Airflow Performance of Building Envelopes, Components and Systems: v. 1255 (Special Testing Publications)

Discusses the measurement and control of air moving inside buildings and between the inside and outside in 17 papers and discussions from a symposium in Dallas/Fort Worth in October 1993. After an overview of the subject, covers air movement, ventilation, and indoor air quality; window air leakage; envelope heat and mass transfer; and envelope and distribution system leakage. The topics are applied to multifamily buildings, office buildings, the infiltration of soil gas and radon, walls and roof cavities of manufactured houses, and other situations. Does not explain how ventilation systems work. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.