Air Leakage and Air Transfer Between Garage and Living Space
This research project focused on evaluation of air transfer between the garage and living space in a single-family detached home constructed by a production homebuilder in compliance with the 2009 International Residential Code and the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code. The project gathered important information about the performance of whole-building ventilation systems and garage ventilation systems as they relate to minimizing flow of contaminated air from garage to living space. Important gaps and barriers addressed by this research were:
(1) Developing recommendations for effective methods for precluding the flow of contaminated air from garages to living space.
(2) Creating a resource for guiding home builders and retrofitters to achieve garage isolation by use of mechanical ventilation equipment.
(3) Providing field measurement support for revision of the EPA Indoor airPLUS program requirements, which are part of the DOE Challenge Home program.
Field test data provided in the form of technical report showing blower door test results for air leakage measurements and tracer gas testing results. Waldorf, MD 20602
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AB - This research project focused on evaluation of air transfer between the garage and living space in a single-family detached home constructed by a production homebuilder in compliance with the 2009 International Residential Code and the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code. The project gathered important information about the performance of whole-building ventilation systems and garage ventilation systems as they relate to minimizing flow of contaminated air from garage to living space. Important gaps and barriers addressed by this research were:
(1) Developing recommendations for effective methods for precluding the flow of contaminated air from garages to living space.
(2) Creating a resource for guiding home builders and retrofitters to achieve garage isolation by use of mechanical ventilation equipment.
(3) Providing field measurement support for revision of the EPA Indoor airPLUS program requirements, which are part of the DOE Challenge Home program.
Field test data provided in the form of technical report showing blower door test results for air leakage measurements and tracer gas testing results. Waldorf, MD 20602
AU - Rudd, Armin
A2 - Kerrigan, Phil
DB - Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI)
DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory
DO - 10.25984/2204226
KW - building america
KW - blower door testing
KW - indoor air quality
KW - residential
KW - new construction
KW - single family detached
KW - HVAC
KW - garage insulation
KW - garage ventilation
KW - garage air leakage
KW - house air leakage
KW - BuildingAmerica
KW - mixed humid
KW - whole-home
KW - EPA Indoor airPLUS
LA - English
DA - 2016/04/27
PY - 2016
PB - Advanced Building Systems
T1 - Air Leakage and Air Transfer Between Garage and Living Space
UR - https://doi.org/10.25984/2204226
ER -
Rudd, Armin, and Phil Kerrigan. Air Leakage and Air Transfer Between Garage and Living Space. Advanced Building Systems, 27 April, 2016, Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). https://doi.org/10.25984/2204226.
Rudd, A., & Kerrigan, P. (2016). Air Leakage and Air Transfer Between Garage and Living Space. [Data set]. Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). Advanced Building Systems. https://doi.org/10.25984/2204226
Rudd, Armin and Phil Kerrigan. Air Leakage and Air Transfer Between Garage and Living Space. Advanced Building Systems, April, 27, 2016. Distributed by Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). https://doi.org/10.25984/2204226
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abstractNote = {This research project focused on evaluation of air transfer between the garage and living space in a single-family detached home constructed by a production homebuilder in compliance with the 2009 International Residential Code and the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code. The project gathered important information about the performance of whole-building ventilation systems and garage ventilation systems as they relate to minimizing flow of contaminated air from garage to living space. Important gaps and barriers addressed by this research were:
(1) Developing recommendations for effective methods for precluding the flow of contaminated air from garages to living space.
(2) Creating a resource for guiding home builders and retrofitters to achieve garage isolation by use of mechanical ventilation equipment.
(3) Providing field measurement support for revision of the EPA Indoor airPLUS program requirements, which are part of the DOE Challenge Home program.
Field test data provided in the form of technical report showing blower door test results for air leakage measurements and tracer gas testing results. Waldorf, MD 20602},
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year = {2016},
howpublished = {Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI), Advanced Building Systems, https://doi.org/10.25984/2204226},
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https://dx.doi.org/10.25984/2204226
Details
Data from Apr 27, 2016
Last updated Nov 1, 2023
Submitted Apr 27, 2016
Organization
Advanced Building Systems
Contact
Armin Rudd
Authors
Research Areas
Keywords
building america, blower door testing, indoor air quality, residential, new construction, single family detached, HVAC, garage insulation, garage ventilation, garage air leakage, house air leakage, BuildingAmerica, mixed humid, whole-home, EPA Indoor airPLUSDOE Project Details
Project Name Building America
Project Number FY14 AOP 1.9.1.19
