Indoor air quality impacts of residential hvac systems phase II.B report: IAQ control retrofit simulations and analysis
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) performed a preliminary study of the potential for using central forced-air heating and cooling system modifications to control indoor air quality (IAQ) in residential buildings. The objective of this effort was to provide insight into the use of state-of-the-art IAQ models to evaluate such modifications, the potential of these modifications to mitigate residential IAQ problems, the pollutant sources they are most likely to impact, and their potential limitations. This study was not intended to determine definitively whether the IAQ control options studied are reliable and cost-effective. The report summarizes the results on Phase II.B of this project, which consisted of three main efforts: computer simulations of contaminant levels with IAQ control retrofits, evaluation of the effectiveness of the IAQ control retrofits, and development of recommendations for future research.
- Research Organization:
- National Inst. of Standards and Technology (BFRL), Gaithersburg, MD (United States). Building Environment Div.
- OSTI ID:
- 147485
- Report Number(s):
- PB-96-106877/XAB; NISTIR-5712; TRN: 53243478
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: Sep 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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