Air and vapour barriers
Airtight Construction of Homes is Essential: "Your house sucks." "Oh yeah? your house blows!"
...stack effect, also known as 'chimney effect'.
Wind creates either positive or negative air pressure on a particular side of a building, forcing air in on some sides and forcing it out on others. Aside from being blocked by other buildings or planting a stand of evergreen trees, the only thing you can do to stop wind pr...