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Air permeability (m3 /h/m2 at 50 Pa)
Note: Minimum specification in the planned revisions to ADL, for all non-domestic building types is 10·0.
Building type Good Practice Best Practice
Houses/flats 10·0 5·0
Factories/warehouses 10·0 2·0
Naturally ventilated offices 7·0 3·5
Air-conditioned buildings/ low-energy buildings/ retail stores/ superstores 3·5 2·0
Museum and archival storage 1·7 1·25
Cold storage 0·8 0·4