Building America Case Study: Field Testing of Compartmentalization Methods for Multifamily Construction (Fact Sheet)

Program Document · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2015

OSTI ID:1169779

The 2012 IECC has an airtightness requirement of 3 air changes per hour at 50 Pascals test pressure for both single family and multifamily construction in Climate Zones 3-8. Other programs (LEED, ASHRAE 189, ASHRAE 62.2) have similar or tighter compartmentalization requirements, thus driving the need for easier and more effective methods of compartmentalization in multifamily buildings.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Building Technologies Office
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1169779
• Report Number(s): DOE/GO-102015-4560; KNDJ-0-40337-00
• Resource Relation: Related Information: Technology Solutions for New and Existing Homes, Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE); Work performed by Building Science Corporation (BSC), Westford, Massachusettes
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
RESIDENTIAL
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
BSC
BUILDING AMERICA
BUILDING SCIENCE CORPORATION
MULTIFAMILY
COMPARMENTALIATION
BLOWER DOOR
BLOWER DOOR TESTING
AIR LEAKAGE
GUARDED TESTING
GUARDED LEAKAGE
NULLING
DEMISING WALL
AREA SEPARATION WALL
FIRE-RESISTANCE RATED ASSEMBLY
FIRE-RESISTANCE RATED WALL
UL U347
FIRE WALL
RATED ASSEMBLY
RATED ASSEMBLIES