SR341 The role of ventilation in managing moisture inside New Zealand homes (2015)
- Abbreviation
- SR341
- Valid from
- 1/01/2015
- Information provider
- BRANZ Limited,
- Author
- Stephen McNeil, Manfred Plagmann, Peter McDowall and Mark Bassett
- Information type
- Study report,
- Format
- PDF,
Description
Ventilation, insulation and heating are the key components to ensuring a healthy indoor environment. This work studied airtightness and actual in-service ventilation rates in a variety of modern housing stock. In-service ventilation rates indicated that on average around a third of these homes were under ventilated.