A full-scale study on pressure equalisation of rainscreen facades
Abstract
This paper reports the ongoing full-scale investigation at the Technical University of Eindhoven (TUE) concerning pressure equalization of rainscreen facades. The field facility including the details of test panel, meteorological tower, instrumentation, data collection and analysis is reported. Preliminary results of investigations into cavity response for various leakage and venting configurations are also reported. Further, this paper presents an early attempt to synthesize the experimental results into existing building codes.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Wind and Air Flow Studies
Building energy efficiency and sustainability
Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
Publication details
- Journal / source
- CRC Press eBooks
- Pages
- 1137–1144
- Publication date
- 12 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter