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1. Ventilation and indoor air quality
Ventilation, whether natural or mechanical, is essential to ensure good-quality indoor air. It aims to satisfy hygiene and comfort needs, in particular by :
the supply of fresh air, in particular to avoid confinement, ensure the proper operation of combustion appliances and combat humidity and condensation;
the evacuation of air contaminated by various pollutants.
1.1 Health risks
Living in a poorly ventilated home can have serious consequences for your health. The point of ventilation is to bring in fresh air, which is fresher and, above all, drier than the stale air in the home.
Indeed, an unventilated home is a damp dwelling where all...
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Websites
...Standards
- Building work – Mechanical ventilation systems - NF DTU 68.3 - Avril 2017
- Building ventilation – Conduit network – Strength and tightness of circular sheet metal ducts - NF EN 12237 - Avril 2003
- Building ventilation – Non-metallic pipes – Duct network made of insulated duct panels - NF EN 13403 - Juillet 2003
- Building ventilation – Rectangular sheet metal air ducts – Requirements for strength and tightness...
Regulations
Air quality
Decree no. 2008-1231 of November 27, 2008 on the prevention of carbon monoxide poisoning (NOR: DEVU0772430D).
Décret n° 2011-321 du 23 mars 2011 relatif à l'étiquetage des produits de construction ou de revêtement de mur ou de sol et des peintures et vernis sur leurs émissions de polluants volatils (NOR : DEVL1101903D).
Decree no. 2012-14 of January 5,...
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