LoginSeveral empirical models of house air infiltration, available from the literature, were reviewed and evaluated.
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The effect of ventilation in the space between a main wall and an exterior siding is examined with respect to reducing the building's cooling load.
A test chamber was designed and constructed at Princeton University for research purposes. The structure is essentially a miniature house, with no internal partitions, built with simplicity and uniformity in mind.
Richard Tully gives practical advice on ventilation requirements for underground car parks, emphasizing the need to remove fumes quickly from exit ramps where vehicles emit up to half as much carbon monoxide again as on the level.
Mr.Platts briefly reviews current Canadian housing and the potential for controlled ventilation with exhaust air heat recovery.
Describes measurements of airtightness and ventilation in prefabricated 'modulent' houses, 25 single-storey with habitable lofts and 8 single-storey, all with mechanical extract systems.
Presents a review of the problem area relating to unintentional ventilation, with special reference to the significance of this phenomenon with regard to the heat balance of buildings.
Refers to earlier work by Mattingly, Peters, Harrje and Heisler which indicated the possibility of reducing air infiltration by using sheltering devices such as fences, neighbouring buildings and trees.
Documents and compares the air infiltration levels experienced in five Twin Rivers townhouses before and after retrofit.
Gives regulations and performance guidelines for the ventilation of buildings. Includes guidelines for air quality and gives recommended supply and return air volumes for different rooms of a building.
Gives instructions for constructing a super-insulated house. Describes installing insulation, vapour barriers, shutters and an air-to-air heat exchangers.
Reviews past research in air infiltration, discussing various models. Proposes research agenda. Gives anotated bibliography. Describes commercial and residential models. Gives test results and a summary of the models.
Notes that many existing dwellings are inadequately insulated and in need of caulking and weatherstripping. Gives criteria for the selection of retrofit materials which are eligible for the Department of Energy Weatherization Assistance Program.
Reports root mean square and extreme pressure measurements made on a model of the Aylesbury housing estate in the Oxford wind tunnel.