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Air Tightness of Building Shell


Positive pressurization can be maintained only if the sealing integrity of the building is maintained.

The building should be air tight for low air leakage performance. There are areas with in the

facility that require negative exhausts such as toilets, pantry, laboratory or battery room but these

are controlled ventilation areas having fixed amount of exhaust. Uncontrolled leakages areas in

the building are door undercuts; pass through, walls, ceilings and duct joints etc; that should be

restricted as far as possible. Remember a slogan;

“Build tight –ventilate right”

The building shall be optimally pressurized to achieve low capital costs, overall energy
conservation and treatment costs on filtration.

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