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Impact of energy-conserving retrofits on indoor air quality in residental housing

Conference ·
OSTI ID:6541020
The impact of energy-conservation retrofits on the indoor air quality of residential buildings is being assessed through a field-monitoring project in which air leakage, air exchange rates, and indoor air pollutants are measured before and after retrofit measures are implemented. A mobile laboratory was used to make detailed on-site measurements of air exchange rate and concentrations of radon, formaldehyde, total aldehydes, particulates, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, nitric oxide, ozone, and sulfur dioxide in two houses and effective leakage area measurements were made in seven others. Results from the nine houses studied here show that the impact of energy-conserving retrofits depends on (1) the type and extent of the retrofit, (2) the operating characteristics of the heating/cooling system, and (3) the activities of the occupants.
Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
6541020
Report Number(s):
LBL-12189; CONF-810631-1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English