, instrumentation accuracies, weather conditions, and seasonal variation of building airtightness.…”

Evaluation of the indoor pressure distribution during building airtightness tests using the pulse and blower door methods

“…Due to the short-time operation, Pulse minimises the effects of wind and buoyancy forces and has been proven to be highly repeatable and of great practical value as demonstrated in Ref. [26][27][28]. However, questions have often been asked by both industrial professionals and academic researchers in relation to the test viability due to the dynamic nature of the test.…”