Venting About Ventilation

There is much debate within the building science community about how much ventilation is enough.
Building science as a discipline has to deal with a lot of messy, noisy data, entrenched mythologies, and strong tendencies towards confirmation bias.

On the other hand, public health as a discipline has to deal with a lot of messy, noisy data, […]

The Impact of Air Tightness on Ventilation in Passive House Design

When many first hear of the Passive House blower door test requirement of 0.6 ACH at 50 Pascals of test pressure, the first thing that comes to mind is the difficulty of designing and executing air barrier details that deliver this. They may not stop to consider how this level of air tightness impacts the […]