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TOUR OF NIST MANUFACTURED RESEARCH HOUSE

TOUR OF NIST MANUFACTURED RESEARCH HOUSE. Andy Persily, Steve Nabinger, Steve Emmerich, Cindy Howard Reed Building and Fire Research Laboratory National Institute of Standards and Technology Michael Lubliner Washington State University October 2, 2002. SCHEDULE FOR MORNING.

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TOUR OF NIST MANUFACTURED RESEARCH HOUSE

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  1. TOUR OF NIST MANUFACTURED RESEARCH HOUSE Andy Persily, Steve Nabinger, Steve Emmerich, Cindy Howard Reed Building and Fire Research Laboratory National Institute of Standards and Technology Michael Lubliner Washington State University October 2, 2002

  2. SCHEDULE FOR MORNING Background on NIST manufactured house ventilation and IAQ research NIST Modeling study for HUD Mike Lubliner on DOE/EPA/HUD activities Tour of research house

  3. A MODELING STUDY OF VENTILATION IN MANUFACTURED HOUSES Andrew K. Persily, Samuel R. Martin Building and Fire Research Laboratory National Institute of Standards and Technology Gaithersburg, Maryland USA ASHRAE/BETEC/CIBSE/ORNL/DOE/NRCC Performance of Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings VIII December 2001 Funded by US Dept of Housing and Urban Development

  4. BACKGROUND US manufactured homes built to HUD Manufactured Homes Construction and Safety Standards MHCSS Requirements Minimum air change rate of 0.35 h-1 Mechanical or passive system to provide 0.1 h-1 (assumes infiltration rate of 0.25 h-1) Variety of systems being used to meet standard Outdoor air intake on forced-air furnace return Whole house exhaust fan with or without inlet vents

  5. STUDY QUESTIONS Validity of 0.25 h-1 assumption for infiltration Ventilation rates, air distribution and energy use of systems being used to meet the MHCSS standard: Outdoor air inlet on furnace return Whole house exhaust fan with passive inlet vents Whole house exhaust fan without passive inlet vents

  6. SIMULATION APPROACH CONTAM multizone airflow model: Exterior envelope leakage, interior partitions, forced-air distribution and duct leakage, exhaust fan operation, and outdoor weather Steady-state airflow simulations for different systems Annual simulations for different systems: Miami (hot/humid), Albany (cold/mixed), Seattle (temperate)

  7. Albany: Forced-air intake controlled by heating & cooling demand

  8. SAMPLE RESULTS (Albany)

  9. ENERGY CONSUMPTION (Albany)

  10. CONCLUSIONS 0.25 h-1 assumption for infiltration Ignores weather; < 0.25 h-1 for much of the year Outdoor air inlet on furnace return Provides sufficient ventilation and good distribution, but impact depends on operating strategy; potential for both under- and over-ventilation Whole house exhaust fan with passive inlet vents Sufficient ventilation and good distribution, but depends on operation; potential for under- and over-ventilation; make more sense in tight buildings

  11. RECOMMENDATIONS Modify infiltration assumption in standard to account for weather-induced variation Standards need to address operation of mechanical ventilation systems “Optimize” by tightening ducts and building envelope, then assess systems Verify findings through field studies Investigate pollutant impacts of ventilation

  12. NIST RESEARCH HOUSE Delivery and installation, January 2002

  13. NIST RESEARCH HOUSE Initial testing Installation of instrumentation, Spring 2002

  14. RESULTS TO DATE (preliminary) Airtightness Whole building blower door: 9.1 h-1 at 50 Pa, ELA at 4 Pa = 103 in2 Duct leakage: 225 cfm at 25 Pa Tracer gas measurements of air change rate Forced-air fan off: 0.1 - 0.2 h-1 (summer) Forced-air fan on, intake closed: 0.4 - 0.5 h-1 (summer) Forced-air fan on, intake open: 0.4 - 0.6 h-1 (summer) Initial VOC concentrations and emissions Initial relative humidity levels and removal by AC

  15. CONTAM MODELS OF HOUSE Crawl space

  16. CONTAM MODELS OF HOUSE • Living area

  17. SYSTEM AIRFLOWS (preliminary)Measured and predicted with CONTAM

  18. EXHAUST AND INTAKE AIRFLOWS (preliminary)Design and measured values

  19. INDOOR VOC LEVELS (preliminary)

  20. RESEARCH PLANS Complete initial characterization, fall ‘02 Air change rates under different operating modes Fans off, infiltration only Forced-air operating on thermostat, with intake open/sealed Forced-air operating, bath & kitchen exhaust fans on schedule Forced-air operating, whole house exhaust, window vents open/sealed Compare measured and predicted (CONTAM) air change rates Characterization of humidity performance, water vapor storage in materials and furnishings Performance of gaseous air cleaners VOC/formaldehyde emissions over time (LBNL)

  21. LONGER TERM RESEARCH Retrofit First stage, could have been done at little cost Address envelope and duct leakage Second stage, more advanced and cost Replace forced-air system Efficient whole house exhaust Details studies of moisture: sources, transport and ventilation Emissions from combustion appliances

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