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IMPACTS OF VENTILATION STRATEGIES ON ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND INDOOR AIR QUALITY IN SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES.

Author(s) : HEKMAT D.

Type of article: Article

Summary

COMPARES THE IMPACTS OF FIVE DIFFERENT VENTILATION STRATEGIES ON THE OVERALL ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF SUPERINSULATED HOUSES IN THE NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES: 1) NATURAL VENTILATION, 2) BALANCED VENTILATION WITH AN AIR TO AIR HEAT EXCHANGER, 3) EXHAUST VENTILATION WITHOUT HEAT RECOVERY, 4) EXHAUST VENTILATION CONNECTED TO A HEAT PUMP TO PROVIDE SPACE HEATING OR TO HEAT DOMESTIC HOTWATER. MAKES THE SIMULATIONS FOR CITIES WITH 1) A MODERATE COASTAL CLIMATE, 2) A WINDY COLD CLIMATE AND 3) A CALM COLD CLIMATE. FINDS HOUSES WITH MECHANICAL VENTILATION (ESPECIALLY WITH EXHAUST FANS) HAVE UNIFORM VENTILATION AND BETTER INDOOR AIR QUALITY. (INT. BUILD. SERV. ABSTR., GB., 22, N 1, 1987, 12, 87-00113.

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  • Original title: IMPACTS OF VENTILATION STRATEGIES ON ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND INDOOR AIR QUALITY IN SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES.
  • Record ID : 1987-1507
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Energy Build. - vol. 9 - n. 3
  • Publication date: 1986
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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