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Residential ventilation and energy characteristics.

Author(s) : SHERMAN M. H., MATSON N.

Summary

The role of ventilation in the housing stock is to provide fresh air and to dilute internally generated pollutants in order to ensure adequate indoor air quality. Energy is required to provide this ventilation service, either directly to move the air or indirectly to condition the outdoor air for thermal comfort. The purpose of the paper is to ascertain, from the best available data, the energy liability associated with providing the current levels of ventilation and to estimate the energy savings or penalties associated with tightening or loosening the building envelope while still providing ventilation for adequate indoor air quality.

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  • Original title: Residential ventilation and energy characteristics.
  • Record ID : 1998-1879
  • Languages: English
  • Source: ASHRAE Transactions.
  • Publication date: 1997
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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