关键词: |
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 |
摘要: |
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 development, CARB was interested in investigating a hybrid ventilation method that includes the exhaust air from the crawlspace as a portion of an ASHRAE 62.2 compliant whole-house ventilation strategy. This hybrid ventilation method was evaluated through a series of long-term monitoring tests that observed temperature, humidity, and pressure conditions through the home and crawlspace. |