5. Our advice
5.1 Take real account of airtightness right from the ordering and design phase
Without these steps, the risk is a budget overrun, more complex and less durable implementation, and more laborious site monitoring, leading to numerous tests during construction, with multiple corrective actions, without necessarily achieving the desired performance.
SCROLL TO TOP5.2 Keep abreast of changes in envelope tightness measurements in line with new energy regulations
The main change may concern calculation methods,...
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Regulations
Arrêté du 25 juillet 2016 updating the normative reference for measuring building air permeability in the context of the 2012 thermal regulations.
Reference standards
Qualibat 8711
Standard NF EN ISO 9972 and its application guide FD P50-784
Standard NF EN 13829
EN 13829:2000: measurement methodology and European parameters
NF EN 13829:2001: transposition of the European standard into a French standard approved by AFNOR....
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