Residential construction demonstration project, Cycle II: Active ventilation

Technical Report · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5411454· OSTI ID:5411454

This report documents the analysis of the performance of natural and mechanical ventilation in Pacific Northwest homes. The analysis was part of Cycle II of the Residential Construction Demonstration Project, sponsored by Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). Since 1986, the Residential Construction Demonstration Project (RCDP) has sponsored the collection of data on energy efficient homes in the Pacific Northwest that comply with these new standards and requirements. Cycle II of RCDP was conducted between September 1987 and April 1990. It concentrated on energy innovations in homes built to the Super Good Cents specification. All of the test homes have electric heat and mechanical ventilation systems. Seven different types of active ventilation systems are represented in the homes. Three of these system types are equipped with heat recovery devices, and are represented in approximately a quarter of the test homes. The potential for both natural and mechanical ventilation was measured. Potential structural leakage was measured by blower door testing. Flow rate and operating time of mechanical ventilation systems were measured with flow hoods and hour meters. Actual ventilation was measured by using a passive tracer gas technique for several weeks during the heating season and at times of normal occupancy.

• Research Organization: Washington State Energy Office, Olympia, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FG01-89CE26597
• OSTI ID: 5411454
• Report Number(s): WAOENG-91-04; ON: DE92011826
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
VENTILATION
MONITORING
AIR FLOW
CONSTRUCTION
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
HEAT LOSSES
STANDARDS
SURVEYS
VENTILATION SYSTEMS
BUILDINGS
EFFICIENCY
ENERGY LOSSES
FLUID FLOW
GAS FLOW
LOSSES
320107* - Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization- Building Systems- (1987-)