Construction parameters that affect the air leaks of the envelope in dwellings in Madrid
In buildings, ventilation, or rather, a lack of airtightness facilitates air leaks, from the outside to the inside and vice versa, and is not controlled. Cold air enters through the enclosure, and warm air is lost to the outdoors, due to the poor hermeticity of the facades, roofs, carpentry, ducts,...
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| author | Roberto Alonso González-Lezcano Gastón Sanglier Contreras Carlos Miguel Iglesias Sanz Rocío Sancho Alambillaga Eduardo José López Fernández |
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| description | In buildings, ventilation, or rather, a lack of airtightness facilitates air leaks, from the outside to the inside and vice versa, and is not controlled. Cold air enters through the enclosure, and warm air is lost to the outdoors, due to the poor hermeticity of the facades, roofs, carpentry, ducts, etc. In order to quantify the airtightness in multi-family dwellings in Madrid, 151 blower door tests have been carried out in multi-family dwellings built in different periods whose execution has been regulated by the UNE-EN 13829 standard. Through its quantification by an n50 value, the average values of 5.8 renovations per hour have been obtained in addition to detecting the main points where air infiltration occurs. The constant improvement in the transmittance of construction elements has indicated that the entry of outside air has a progressively greater relevance to the total energy consumed by the residential sector while facilitating the uncontrolled movement of air through the building envelope. This not only implies higher energy consumption but also generates a series of problems that affect the health of the occupants, such as a lack of thermal comfort, entry of pollutants and odours, noise, inadequate operation of ventilation systems, and less protection against fire. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0576caf3921e426385bf10fdc1541e042023-09-13T20:16:43ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Built Environment2297-33622023-09-01910.3389/fbuil.2023.12205591220559Construction parameters that affect the air leaks of the envelope in dwellings in MadridRoberto Alonso González-Lezcano0Gastón Sanglier Contreras1Carlos Miguel Iglesias Sanz2Rocío Sancho Alambillaga3Eduardo José López Fernández4Escuela Politécnica Superior, Montepríncipe Campus de Boadilla del Monte, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Madrid, SpainEscuela Politécnica Superior, Montepríncipe Campus de Boadilla del Monte, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Madrid, SpainEscuela Politécnica Superior, Montepríncipe Campus de Boadilla del Monte, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Madrid, SpainUDIT Universidad de Diseño y Tecnología, Madrid, SpainEscuela Politécnica Superior, Montepríncipe Campus de Boadilla del Monte, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Madrid, SpainIn buildings, ventilation, or rather, a lack of airtightness facilitates air leaks, from the outside to the inside and vice versa, and is not controlled. Cold air enters through the enclosure, and warm air is lost to the outdoors, due to the poor hermeticity of the facades, roofs, carpentry, ducts, etc. In order to quantify the airtightness in multi-family dwellings in Madrid, 151 blower door tests have been carried out in multi-family dwellings built in different periods whose execution has been regulated by the UNE-EN 13829 standard. Through its quantification by an n50 value, the average values of 5.8 renovations per hour have been obtained in addition to detecting the main points where air infiltration occurs. The constant improvement in the transmittance of construction elements has indicated that the entry of outside air has a progressively greater relevance to the total energy consumed by the residential sector while facilitating the uncontrolled movement of air through the building envelope. This not only implies higher energy consumption but also generates a series of problems that affect the health of the occupants, such as a lack of thermal comfort, entry of pollutants and odours, noise, inadequate operation of ventilation systems, and less protection against fire.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2023.1220559/fullresidential buildingsnatural ventilationair infiltrationbuilding envelope airtightnessenergy leakageindoor air quality monitoring |
| spellingShingle | Roberto Alonso González-Lezcano Gastón Sanglier Contreras Carlos Miguel Iglesias Sanz Rocío Sancho Alambillaga Eduardo José López Fernández Construction parameters that affect the air leaks of the envelope in dwellings in Madrid Frontiers in Built Environment residential buildings natural ventilation air infiltration building envelope airtightness energy leakage indoor air quality monitoring |
| title | Construction parameters that affect the air leaks of the envelope in dwellings in Madrid |
| title_full | Construction parameters that affect the air leaks of the envelope in dwellings in Madrid |
| title_fullStr | Construction parameters that affect the air leaks of the envelope in dwellings in Madrid |
| title_full_unstemmed | Construction parameters that affect the air leaks of the envelope in dwellings in Madrid |
| title_short | Construction parameters that affect the air leaks of the envelope in dwellings in Madrid |
| title_sort | construction parameters that affect the air leaks of the envelope in dwellings in madrid |
| topic | residential buildings natural ventilation air infiltration building envelope airtightness energy leakage indoor air quality monitoring |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2023.1220559/full |
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