{"id":9554,"date":"2022-06-27T12:21:50","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T12:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/createdbyadam.co.uk\/aptsoundtesting\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=8601"},"modified":"2023-01-15T16:27:04","modified_gmt":"2023-01-15T16:27:04","slug":"the-importance-of-air-tightness-testing-on-pas-2035-projects","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/createdbyadam.co.uk\/aptsoundtesting\/blog\/the-importance-of-air-tightness-testing-on-pas-2035-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"The Importance of Air Tightness Testing on PAS 2035 Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">There are many reasons why <a href=\"https:\/\/createdbyadam.co.uk\/aptsoundtesting\/blog\/air-tightness-testing-for-pas2035\/\">air leakage testing is important for PAS2035<\/a> project, by establishing how much air infiltrates through your building enclosure\/envelope via <a href=\"https:\/\/createdbyadam.co.uk\/aptsoundtesting\/blog\/how-do-we-carry-out-an-air-leakage-test-for-pas2035\/\">air leakage testing<\/a>, will help identify how much risk there is of excess drafts and moisture issues, as well as the ingress of outdoor pollutants. Only with a robust air tight building envelope, can we reduce the chance of ongoing issues for the building occupiers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8602 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/createdbyadam.co.uk\/aptsoundtesting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Air-Tightness-Test-Commercial-Building-London-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"Air-tightness-testing-PAS2035\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/createdbyadam.co.uk\/aptsoundtesting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Air-Tightness-Test-Commercial-Building-London-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/createdbyadam.co.uk\/aptsoundtesting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Air-Tightness-Test-Commercial-Building-London-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/createdbyadam.co.uk\/aptsoundtesting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Air-Tightness-Test-Commercial-Building-London-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/createdbyadam.co.uk\/aptsoundtesting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Air-Tightness-Test-Commercial-Building-London.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Here are just a few of the main benefits:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong style=\"font-style: inherit;\">Establish the Air Tightness Rate &#8211; <\/strong>any air leaking out of the building envelope causes energy to be consumed when replacement air is conditioned, either via cooling or heating. With information from an air leakage test you can estimate how much air will leak in both cold and warm weather, or how much more windy weather will cause a building to leak relative to calm weather.\u00a0 The resulting energy impact can then be considered and used for equipment sizing calculations and predictions of operating energy consumption.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ensuring your Mechanical Heating System is adequate &#8211; <\/strong>once the air leakage result has been established the resulting energy impact can be considered and used for equipment sizing calculations and predictions of operating energy consumption within the dwelling.<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-style: inherit;\">Identifying Air Leakage Paths &#8211; <\/strong>you can identify air leakage paths that you didn\u2019t know about.\u00a0 Via blower door and smoke leakage testing, we can accurately identify air<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"text-align: center;\">We can help with your PAS2035 Air Tightness Test<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8603 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/createdbyadam.co.uk\/aptsoundtesting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Air-Tightness-Test-Commercial-Building-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"Air-leakage-testing-commercial-buildings\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>We can help with your PAS2035 Air Tightness Test <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You can rest assured that we provide the highest quality service for all your air tightness testing and reportage. We are a UKAS accredited laboratory, as well as being certified to ATTMA Level 2.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you would like more information in for our <a href=\"https:\/\/createdbyadam.co.uk\/aptsoundtesting\/blog\/air-tightness-testing-for-pas2035\/\">PAS 2035 air tightness testing<\/a> services, please contact us at info@airpressuretesting.net\u00a0 or visit our call us on 01525 303905. Alternatively, please see a copy of our air leakage checklist to help you prepare for your PAS2035 Air Test.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8602,"template":"","class_list":["post-9554","blog","type-blog","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Importance of Air Tightness Testing on PAS 2035 Projects | APT Sound Testing<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"There are many reasons why air leakage testing is important for PAS2035 projects. 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