A proposed test procedure for separating exterior envelope air leakage from interior partition air leakage

Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages

  Proskiw, Gary ^a   Parekh, Anil ^b  

^a Proskiw Engineering Ltd   (Canada)

^b NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

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EID: 84905067850     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21668469     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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4. NRC. 1995. National Building Code of Canada. National Research Council of Canada.
5. Proskiw, G., and B. Phillips. 2001. Air leakage characteristics, test methods and specifications for large buildings. Report prepared for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
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