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Title: Sealed Crawl Spaces with Integrated Whole-House Ventilation in a Cold Climate

Abstract

One method of code-compliance for crawlspaces is to seal and insulate the crawlspace, rather than venting to the outdoors. However, codes require mechanical ventilation; either via conditioned supply air from the HVAC system, or a continuous exhaust ventilation strategy. As the CARB's building partner, Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services, intended to use the unvented crawlspace in a recent

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [1]
  1. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Efficiency Office. Building Technologies Office
OSTI Identifier:
1215316
Report Number(s):
NREL/SR-5500-64458; DOE/GO-102015-4699
DOE Contract Number:  
AC36-08GO28308; KNDH-0-40342-05
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Related Information: Work performed by Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings, Norwalk, Connecticut
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; crawlspace; ventilation; whole-house ventilation; exhaust-only ventilation; radon; code compliance; IRC; International Residential Code: ASHRAE 62.2; ASHARAE 62.2-2010; ASHRAE 62.2-2013; tracer gas; SF6; Reciprocal Age of Air; RAoA; CARB; Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings; SWA; Steven Winter Associates; condensation potential; dewpoint; sealed crawlspace; unvented crawlspace; resident

Citation Formats

Zoeller, William, Williamson, James, and Puttafunta, Srikanth. Sealed Crawl Spaces with Integrated Whole-House Ventilation in a Cold Climate. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.2172/1215316.
Zoeller, William, Williamson, James, & Puttafunta, Srikanth. Sealed Crawl Spaces with Integrated Whole-House Ventilation in a Cold Climate. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1215316
Zoeller, William, Williamson, James, and Puttafunta, Srikanth. 2015. "Sealed Crawl Spaces with Integrated Whole-House Ventilation in a Cold Climate". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1215316. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1215316.
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title = {Sealed Crawl Spaces with Integrated Whole-House Ventilation in a Cold Climate},
author = {Zoeller, William and Williamson, James and Puttafunta, Srikanth},
abstractNote = {One method of code-compliance for crawlspaces is to seal and insulate the crawlspace, rather than venting to the outdoors. However, codes require mechanical ventilation; either via conditioned supply air from the HVAC system, or a continuous exhaust ventilation strategy. As the CARB's building partner, Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services, intended to use the unvented crawlspace in a recent},
doi = {10.2172/1215316},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1215316}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jul 30 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Thu Jul 30 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
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