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Client: Havering Building Specialists Ltd (HBS) Testing: L2 Air tightness testing Lead Test Engineer: Scott Bartholomew   The Development: HBS constructed and refurbished a number of [...]

Client: Thomas Homes Testing: Air tightness & Sound insulation Lead Test Engineer: Joseph Matic   The Development: Thomas Homes constructed the development of 50 new apartments in [...]

The easiest and most common way to identify air leakage paths is to feel them during or after the test. By depressurising the building/unit (i.e. drawing air out using the fan(s)), the air paths [...]

For houses and flats of standard construction, it is possible to achieve reasonable air tightness without having to use specialist products and techniques but it requires close control of trades [...]