Retrotech DM-2A - Manual (Page 6)

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Retrotec Energy Innovations, Ltd.
DM-2A Mark II Dual-Channel Pressure Gauge User Manual
DM-2A Mark II 2008-02-22
Energy loss testing is used for measuring losses in large commercial buildings and residences
where mandatory testing is required to fulfill the criteria of certain jurisdictional standards. For
example, residential homes in Canada are tested to fulfill R-2000 requirements while existing
housing stock is tested for EnerGuide ratings using the CGSB standard. Canada has exported its
R-2000 technology abroad under the SuperE label where a special SuperE program performs the
needed test there.
Smoke control testing is performed under the 1994 Uniform Building Code Section 905 where
maximum leakage levels are specified. Retrotec door fans are capable of measuring the leakage
of an entire floor of almost any building, giving the designer useful quality control information to
calculate the transmission rate of smoke or pollutants from one floor to the next. Individual floors
can be isolated and measured so that the leakage area of each floor or component is known.
PFEER is the Protection for Fire and Emergency Evacuation Refuge intended for use on oil
platforms where a safe haven must be free of smoke and toxic fumes in the event of a mishap.
This is enforced by Lloyds of London shipping standards. Retrotec air current testers are used
as air movement detectors in a variety of applications but mostly to find leaks in the above
applications so the requirements of these standards can be met.