[bldg-sim] eQUEST infiltration defaults

David Bryan DBryan at AmerIndian.com
Fri Oct 28 07:20:11 PDT 2005


I may have missed the beginning of this discussion but the recently 
released NIST report (NISTIR 7238) "Investigation of the Impact of 
Commercial Building Envelope Airtightness on HVAC Energy Use" 
indicates that .02 AC/HR is indeed a reasonable assumption for air 
tightness in new comcommercial buildings if they are equipped with a 
carefully designed and installed air barrier.


Dave Bryan

AmerINDIAN Architecture
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At 09:01 AM 10/28/2005, you wrote:
>How is infiltration incorporated into annual energy models.
>
>What is a typical average annual value for infiltration if an estimated
>0.5 AC is used for capacity calculations?
>
>Dan Coutin
>
>NOVUS ENGINEERING, P.C.
> > 518-439-8235 (tel)
> > 518-439-8592 (fax)
> > Email: dcoutin at novusengineering.com
> > http://www.NovusEngineering.com
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: bldg-sim at gard.com [mailto:bldg-sim at gard.com] On Behalf Of James
>Campbell
>Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 7:56 AM
>To: bldg-sim at gard.com
>Subject: [bldg-sim] eQUEST infiltration defaults
>
>All who responded agreed that 0.026 CFM/ft2 was very low and that an
>infiltration rate closer to 0.5 ACH was typically more realistic. No one
>defended the use of 0.026 CFM per ft2 of floor area as a default. Should
>this eQUEST default be revised?
>
>Thanks to all who responded,
>
>James
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: bldg-sim at gard.com [mailto:bldg-sim at gard.com]On Behalf Of James
>Campbell
>Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 11:36 AM
>To: bldg-sim at gard.com
>Subject: [bldg-sim] eQUEST infiltration defaults
>
>
>Does anyone know the basis for the CFM/ft2 infiltration defaults in the
>eQUEST wizard? The wind dependent infiltration default in eQUEST is 0.5
>ACH
>(based on my experience this is a very good default). However, the
>wizard's
>CFM/ft2 (wind independent) infiltration default is 0.026 (Note: 0.026
>CFM/ft2 is 0.156 ACH with a 10 ft ceiling). In my opinion, using 0.026
>CFM/ft2 instead of 0.5 ACH will significantly under estimate the
>infiltration load in most cases.
>
>Opinions and comments are welcome,
>
>James Campbell
>
>
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