Proposal of Acceptable Air Tightness Classes for Buildings in Chile

Bobadilla M., Ariel; Díaz C., Muriel; Figueroa S., Rodrigo; Arriagada B., Roberto

Propuesta de Clases de Infiltración Aceptables para los Edificios chilenos

dc.creator	Bobadilla M., Ariel
dc.creator	Díaz C., Muriel
dc.creator	Figueroa S., Rodrigo
dc.creator	Arriagada B., Roberto
dc.date	2014-04-30
dc.identifier	http://revistadelaconstruccion.uc.cl/index.php/RDLC/article/view/13568
dc.description	In order to limit the energy demands the building ordinances establish requirements for reducing to acceptable levels the energy losses and/or gains. This situation obliges to define acceptable standards for thermal parameters. This report covered the evaluation of representative samples of Chilean homes built in 2007 and 2010 in the 54 provincial capitals of the country. A sample of 191 units was determined, representative of the construction, materials and housing architecture in Chile. Experimental techniques were used (Blower Door test) for obtaining air tightness of samples; numerical models (LBL Model) for relating the air tightness properties with the weather characteristics of every province in order to obtain infiltration coefficient classified by type of construction and province; simulation techniques (Thermal Analysis Simulation Software) for determining the energy demand of housing  The Air Tightness classes are established combining two criteria: the one that measures the current state of air tightness of housings and other that limits the infiltration demand to a limit value that explains itself economically.	en-US
dc.format	application/pdf
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Escuela de Construcción Civil de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile	en-US
dc.relation	http://revistadelaconstruccion.uc.cl/index.php/RDLC/article/view/13568/11836
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0	en-US
dc.source	Revista de la Construcción. Journal of Construction; Vol. 13 No. 1 (2014): Revista de la Construcción. Journal of Construction; 15-23	en-US
dc.source	0718-915X
dc.subject	Air Tightness	en-US
dc.subject	Residential Buildings	en-US
dc.subject	Energy Efficiency	en-US
dc.subject	Infiltration	en-US
dc.subject	Class	en-US
dc.title	Proposal of Acceptable Air Tightness Classes for Buildings in Chile	en-US
dc.title	Propuesta de Clases de Infiltración Aceptables para los Edificios chilenos	es-ES
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

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