Airtightness testing:

Status and trends in competent tester schemes in the UK and Belgium

Rémi Carrié and Peter WoutersINIVE

TightVent Webinar - 14 November 2013

Rémi CarriéINIVE (BE)

Airtightness testing:Status and trends in competent tester schemes in the UK and

Belgium

WELCOME

Rob CoxonATTMA (UK)

Clarisse MeesBBRI (BE)

Peter Wouters INIVE (BE)

Alexander DeliyannisSympraxis Team (GR)

Technical Support

Maria KapsalakiINIVE (BE)

Why this webinar?

Building airtightness is a key concern for Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings

Why this webinar?

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

regulations evolve

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

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

Objectives of this webinar

• To give information on initiatives taken to improve the quality of airtightness testsToday, with a particular focus on 2 countries (UK

and BE)

.

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.

BUILDING AIRTIGHTNESS TESTING

Practical aspects

• You will be able to listen to the speakers• You will be able to ask written questions

Diamond partners

Associate partners

Gold partners

ECF has given substantial support to TightVent in the start-up phase

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.

TIGHTVENT PARTNERS