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Energy impacts of air leakage in US office buildings.

Author(s) : BRONKHORST D. A. van, PERSILY A. K., et al.

Summary

Reports on an estimation of the energy impact of air leakage in US office buildings based on an analysis of 25 buildings used in previous studies of energy consumption. Each of these buildings represents a portion of the US office building stock as of 1995. The energy impact was estimated by performing an hourly analysis over one year, with the infiltration rates varying linearly with wind speed. Finds that infiltration accounts for roughly 15% of the heating load in all office buildings nationwide, and a higher percentage in recently constructed buildings. Infiltration has very little impact on cooling loads in office buildings.

Details

  • Original title: Energy impacts of air leakage in US office buildings.
  • Record ID : 1998-1216
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1995/09
  • Source: Source: Proc. AIVC Conf., Palm Springs
    vol. 2; 379-391; 1 fig.; 3 tabl.; 14 ref.

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