By Stephen McNeil
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1 August 2021, Build 185, Feature article
As we push for higher performance from our houses, expectations for airtightness and ventilation are changing rapidly. Some changes will be needed in design to improve airtightness, and mechanical ventilation is likely to soon be the norm.
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By Stephen McNeil
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1 August 2021, Build 185, Feature article
To get better thermal performance in new homes, designers should look at details such as junctions and penetrations with the use of readily available calculation tools for whole-of-building assessments.
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By Stephan Rupp, Stephen McNeil
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1 August 2021, Build 185, Feature article
You’ve done the modelling and know how the house should perform, but is it living up to expectations? A co-heating test can be useful to find what the as-built whole-house heat loss performance actually is.
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