Ridley, I;
Fox, J;
Oreszczyn, T;
Hong, S;
(2003)
The Impact of Replacement Windows on Air Infiltration and Indoor Air Quality in Dwellings.
International Journal of Ventilation
, 1
(3)
pp. 209-218.
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Abstract
This paper examines the impact on domestic background air infiltration of replacing ?old windows? with modern double-glazed and draught sealed windows, both with and without controllable ventilation (e.g. trickle ventilators). Methods of estimating the change in infiltration rate produced by such a window replacement are reviewed. A simple model has been developed which, using laboratory measurements of window air permeability, predicts the reduction in infiltration that can be expected when a given number of windows are replaced in a dwelling. The validity of the model has been tested using data from a house both before and after replacing the windows. The paper investigates the impact that replacing windows in the UK domestic building stock (partly stimulated by Part L of the Building Regulations in England and Wales) is likely to have on the adequate provision of ventilation in the domestic stock. The paper concludes that replacing old windows in a significant proportion of UK dwellings can reduce ventilation levels below recommended levels unless controllable background ventilation is installed at the same time as new windows.
Type: | Article |
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Title: | The Impact of Replacement Windows on Air Infiltration and Indoor Air Quality in Dwellings |
Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
Additional information: | Imported via OAI, 7:29:01 25th Nov 2006 |
Keywords: | Air infiltration, air quality, background ventilation, impact, INDOOR AIR, Indoor air quality, QUALITY, REPLACEMENT, replacement windows |
UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > Bartlett School Env, Energy and Resources |
URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/2259 |
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