Comments on: Services and training in advanced building envelope design and construction. Thu, 12 May 2016 05:07:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: FensterBau 2016 in Nuremberg | Emu Building Science https://emuarchitects.com/?p=6717/#comment-51755 Mon, 21 Mar 2016 13:01:37 +0000 http://emuarchitects.com/?p=6717#comment-51755 […] the moment, the focus of the European hardware producer seems to be the air tightness of lift and slide doors, which is currently not as good as the tilt and turn […]

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]]> By: Mold and condensation: if the solution is worse than the problem | Emu Architects https://emuarchitects.com/?p=6717/#comment-51680 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 13:01:55 +0000 http://emuarchitects.com/?p=6717#comment-51680 […] (“we always do this”), lacking a correct approach to the problem under a hygrothermal and air tightness point of view. This does not mean that insulating on the inside is always bad: it means that you […]

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]]> By: Passive House Window Talks 2016 | Emu Architects https://emuarchitects.com/?p=6717/#comment-51647 Mon, 15 Feb 2016 13:14:11 +0000 http://emuarchitects.com/?p=6717#comment-51647 […] tour of several construction sites allowed participants to see first-hand solutions for air tightness and thermal bridges, which are of primary importance for the good quality of a thermal […]

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]]> By: What’s an insulation material? | Emu Architects https://emuarchitects.com/?p=6717/#comment-51620 Mon, 08 Feb 2016 13:13:08 +0000 http://emuarchitects.com/?p=6717#comment-51620 […] within the structure of the envelope (walls, roof, openings and so on). The envelope needs to be airtight […]

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]]> By: Andrew Michler’s Passive House | Emu Architects https://emuarchitects.com/?p=6717/#comment-51593 Mon, 01 Feb 2016 13:01:28 +0000 http://emuarchitects.com/?p=6717#comment-51593 […] for more even internal surface temperatures, resulting in a higher comfort level. Furthermore, the airtightness of the envelope eliminates leaks of cold air, which would cause […]

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]]> By: Certified construction system for Passive Houses | Emu Architects https://emuarchitects.com/?p=6717/#comment-51562 Mon, 25 Jan 2016 13:02:29 +0000 http://emuarchitects.com/?p=6717#comment-51562 […] In the certification process, the thermal quality of the assemblies and of the junctions is verified by the Passivhaus Institut, in terms of heat flow (PSI), internal surface temperatures (fRsi), and air tightness. […]

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]]> By: Energy efficiency and barbaric marketing | Emu Architects https://emuarchitects.com/?p=6717/#comment-51502 Fri, 08 Jan 2016 10:52:04 +0000 http://emuarchitects.com/?p=6717#comment-51502 […] and built structure ending up with a low quality thermal envelope, full of thermal bridges and air leakages. It has become common that a brand new building ends up having mold and condensation […]

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