(Under the QREN Project)
The Blower Door Test is a test that checks whether the building has air leakage or meets the requirements corresponding to the air-tightness defined by the Passive House.
In the exercise of PHPP was defined as leakage parameter 0.6 Renewals Time 50 Pa, which corresponds to the ceiling allowed by the Passive House standard.
However, the Passive House Institute requires this value to be fulfilled so that the house be tested through a door blower test (Blower Door) that puts the house in depression thus forcing the air leaks that may exist and can thus be easily identified.For these requirements are met at the end of construction is always advisable that one or more tests at different stages of finishing.
Once placed the first layer of cardboard and placed plaster the sealing tapes at all weak points (links) defined the first stage of the blower door test to be identified and corrected existing air infiltration in the outdoor environment.
In this first test were identified and corrected existing air infiltration in the outdoor environment.
After the sensitivities corrected the House Modiko® Passive House is ready for placement of the second plasterboard layer.
MODIKO® – Your Dream Home
QREN PROJECT: MODIKO® PASSIVE HOUSEIn 2013, MODIKO®´s passive house project was considered as a candidate for QREN, co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund via the Centre Region Operational Programme, within the scope of the Research and Technological Development Incentive – Individual Enterprise R&TD Projects.
The amount invested was around 300,000 euros.
The project has been under development since November 2013, and enjoys the support of the University of Aveiro. This partnership is of vital importance given the nature of innovation and development which has driven the project.
The aim of the “MODIKO® Passive House” is to achieve an energy performance in accordance with the most demanding standard known in relation to this specific domain, this being a pioneering project at global level, as light steel modular houses built in accordance with this standard do not exist.
It should be pointed out that the energy consumption demanded by the Passivhaus Standard is around 80% less that of housing subject to the RCCTE requirements currently in force in Portugal.
Values measured in real terms will be obtained at the end of the project, taking advantage of an experimental facility which will be monitored subsequent to construction and during its day-to-day occupation by a family over a 5-year period.