Archive for 2008/06/19

Mechanisms by which outdoor air becomes part of the indoor air environment

In a process known as infiltration, outdoor air flows into the building through openings, joints, cracks in walls, floors, ceilings, and around windows and doors.  In natural ventilation, air moves through opened windows and doors.  Air movement associated with infiltration and natural ventilation is caused by air temperature differences between indoors and outdoors and by […]