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Airtightness and ventilation

By Stephen McNeil 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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Garages and insulation

By Ian Cox-Smith 1 October 2013, Build 138

The BRANZ helpline regularly gets asked whether to include garages in a building’s thermal envelope and which parts should be insulated. Each situation is different, but to help answer these questions, BRANZ has carried out some thermal modelling.

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Shaking up façade testing

By Greg Overton 1 August 2016, Build 155, Feature article

For low-rise buildings, E2/VM1 can be used to demonstrate that a cavity-based wall system can meet the requirements of E2. But what is E2/VM1, and why might it not be suitable for medium-rise buildings?

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