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Air sealing and ventilation improvements for multifamily
buildings
March 2, 2012
Jim FitzgeraldDave Bohac
Center for Energy and Environment
Better Buildings: Better Business Conference
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Better air quality through sealing leaks between units and ventilation improvements
What causes problems?
Air leakage & air flow rate measurements• 6 building CEE study
Air sealing and ventilation case studies
Maybe save energy too
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What causes problems?
Sometimes people smoke (and cook and ??)
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Convert to smoke-free building
Association of Nonsmokers - Minnesota
http://www.mnsmokefreehousing.org/
500+ smoke-free apartment buildings listed in Minnesota
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Owners – cooking odors are worst problem
What type of odor or contaminant is the most common source of objectionable air in buildings you manage?
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%
cooking odors
tobacco odors
other
none
don't know
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How big are air flows between units?
Pacific Northwest:• Building average – 13 to 26% air from other units
• Individual units – as high as 35%
NJ mid-rise: 4th floor – 22% from other units
West Coast: 4% air from adjoining units
Francisco & Palmiter (1994)
Harrje et al (1988)
Feustal & Diamond (1988)
Multizone tracer gas measurements
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How big are air leaks between units?
Minnesota: Modera et al. (1986)• 52% air leaks between units
• 1900’s low-rise masonry
Chicago: Diamond et al. (1986)• Similar results to Minnesota
• 1900’s low-rise
Sweden: Levin (1988)• 12 to 36% air leaks between units
• 3 Swedish apartment buildings
Blower door air leakage tests
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What are the driving forces to move air into and though
buildings?
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What are the driving forces?
WinterStack Effect
Taller Building => Bigger Effect
In at the bottom and out the top
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What are the driving forces?
Wind Effect
In on windward side and out on leeward side
Taller Building => Bigger Effect
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Mechanical ventilation is required by code: bathrooms, corridors & some kitchens
Exhaust ventilation => draws air into an apartment
Flow imbalances can also cause air to move from one apartment to another
What are the driving forces?
Mechanical System Effect
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Does it help for a smoker in a lower floor unit to open a window?
Not upstairs neighbor
Pressure in smoker’s unit will be about the same as outside, which increases pressure to upstairs and increases flow from smoker’s unit to upstairs
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In at the bottom and out the top
Anyway it can!
Gaps in walls, floors, mechanical chases
Some are accessible and others too diffuse or inaccessible for sealing
How does the air travel between units?
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Gaps around sink plumbing
Most openings are small and diffuse
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Baseboards and sprinkler heads
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Chemical smoke moves out of baseboard leakClear acrylic caulk required plus moving bookcases, etc
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Gaps along baseboard under carpet
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Gaps behind baseboard heaters
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Gaps around bath fan
Bathroom exhaust fans
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Leaky (2.5 si)
Tight (0.1 si)
Recessed Light Fixtures
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Hidden high rise chases = large uncontrolled flows
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Can practical air sealing and ventilation treatments reduce
secondhand smoke (SHS) transfer?
6 dissimilar buildings common to local multifamily building types
This research project was funded in part by ClearWay Minnesota, … funded by proceeds from the Minnesota tobacco settlement. These findings are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of ClearWay Minnesota.
Study Objective
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General approach to reduce odor transport between apartments and improve air quality
Ventilate the source• Capture source before transported
Reduce transport between apartments• Seal building leaks
• Reduce driving force - pressure difference
Ventilate receiver’s apartment
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General approach to reduce odor transport between apartments and improve air quality
Ventilate
Seal
Ventilate
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Duplex 8-Plex
12-Plex
1930s
1970
1964
Minnesota SHS transfer study
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New 4 story
138 unit
11 story
1982
2001
1999
Minnesota SHS transfer study
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Quantify – building tests Before and after fan pressurization tests
• Total “effective leakage area” of apartment
• Fraction of leakage area to outside and to other units
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Guarded Zone Multiple Fan Air Leakage Test
Up to 6 tests per unit
Test 1 Test 2
Unit A Unit B Unit C Unit A Unit B Unit C
QB1 QA2 QB2
Common Area Common Area
Q50B total = QB1 Q50
B to A = QB1 - QB2
Test 3 Test 4
Unit A Unit B Unit C Unit A Unit B Unit C
QB3 QC3 QB4
QComm4
Common Area Common Area
Q50B to C = QB1 - QB3 Q50
B exterior = QB4
Fan Fan Fan
Fan Fan Fan
Fan
Test 1 Test 2
Unit A Unit B Unit C Unit A Unit B Unit C
QB1 QA2 QB2
Common Area Common Area
Q50B total = QB1 Q50
B to A = QB1 - QB2
Test 3 Test 4
Unit A Unit B Unit C Unit A Unit B Unit C
QB3 QC3 QB4
QComm4
Common Area Common Area
Q50B to C = QB1 - QB3 Q50
B exterior = QB4
Fan Fan Fan
Fan Fan Fan
Fan
Test 1 Test 2
Unit A Unit B Unit C Unit A Unit B Unit C
QB1 QA2 QB2
Common Area Common Area
Q50B total = QB1 Q50
B to A = QB1 - QB2
Test 3 Test 4
Unit A Unit B Unit C Unit A Unit B Unit C
QB3 QC3 QB4
QComm4
Common Area Common Area
Q50B to C = QB1 - QB3 Q50
B exterior = QB4
Fan Fan Fan
Fan Fan Fan
Fan
Test 1 Test 2
Unit A Unit B Unit C Unit A Unit B Unit C
QB1 QA2 QB2
Common Area Common Area
Q50B total = QB1 Q50
B to A = QB1 - QB2
Test 3 Test 4
Unit A Unit B Unit C Unit A Unit B Unit C
QB3 QC3 QB4
QComm4
Common Area Common Area
Q50B to C = QB1 - QB3 Q50
B exterior = QB4
Fan Fan Fan
Fan Fan Fan
Fan
1: Total Leakage
2: 1 – 2= Leak to Right
3: 1 – 3= Leak to Left
4: 1 – 4= Leak to Out
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Quantify – building tests Before and after fan pressurization tests
• Total “effective leakage area” of apartment
• Fraction of leakage area to outside and to other units Before and after tracer gas tests
• Week long average tests
• Passive perfluorocarbon tracers
• Nicotine
• Particles Measure exhaust ventilation flow Measure before/after treatments Up to 7 units per building
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Tracer gas tests show considerable air movement between apartments
Fraction of Air Coming From Adjoining Units Compared to Total Inflow
Building Min Median Max Min Median Max Min Median Max Min Median MaxDuplex 6% 35% 65% 19% 27% 34% -30% -9% 13%8-Plex 1% 3% 24% 3% 8% 42% -1% 5% 18%12-Plex 1% 12% 26% 9% 12% 17% -9% 1% 8%138 Unit 1% 11% 25% 1% 7% 22% 1% 1% 13% -12% -4% 0%11 Story 2% 5% 12% 1% 2% 9% 0% 1% 4% -11% -3% -1%4 Story 1% 2% 10% 0% 2% 7% -3% -1% 1%All Units 1% 5% 65% 0% 3% 22% 0% 8% 42% -30% -1% 18%
Pre-Treatment (%)
26%16%
26%
One-week tracer gas measurements
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Range Median
Top-floor units: 2 to 26% 16%
Mid-floor units: 1 to 20% 5%
Lowest-floor units: 1 to 4% 2%
How does the fraction vary by floor?
Fraction of Air Coming From Adjoining Units Compared to Total Inflow
One-week tracer gas measurements
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Total air leakage of individual units
Building Min Median Max Min Median Max Min Median Max < 1.25Duplex 2,101 2,368 2,636 115 130 145 3.16 3.56 3.97 0%8 Plex 837 1,008 1,031 46 55 57 1.93 2.04 2.46 0%12 Plex 731 917 1,318 40 50 72 1.61 2.02 2.90 0%138 Unit 390 665 754 21 37 41 0.86 1.01 2.06 88%11 Story 376 454 958 21 25 53 0.57 0.76 2.14 86%4 Story 921 1,156 1,559 51 63 86 1.05 1.85 2.30 14%
All Buildings 376 861 2,636 21 47 145 0.57 1.66 3.97 22%
NELA (si/100 sf)Ref. Flow Rate(cfm50) ELA (si)Building Min Median Max Min Median Max Min Median Max < 1.25Duplex 2,101 2,368 2,636 115 130 145 3.16 3.56 3.97 0%8 Plex 837 1,008 1,031 46 55 57 1.93 2.04 2.46 0%12 Plex 731 917 1,318 40 50 72 1.61 2.02 2.90 0%138 Unit 390 665 754 21 37 41 0.86 1.01 2.06 88%11 Story 376 454 958 21 25 53 0.57 0.76 2.14 86%4 Story 921 1,156 1,559 51 63 86 1.05 1.85 2.30 14%
All Buildings 376 861 2,636 21 47 145 0.57 1.66 3.97 22%
Ref. Flow Rate(cfm50)
LEED Green Building Rating system for MF SHS control requires ELA divided by wall & floor & ceiling area to be less than 1.25 si/100 sf
ELA – equivalent leakage area, reference 4Pa & coef. = 1
(1999)
(1982)
(2001)
Blower door air leakage tests
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Fraction of air leakage to adjacent units
TotalBuilding ELA (si) ELA (si) (%)Duplex 130 26 20%
8 Plex1
55 28 59%
12 Plex1
50 28 57%138 Unit 37 5 16%11 Story 25 8 26%4 Story 64
All Buildings 47 9 27%1 - leakage to adjacent units includes leakage to common area
To Adjacent Units
Blower door air leakage tests
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Leakage Area of Individual Units
712
341.8
612
281.1
514 512 510
28 1.3 24 0.5 332.5 1.1 4.4
414 412 410
34 2.4 22 0.1 531.0 2.3 4.2
314 312 310
21 3.0 25 1.3 331.2
212
23
Elevator
11 Story Building
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Air Sealing and VentilationTreatment Results
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General approach to reduce odor transport between apartments and improve air quality
Ventilate
Seal
Ventilate
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Air sealing treatments
Focus on leaks between units (not exterior)
Seal as much is practical – 3 to 8 hours/unit. Average cost of about $700/unit
Blower door test to monitor total leakage
Use visual/smoke puffer diagnostics sometimes aided by blower door. Tried IR in limited cases
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Total and shared leakage
CFM50/unit
Existing After TreatmentsTotal Shared Total Shared
Duplex 2409 466 1881 601
8-plex 1032 475 916 307
12-plex 918 507 769 247
138 unit 641 90 639 88
New 4 story 1150 25 900 20
11 story 556 120 417 108
Blower door air leakage tests
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Modest overall reductions in leakage between apartment units – but some were significant
Range Median
Duplex: small change
8-plex: 21 to 44% 35%
12-plex: 14 to 70% 55%
New 138-unit: 0 to 23% small change
New 4-story: 0 to 20%
11-story: 0 to 56% 23%
Blower door air leakage tests
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Mechanical ventilation observations
Often provided only by occupant-operated (highly intermittent-typically off) bath fans
Many bath fans are better noise-generators than air movers, even when new
Apartment bath fans are not maintained (corrosion, dirt)
Apartment exhaust flows are rarely balanced
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Continuous ventilation in code
“Old” Codes • Kitchens: 0 cfm OR 100+ cfm• Baths: 50 cfm
2012 International Mech. Code• Kitchens: 25 cfm• Bathrooms: 20 cfm
ASHRAE 62.1 -2010• 5 cfm per person + 0.06cfm/sq ft• Kitchens: 50 cfm• Kitchenettes: 0.30 cfm/sq ft• Toilets: 25cfm
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Corridor supply choices
Minimum 0.05 cfm/sq ft corridor area (IBC)
Minimum 0.06 cfm/sq ft corridor area ASHRAE 62.1-2010
Supply all ventilation to corridor & exhaust from units
Original design flow (typically higher)
Confirm with local code official
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Ventilation treatments – for study
Install effective (and quiet) exhaust fans with capacity of at least 30 to 45cfm
Convert intermittent exhaust to continuous exhaust
Balance exhaust air flows to reduce ventilation driving force between units
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Ventilation treatmentsQuiet, Continuous Ventilation
Constant Air Regulator
Quiet Ceiling ExhaustMulti-point
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Ventilation rate increased substantially
60% Increase*only one unit with added fan
Existing After Treatments
Duplex: 28 (12 to 43) 43 (35 to 50)
8-plex: 38 (19 to 58) 50 (26 to 79)
12-plex: 38 (23 to 75) 73 (57 to 157)
New 138-unit: 26 (15 to 47) 41 (31 to 53)
11-story: 28 (18 to 79) 69 (45 to 124)
4-story*: 45 (26 to 61) 48 (22 to 88)
Average 34 54
Median Ventilation Rate (cfm)
min to max
One-week tracer gas measurements
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Cleaner air, same transfer rate
Original ventilation system may be a direct path for smoke transfer (11 story, 138 unit, 4 story ducts)
More smoke is captured near source
Dilution reduces concentration in nonsmoker’s or receiver’s unit
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Effect of Treatments: Air Transfer
Fraction of Incoming Air From Adjoining Units
Existing After Treatments
Top-floor: 16% (2 to 26%) 13% (0 to 42%)
Mid-floor: 5% (1 to 20%) 2% (0 to 12%)
Lowest-floor: 2% (1 to 4%) 7% (1 to 19%)
One-week tracer gas measurements
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Effect of treatments
65% of the units had decreased air transfer
60% increase in ventilation rate
80% of tenants: SHS drift was less frequent and less severe
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Case Studies
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8-Plex: balance ventilation & air seal
Rooftop fan serves 4 units
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47 28 32 53
26 17 9 32
Uneven exhaust flow rates cause pressure difference & air flow between units
Before
Apartment exhaust flow rates
Powered roof ventilator
8 plex
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25 26 28 26
23 26 27 24
47 28 32 53
26 17 9 32
Uneven exhaust flow rates cause pressure difference & air flow between units
Before
After
66
3 2
Added
Powered roof ventilator
Apartment exhaust flow rates
Balanced exhaust flow rates reduces driving forces
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Open between tubs
Neighbor’s bathtub
Why do our clothes smell like smoke?
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Easy air flow is possible through framing around pipes, etc
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Is better good enough?
Unit #3 contaminants in unit #7 decreased by factor of five
Fraction of air from unit #3 to #7 reduced from 11% to 6%
Unit #3 ventilation rate increased 158%
Marked reduction of SHS odors per tenants
Will owners pay for it? Who can do the work?
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Ongoing Success: 67 Buildings in Condo Complex of Tested 8-plex
Condo Maintenance team trained to respond to smoke complaints in additional buildings.
Smoker is back-charged for repair costs
20 additional units have been completed to date
15 more units are scheduled
Huge improvement in livability
Common areas air quality improved
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Details of Ongoing work
Typical complaint has smoker on lower level with fan off and large bypasses venting smoke into chases.
Non-smoker on upper level often had higher exhaust fan flows which increased airflow from chase into unit. Stack effect enhances this flow in winter.
Seal major bypasses, 1-4 person hours Ventilation modifications
• Nonsmoker: replace fan damper with CAR• Smoker: remove fan damper and omit CAR for higher capture.• Typical flows are 25cfm in nonsmoker and 75cfm in smoker’s
unit.
Existing Conditions
Practical & Effective Work
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High rise case study: seal hidden shafts & rooftop exhaust ventilation
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Hidden chase openings often difficult to access
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Add mineral wool fire-safing to high rise shaft openings
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Seal with listed fire barrier
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PRV fan on roof – top of vent chase
Vent chase Operable register
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FL
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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17
11 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 3 3 3 3 -1 3 3 0 3 3
10 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 -1 2 3 0 3 3
9 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 -1 2 3 0 0 2
8 2 3 3 0 2 3 2 3 3 3 -1 0 0 3 2 2 2
7 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 1 3 2 2 0 2 3 2 0 2
6 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 -1 0 2
5 2 2 2 3 -1 2 -1 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 -1 2 0
4 0 2 2 0 3 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 -1 0
3 1 -1 2 -1 2 2 2 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
2 2 0 2 -1 2 2 0 2 -1 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 0
1 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 2
Unit Number
Register flow “tissue” test
- good - weak - ? - blow back
Shaft number
Floor
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Floor Press Flow Notes
11 -74 28
10 -45 27
9 -15 14
8 -10.8 14
7 -9.5 10
6 na
5 +1.2 + stinks
4 +0.1 + smoker
3 +0.3 + stinks
2 -2.8 4
1 -5.3 8
Flow box measurement
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Obstructions: undersized floor cutout full-sized subduct
Concrete floor Bathroom vent sub duct
The 144 sq. in. shaft area only has 32 sq. in. for air flow.
c
Vent chase: 12” X 12” = 144 Sq. in.
8 x 8 cutout
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Obstructions: undersized floor cutout full-sized subduct
Vent chase: 12” X 12” = 144 Sq. in.
Concrete floor Bathroom sub duct – replaced
with 3” for more flow.
The 144 in2 shaft only has 32 in2 for air flow
8 x 8 cutout
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Drywall joints open
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Total: 506 cfm
From units: 93 cfm
Leaks: 413 cfm No flow from lower 5 floors
Fan & register flow measurements
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Ventilation system problems
Restrictions cause most air to be drawn from upper apartments
Duct leaks• Air drawn from unknown sources• Lower units no or reverse flow
Operable registers – occupant “balancing”• No flow when closed• Too high when open
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Ventilation system solutionsReduce duct restrictions: 3” sub ducts to
upper 3 floors
Seal ductwork with Aeroseal technology
Install constant air regulators or designed orifice plates at registers
Test and adjust fan flow to required duct pressure
Thanks to Don Stevens for advising us of subduct code issue
Target: equal flow from all units
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Remove restriction and provide 3” subducts for top 3 floors
Code: fire damper or sheet metal sub duct extending
22” above fan inlet
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Aeroseal required for fan draw to reach lower units Before After
Total: 506 279 cfm
From units: 93 221 cfm
Leaks: 413 58 cfm
Targets leaks
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Option used for test:3” opening sized to exact flow rate
Remove dampers, balance register flowFirst option : “self-adjusting” constant air regulator “CAR”
Production option: fixed orifices – more to come
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FloorBefore After
Press Flow Press Flow
11 -74 28 -75 21
10 -45 27 -65 20
9 -15 14 -63 20
8 -10.8 14 -56 20
7 -9.5 10 -52 20
6 na -49 20
5 +1.2 + -42 20
4 +0.1 + -42 20
3 +0.3 + -42 20
2 -2.8 4 -42 20
1 -5.3 8 -44 20
TreatmentsSubductsAerosealOrifice platesFan adjustment
Even flow after upgrades
OutcomesRequired ventilation for allSave 227cfm ($250 - $500/year)Reduce unit/unit flow – smoke drift
17 fans ~ $4k - $8k
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Keep control fans on
Aethelometer Measurement of ETS Particle Concentration in Nonsmoker's Apartment
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Instrument precision
ETS odors logged by resident
Kitchen shaft central exhaust fan turned off at midnight
SHS odor threshold
Secondhand smoke monitored in 11th floor unit
SHS logged by resident
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From research to production:
current options
Spray seal ducts with mastic & seal fan curbs
Orifice restrictors
Efficient fan
Clean or remove blockages
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Current options
Spray sealing with mastic
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Fan not connected - curb open
Current options: curb leakage
Total flow: 174 cfmFrom units: 30 cfm
Airflow from building shafts not exhaust grilles
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Current options: stop curb leakage
SealedTotal flow: 126 cfmFrom units: 120 cfm
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Current options
CARs failures: How soon? How often?After 9 years – 1 in 3 plugged
Dust buildup in 9 months
Adjustment holes
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Current options
Fixed orifices Not prone to foul
Can be cleaned
Durable
Sized for flow at target pressure
Mass - produced, low cost
Allow lower operating pressure (reduced duct leakage,
& fan power)
2
11/2
11/4
1
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Current options
Fixed orifices – flow rate guidelineInside Diameter
(in) Pressure, in wc (Pa)
Nominal Actual0.15(36)
0.2(50)
0.25(62)
0.36(90)
0.5(124)
0.75(186)
2 2.45 36 40 44 54
1.5 1.97 21 24 28 34 39 48
1.25 1.73 18 21 26 29 36
1 1.37 16 18 22
# stories* 3 to 7 5 to 10 6 to 12 9 to 18 12 to 25 to 25
*- building size for Minneapolis climate (20F average outside temp)
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Current options: efficient fan
384471 505
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25 42 50 86126
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CFM
and
Watt
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Static Pressure PA
CFM
Watts
RPM
Linear (CFM)
Linear (Watts)
EC style fan upgrade: lab test results
C 9" diam testStatic
Press (Pa)Flow (cfm)
Power (watts)
63.6 in2 inlet area 29 384 25(13 inlets 2.45 in) 44 471 42(21 inlets 1.97 in) 50 505 50(27 inlets 1.73 in) 78 622 86(43 inlets 1.37 in) 100 710 126
Orifice Area= 64 sq inFixed Orifice Area= 64 sq inVary fan speed
400w to 50w saves 3000kwh/yr each
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Exhaust grille on 12 story looks OK
Current options: blockages
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Current options: blockages
Exhaust fan runs but DP low/high
Fan intake 20.9Pa too low for flow needed
Fan outlet 221Pa to exterior grille (side with resistance)
Check pressures
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Current options: blockages
Access plugs from recent duct cleaning
Exhaust outlet plugged from inside
Hard to see
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Dirt obstructs flow: clean & adjust fan down
Current options: blockages
As found: 609 cfm After: 2,338cfm
Design flow: 1,780 cfm
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Fan stops damper from opening
Current options: blockages
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300 inspected – 1 in 4 plugged
Current options: supply blockages
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Exterior screen is clear. Hidden screen is forgotten
Current options: supply blockages
Pressure across grille 0.9 in wc (221Pa)
Inspection: 18 of 46 Corridor supply intakes obstructed
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Nobody can keep this clean:
remove hidden screens
Current options: supply blockages
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138 unit: little unit to unit leakage
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Meets LEED leakage guidelineOccupants still complain of smoke transfer
324 323 322 321
601 9 17 574 3 622+/-1 +/-13 +/-3
1 44
224 +/-7 223 222 +/-4 221
21 688 71 33 661 65 654+/-7 +/-4
28 -4 2 64
124 +/-14 Guest +/-12 123 +/-15 122 +/-12 121
609 35 390 37 606 51 664 93 683+/-8 +/-2 +/-8
Guarded-Zone Measured Air Leakage Rates
734
680
-13+/-11
Oaks: Pre-Treatmentunit #
total leakage
unit/unit leakage
leakage precision
(cfm50)
Smoker
Non- smoker
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Vent blocked: view inside smoker’s fan duct in attic
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Vent blocked: roof damper frozen shut on same fan
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CARs in fan duct in attic, smokers open for higher flow
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Post treatment fan flows
Unit Flow(cfm) Unit Flow
(cfm) Unit Flow(cfm)
323 24 322 25
224 21 223 20 222 22
Guest 26 123 28 122 20Smoker
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4 Story: duct leakage in ceiling joist space
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All leakage into joist space
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Aeroseal ducts in joist space
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Leaks into joist space: lights & sprinklers
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New continuous duty fan in kitchen: source of odor complaint
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Continuous at 40cfm. Installer sets high speed: 75, 160, or 390 cfm
Less than 20 watts at low speed
Continuous ventilation with kitchen hood
in 1 unit
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Duct seal side-benefit
Backdraft potential reduced by Aeroseal
-4.5 pa before -1.5pa after
80%-ID furnace both into B vent natural draft water heater
Door closed dryer+ AC fan on
in 1 unit
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Recommendations
Ventilate - source
Seal - between
Ventilate - receiver
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Recommendations: ventilation
Moderate/continuous/quiet – better than intermittent
Central exhaust: orifice, seal ducts, replace or adjust fan
Check for blockages and leaks
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Recommendations: air sealing
Seal between units
Large, accessible leaks (unoccupied or new is better)
Includes ducts and mechanical/plumbing chases
Improvement possible – can not eliminate transfer
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In at the bottom and out the top
Additional slides
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Additional Information
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Fact Sheet: Solving Odour Transfer Problems in Your Apartment
http://www.cmhc.ca/en/co/reho/reho_002.cfm
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Fan not connected - curb open
Current options: curb leakage
Total flow: 174 cfmFrom units: 30 cfm
Airflow from building shafts not unit exhaust grilles
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Current options: stop curb leakage
SealedTotal flow: 126 cfmFrom units: 120 cfm
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2-part Foam Seals Plumbing ChaseStop Vertical Air Transfer In Plumbing Wall
Patched, primed
Inject Foam Along Top of Wall
12-plex
Shared leakage reduced about 50% from 507 to 247 cfm50
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Kitchen option for cooking sourceIn different project after work
Cooking moisture was an issue in 15% of units
Continuous kitchen fan option needed
VenMar developed (UL) a quiet continuous range hood
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Tobacco Smoke Research: Tobacco Smoke Research: Preliminary RecommendationsPreliminary RecommendationsSeal what is possible around pipes,
baseboards, etc. – start in smokers unit
Provide continuous ventilation
Balance ventilation between units –possibly higher exhaust in smokers unit
Consider more extensive air sealing when apartments turn over or during remodeling
Note – Improvements are possible. Managing expectations is important.
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What does this cost, who pays, who can do it?
•Licensed mechanical contractor required for all duct alterations.•Aeroseal franchisee required for duct sealing. (Maint. prep ok)•Performance contractor/ consultant for design, balancing, QC
•$300 per unit or $3,200 for 1 shaft minimum, $5,000 for 2 shafts
•Changes to the building are an Association responsibility.
•Airsealing in unit is responsibility of individual condo owner
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Individual supply and very low leakage required for best control
If an occupant opens a window to let smoke out air can come in and blow smoke into adjacent units. At 30F we measured a lower unit change pressure from from -0.7pa to hall to +24pa to hall by opening 1 window. Some flow still came in from under the kitchen kickboard @+2pa to hall. The occupant complained about intermittent smoke. Total air leakage down to 283cfm50 after work.
Some individuals may not tolerate any smoke transfer, a large improvement may not be enough.