adapted person (occupant)
[ISO 16814:2008, 3.3]:person who has occupied a space for a sufficient period of time to become adapted to the odours in a space.
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adventitious opening (also known as unintentional opening & fortuitous leakage)
[AIVC, Air infiltration and ventilation glossary, 1992]:an opening within the building envelope which, in terms of ventilation, is unintentional, for example, cracks around doors and windows.
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[AIVC, Air infiltration and ventilation glossary, 1992]: (see air curtain)
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[AIVC, Air infiltration and ventilation glossary, 1992]:a quantity of fresh air equal to the volume of the room or building being ventilated(see air change rate)
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[ISO 16814:2008, 3.4]:measure of the effectiveness of outdoor air distribution to the breathing level within the ventilated space.
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