Investigation of the Effectiveness and Failure Rates of Whole-House Mechanical Ventilation Systems in Florida

Primary Author(s)

Florida Solar Energy Center
Jeffrey Sonne, Florida Solar Energy CenterFollow

Report Number

FSEC-CR-2002-15

URL

http://publications.energyresearch.ucf.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/FSEC-CR-2002-15.pdf

Keywords

Ventilation; Buildings; Mechanical ventilation systems; Home ventilation; Ventilation effectiveness; Ventilation failure rates; Building codes

Abstract

This report presents the results of a field investigation of the effectiveness and failure rates of whole-house mechanical ventilation systems installed in Florida homes over the last 15 years. The report includes homeowner survey and ventilation system testing results and code modification recommendations based on study findings.

Date Published

6-1-2015

Identifiers

146

Subjects

Ventilation; Building failures; Surveys; Building laws

Local Subjects

Buildings - Ventilation

Type

Text; Document

Collection

FSEC Energy Research Center® Collection

STARS Citation

Florida Solar Energy Center and Sonne, Jeffrey, "Investigation of the Effectiveness and Failure Rates of Whole-House Mechanical Ventilation Systems in Florida" (2015). FSEC Energy Research Center®. 146.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/fsec/146