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Airtightness testing: St atus and trends in competent tester schemes in the UK and Belgium

Airtightness testing: St atus and trends in competent tester schemes in the UK and Belgium. Rémi Carrié and Peter Wouters INIVE TightVent Webinar - 14 November 2013. WELCOME. Airtightness testing: Status and trends in competent tester schemes in the UK and Belgium. Rob Coxon

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Airtightness testing: St atus and trends in competent tester schemes in the UK and Belgium

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  1. Airtightness testing:Statusand trends in competent tester schemes in the UK and Belgium Rémi Carrié and Peter Wouters INIVE TightVent Webinar - 14 November 2013

  2. WELCOME Airtightness testing: Status and trends in competent tester schemes in the UK and Belgium Rob Coxon ATTMA (UK) Clarisse Mees BBRI (BE) Alexander Deliyannis Sympraxis Team (GR) Technical Support Maria Kapsalaki INIVE (BE) Peter Wouters INIVE (BE) Rémi Carrié INIVE (BE)

  3. Why this webinar? Building airtightness is a key concern for Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings

  4. Why this webinar?

  5. A major challenge • There exist a range of commercially-available products to achieve good building airtightness (see TightVent webinars on solutions), but • Improving building airtightness is clearly a major challenge for the building sector • In many countries, it implies major changes in building traditions • One major change lies in the control as building regulationsevolve

  6. Trend towards the development of competent tester schemes • More and more countries require explicitly airtightness testing for specific programmes or for a wide range of buildings • This raises several issues linked to the quality of the airtightness measurement • This boosts the development of competent tester schemes

  7. Airtightness Testers Association Committee • Set up and hosted within TightVent • At present, the participants are from • Members: Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden, and the UK • Guests: Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Poland • Early contacts with: Croatia, Hungary, Netherlands, Norway • The scope includes various aspects: • airtightness requirements in the countries involved • competent tester schemes in the countries involved • applicable standards and guidelines for testing • collection of relevant guidance and training documents • Since September 2012, the committee has met five times (via internet) and first physical meeting held in June 2013

  8. Objectives of this webinar • To give information on initiatives taken to improve the quality of airtightness tests • Today, with a particular focus on 2 countries (UKand BE)

  9. BUILDING AIRTIGHTNESS TESTING AGENDA • 10:00 Introduction and context of the webinar | Peter Wouters and Rémi Carrié • 10:15 Status in the UK and the Air Tightness Testing & Measurement Association | Rob Coxon, ATTMA, United Kingdom • 10:35 Questions and Answers • 10:45 Status in Belgium and the inauguration of TightVent-Belgium |Clarisse Mees, BBRI, Belgium • 11:05 Questions and Answers • 11:30 End of the webinar • Presentation from Denmark “Status in Denmark and Klimaskaerm’s airtightness activities, Walter Sebastian, Klimaskaerm, Denmark” has been removed from original programme (presenter is ill) • Note: The presentations will be recorded and you will be able to consult them afterwards. • Links to the recorded presentations will be sent via email a few weeks after the event. .

  10. Practical aspects • You will be able to listen to the speakers • You will be able to ask written questions

  11. TIGHTVENT PARTNERS The TightVent Europe “Building and Ductwork Airtightness Platform” was inaugurated on January 1, 2011. It aims at facilitating exchanges and progress on building and ductwork airtightness issues. Diamond partners Gold partners Associate partners ECF has given substantial support to TightVent in the start-up phase

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