US DOE Ventilation Expert Meeting

January 18, 2008 - Hilton Hotel, New York, NY

Ventilation System Interactions In Homes

Agenda

• Welcome and Meeting Introduction
• Building America Zero Energy Home Overview (DOE/NREL)
   
  1. Armin Rudd, Building Science Corporation, for Francis (Bud) Offerman, PE, CIH, Indoor Environmental Engineering, San Francisco, Window Usage, Ventilation, and IAQ in New California Homes
  2. Bill Rittelmann, Air distribution for thermal comfort in high-performance homes and its interaction with ventilation
  3. Keith Gawlik, CFD evaluation of air distribution systems for residential forced air systems in cold climates
  4. Aaron Townsend, CONTAM simulations to evaluate uniformity of ventilation air distribution and occupant exposure to indoor contaminants
      
• General discussion, Joseph Lstiburek-discussion moderator
• Wrap up, action items, and follow-up plan

Meeting Summary

• Meeting Summary

Presentations

• Window Usage, Ventilation, and IAQ in New California Homes
  Armin Rudd presenting for Francis (Bud) Offerman, Building Science Corporation
• Air Distribution for Thermal Comfort in High-Performance Homes and its Interaction with Ventilation
  Bill Rittelmann, IBACOS, Inc.
• CFD Evaluation of Air Distribution Systems for Residential Forced Air Systems in Cold Climates
  Keith Gawlik, NREL
• CONTAM Simulations to Evaluate Uniformity of Ventilation Air Distribution and Occupant Exposure to Indoor Contaminants
  Aaron Townsend, Building Science Corporation