Impact of Infiltration and Ventilation on Measured Space Conditioning Energy and Moisture Levels in the Hot-Humid Climate, Cocoa, Florida

Stacey Rothgeb; D. Parker; J. Cummings; R. Vieira; P. III; J. Sherwin; C. Jr; D. Hoak; E. Martin

Impact of Infiltration and Ventilation on Measured Space Conditioning Energy and Moisture Levels in the Hot-Humid Climate, Cocoa, Florida

Stacey Rothgeb, D. Parker, J. Cummings, R. Vieira, P. III, J. Sherwin, C. Jr, D. Hoak, E. Martin

Building Technologies and Science Center

Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction

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Abstract

Air infiltration and ventilation in residential buildings is a very large part of the heating loads, but empirical data regarding the impact on space cooling has been lacking. Moreover, there has been little data on how building tightness might relate to building interior moisture levels in homes in a hot and humid climate. To address this need, BA-PIRC has conducted research to assess the moisture and cooling load impacts of airtightness and mechanical ventilation in two identical laboratory homes in the hot-humid climate over the cooling season.

Original language	American English
Number of pages	2
State	Published - 2014

NREL Publication Number

NREL/FS-5500-61014

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DOE/GO-102014-4345

Keywords

BA-PIRC
Building America
CO2 tracer
condensate measurement
infiltration
mechanical ventilation
moisture control
residential
residential buildings
simulated occupancy
space cooling energy

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