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Does air tightness trump R value to some degree?
I ask because I'm living through the evolution of my house and am at the stage where it's getting tighter, but the r value is still not where it "should" be.
I finally have all new windows, (400 series, nothing special...all awnings and casements, pretty tight but not perfect) and at the beginnings of a PERSIST detail which is now
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Ventilation Rates and Human Health
Very interesting article by Martin Holladay on ventilation.
[quote]After researching existing data on the correlation between residential ventilation rates and occupant health, I have concluded that healthy-house advocates often overstate the advantages of high ventilation rates.
If you care about indoor air quality, the most important thing you can do is to limit the release of pollutants — especially tobacco
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