A comparison of ventilation strategies for tightly constructed houses in cold climates.

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Hawken P J
tight house, fan, heat exchanger, heat pump, mechanical ventilation
Year:
1984
Bibliographic info:
Technical Report 1984/09, TR-LT-007, NRCC 24082. Ottawa: National Research Council of Canada, 1984. 40p. 4 figs, 12 tabs, 10 refs.

This report examines three devices (exhaust fan, air-to-air heat exchanger and exhaust air heat recovery heat pump) which could be used to increase the ventilation rate of a tightly constructed house to a level sufficient to keep indoor air pollutants and moisture to acceptable concentrations.

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