Building America Top Innovations 2014 Profile: HVAC Cabinet Air Leakage Test Method

Program Document · Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014

OSTI ID:1220390

This 2014 Top Innovation profile describes Building America-funded research by teams and national laboratories that resulted in the development of an ASHRAE standard and a standardized testing method for testing the air leakage of HVAC air handlers and furnace cabinets and has spurred equipment manufacturers to tighten the cabinets they use for residential HVAC systems.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Building Technologies Office (EE-5B) (Building America)
• OSTI ID: 1220390
• Report Number(s): PNNL-SA-106303; 6990
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

U.S. Department of Energy
Building America
top innovation
LBNL
BSC
residential
construction
energy efficient
standards
HVAC
air leakage
furnace cabinet
air handler