Contents
1.Introduction 1
1.1. Background 2
1.2. Purpose statement 4
1.3. Research question 4
1.4. Research objectives 4
1.5. The significance of the study 4
1.6. Limitaitons of the study 4
2.Literature Review 5
2.1. Introduction 5
2.2. Background 5
2.3. Construction Practices 5
2.4. Leakage through window frames 6
2.5. Airtightness evaluation 7
2.6. International norms 8
2.7. Indian scenario 9
2.8. Learnings from the literature review 9
3.Methodology 10
3.1. Research methodology 10
3.2. Data collection approach 12
3.3. About the blower door software 12
3.4. Pretest measures 13
3.5. Equipment setup procedure 13
3.6. Conducting the test 14
3.7. Equipment calibration 15
3.8. Calculation 15
3.9. Simulation 16
4.Results and discussion 19
4.1. Hotel room description 19
4.2. Airflow difference during depressurization and pressurization at 50 Pa 20
4.3. Air leakage for norms 21
4.4. WWR and window types 22
4.5. Leakage pathways 23
4.6. Age of construction 25
4.7. Room tariff 26
4.8. Simulation using Design Builder 27
5 Conclusion 29
References 31
Appendices 33
Appendix A: About the equipment (blower door) 33
Appendix B: Simulation inputs & testing checklist 37