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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 09:42:28 +0100</pubDate>
		<author>chriskemp</author>
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			<![CDATA[Should window manufacturers know/test how airtight their frames are under pressure?<br /><br />for example if a house is being built with a predicted airtightness of X, should the window manufacturer be advised? and should a builder get confirmation that the window frame will offer X?<br /><br />I foresee windows being the weak link in a SIP-build?<br />is this the case?]]>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 09:50:00 +0100</pubDate>
		<author>jamesingram</author>
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			<![CDATA[I was under the impression they did airtight tests on samples, as there's a miniuim requirement, <br />and this data was available.]]>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 11:07:30 +0100</pubDate>
		<author>tony</author>
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			<![CDATA[lots of windows leak through the frames even more round the frames]]>
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		<title>airtightness of windows?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 11:13:07 +0100</pubDate>
		<author>Joiner</author>
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			<![CDATA[Wasn't achieving airtightness one of the reasons given for preferring open-in windows in passive-house?]]>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 11:18:41 +0100</pubDate>
		<author>fostertom</author>
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			<![CDATA[Until they found they cd do triple seals in open-out.]]>
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		<title>airtightness of windows?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 11:25:47 +0100</pubDate>
		<author>Joiner</author>
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		<title>airtightness of windows?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 11:37:28 +0100</pubDate>
		<author>joe90</author>
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			<![CDATA[I would have thought that air pressure from the outside-in was greater than inside-out leading to open out windows being more airtight (i.e. windows pushed into their seals by wind etc) ?]]>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 12:17:38 +0100</pubDate>
		<author>fostertom</author>
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			<![CDATA[If positive on windward side, it's going to have extreme negative points on the turbulent lee side. That stuff often claimed about wind pushing inward is I think simplistic. Any wind is suck as well as blow.]]>
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