Title
Are Residential Whole-House Mechanical Ventilation Systems Reliable Enough To Mandate Tight Homes?
Secondary Author(s)
Withers Jr., Charles; Vieira, Robin
Report Number
FSEC-PF-469-16
URL
http://publications.energyresearch.ucf.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/FSEC-PF-469-16.pdf
Keywords
Ventilation; Residential; Florida; Buildings
Abstract
This paper presents the results of a field investigation of the failure rates of whole-house mechanical ventilation systems installed in Florida homes over the last 15 years. The paper includes homeowner survey and ventilation system testing results and code recommendations based on study findings.
Date Published
9-1-2016
Subjects
Florida; Buildings - Residential; Buildings - Ventilation
STARS Citation
Florida Solar Energy Center and Sonne, Jeffrey, "Are Residential Whole-House Mechanical Ventilation Systems Reliable Enough To Mandate Tight Homes?" (2016). FSEC Energy Research Center®. 112.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/fsec/112
Notes
Presented at the 2016 IAQ Conference.
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