Designation:E1186−17StandardPracticesforAirLeakageSiteDetectioninBuildingEnvelopesandAirBarrierSystems1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE1186;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thesepracticescoverstandardizedtechniquesforlocat-ingairleakagesitesinbuildingenvelopesandairbarriersystems.1.2Thesepracticesofferachoiceofmeansfordeterminingthelocationofairleakagesiteswitheachofferingcertainadvantagesforspecificapplications.1.3Someofthepracticesrequireaknowledgeofinfraredscanning,buildingandtestchamberpressurizationanddepressurization,smokeandfoggenerationtechniques,soundgenerationanddetection,andtracergasconcentrationmea-surementtechniques.1.4Thepracticesdescribedareofaqualitativenatureindeterminingtheairleakagesitesratherthandeterminingquantitativeleakagerates.1.5ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Forspecifichazardstatements,seeSection6.1.7Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2E631TerminologyofBuildingConstructionsE741TestMethodforDeterminingAirChangeinaSingleZonebyMeansofaTracerGasDilutionE779TestMethodforDeterminingAirLeakageRatebyFanPressurization2.2EntertainmentServicesandTechnologyAssociation(ESTA)Standards:3ANSIE1.5EntertainmentT...
