<p>The viscosity of air buildings is a hot topic within the construction performers, which the industry feel they have too little knowledge about. This study is mainly aimed against air density in apartment buildings and airflow measurement. The study consists of a theoretical reference, educational visit, interviews and a survey conducted among construction workers at Magistratshagen in Linkoping.</p><p>Earlier requirement in terms of air leakage through the climate screen was removed and today there are only energy requirement for a dwelling in Boverkets Building Regulations. The difference between a passive and a typical air tight construction is that the passive house have a maximum requirement of 0.3 l /s m² of air leakage through the building climate screen. The requirement imposed on passive houses is to minimize the supply of power and energy for heating the building.</p><p>Air tight constructions have heavy demands on the performance and accuracy of everyone involved with the project. The client must specify their requirements and also be prepared to pay for any additional costs. The architect and building planners have to design the building with regard to air tightness. Finally, the construction workers are required to do a careful work in order to get all the connections in the building air tight.</p><p>The study suggests that an air tight building is a closed system where no forced ventilation exists. There are no reasons not to build too tight as long as there is a functioning ventilation. In this study the authors ask themselves how an air tight building changes over time. No theoretical information has been found on these changes, but the respondents assume that air density decreases with time. The deterioration is mainly assumed to be caused by construction materials changes over time. The study shows that construction workers knowledge of air tight construction is mixed, which they themselves admit in the survey.</p>

The viscosity of air buildings is a hot topic within the construction performers, which the industry feel they have too little knowledge about. This study is mainly aimed against air density in apartment buildings and airflow measurement. The study consists of a theoretical reference, educational visit, interviews and a survey conducted among construction workers at Magistratshagen in Linkoping. Earlier requirement in terms of air leakage through the climate screen was removed and today there are only energy requirement for a dwelling in Boverkets Building Regulations. The difference between a passive and a typical air tight construction is that the passive house have a maximum requirement of 0.3 l /s m2 of air leakage through the building climate screen. The requirement imposed on passive houses is to minimize the supply of power and energy for heating the building. Air tight constructions have heavy demands on the performance and accuracy of everyone involved with the project. The client must specify their requirements and also be prepared to pay for any additional costs. The architect and building planners have to design the building with regard to air tightness. Finally, the construction workers are required to do a careful work in order to get all the connections in the building air tight. The study suggests that an air tight building is a closed system where no forced ventilation exists. There are no reasons not to build too tight as long as there is a functioning ventilation. In this study the authors ask themselves how an air tight building changes over time. No theoretical information has been found on these changes, but the respondents assume that air density decreases with time. The deterioration is mainly assumed to be caused by construction materials changes over time. The study shows that construction workers knowledge of air tight construction is mixed, which they themselves admit in the survey.

Idag ligger fokus på energieffektivisering av byggnader. I och med detta ligger tung vikt på fuktsäkerhetsprojektering i konstruktioner som i sin tur måste vara lufttäta och diffusionstäta. Kombinationen av svenska vinterperioder och övertrycket som uppstår inomhus medför att taken utsätts för stora påfrestningar. Luften inomhus innehåller alltid mer fukt än luften utomhus. Då fukt alltid strävar efter att jämna ut sig går den varma och fuktiga inomhusluften till utrymmen med lägre fukthalt eller lägre lufttryck. Det är bland annat av dessa anledningar man använder ångspärr i ytterväggar och takkonstruktioner. Syftet med detta projekt är att genomföra en fuktteknisk bedömning för takkonstruktioner uppbyggda av TRP plåt, PIR isolering utan plastfolie. Anledningen till att bygga tak utan plastfolie är att sätta fuktfrågorna i fokus vid nybyggnadsprojekt samt att eftersträva skapandet av fuktsäkra och sunda konstruktioner. För att analysera takkonstruktionen samt genomföra fukttekniska bedömningar har simuleringar av konstruktionen under olika förutsättningar i WUFI Pro 5.1. genomförts. Därefter har resultatet analyserats ur diffusions- och konvektionssynpunkt. Resultaten visar inga större skillnader ur diffusionssynpunkt. Dock är skillnaderna mer uppenbara ur konvektionssynpunkt. Fuktmängden i konstruktionen utan plastfolie var betydligt större än konstruktion med plastfolie. Resultaten visar på att luftläckaget och fuktmängden har ett proportionellt förhållande med luftspaltbredden som bildas mellan PIR isoleringselementen. Detta gäller om ingen plastfolie används i konstruktionen. Slutsatsen är att det råder en större risk för luftläckage hos takkonstruktionen utan plastfolie på grund av otätheter i skarvar och spalter. För att få en fuktsäker och sund konstruktion rekommenderar författarna att plastfolie används. / Nowadays there is a high focus on energy efficiency of buildings. Therefore, a lot of resources are dedicated to moisture management in order to ensure that constructions stay airproof and diffused.  The combination of Swedish winter periods and the overpressure that occurs indoors means that the ceilings are subjected to the great stress. Indoor air contains more moisture than the air outdoors. As moisture is always striving to even out, the hot and humid indoor air moves to spaces with lower moisture content or lower air pressure. It is partly for these reasons why it is necessary to use a vapor barrier in the outer wall and roof construction. The purpose of building roofs without plastic foil is to put moisture issues in focus for new construction projects, but also, seek to create moisture proof and healthy construction designs. Further the goal of this project is to conduct a moisture technical assessment of roof structures built by TRP plate and PIR insulation without plastic film. Additionally, investigate if PIR-insulation can act as diffusion and convection protection. In order to analyze the roof structure and conduct moisture technical assessments, the design has been simulated using WUFI Pro 5.1 during different conditions. The result has then been analyzed from diffusion and convection perspectives. The results showed no major differences when compared from diffusion point of view. However, the differences are more obvious from convection perspective. The amount of moisture in the construction without plastic foil was considerably larger than the construction with a plastic foil. The results also showed that the air leakage and moisture amount has proportional ratio to the air gap width between the PIR-insulation elements. This is the case if no plastic foil used in the construction. The conclusion is that there is a greater risk of air leakage in the roof construction without the plastic foil because of leaks in the joins or gaps. For a moisture-proof and healthy design, the authors recommend that a plastic foil should be used.