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National Tribal Forum on Air Quality. Co-Sponsored by: Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals & National Tribal Air Association. New Construction Methods & Mold Prevention. Steve Klossner. New Construction Methods & Mold Prevention. What are we building? Healthy/Durable/Efficient - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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National Tribal Forum on Air Quality
Co-Sponsored by:Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals & National Tribal Air Association
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New Construction Methods & Mold Prevention
Steve Klossner
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New Construction Methods & Mold Prevention
What are we building?– Healthy/Durable/Efficient
Useful life of our buildings Moisture management Maintenance requirements and
responsibilities First costs driven construction methods No performance requirements
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Oversight requirements
Innovative and durable design takes additional resources during construction– From the design team– From the builder– From all subcontractors– From the building owners
A process for making sound decisions on site
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Wall cavity insulation
Why do we insulate wall cavities? What happened when we added insulation?
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Winter relative humidity
Can be maintained with flow thru humidifier– MUST HAVE OUTSIDE RESET
Current practice (fear of winter RH) generally precludes these from being installed
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Summer relative humidity
Can only be controlled with air conditioning system or dehumidification– Dehumidifiers cost as much as air conditioning to
operate– Dehumidifiers add heat to the home
Most basements and crawl spaces are at or below the dew point for the RH in summer– Guarantees mold growth
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First up is moisture management
When you dig a hole and the whole fills with water you have?
A. A swimming pool
B. A well or cistern
C. Wet foundations
D. A crawl space or basement
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Wet Foundations
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Moisture Source
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Moisture Source
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If it is not a boat, it won’t float!
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Water proofing
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Basement Insulation
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Basement Insulation
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Above Grade Construction Considerations
Are we building our houses too tight? Are we putting too much insulation in our
walls and ceilings? Are our air handlers tight enough to not
generate interstitial pressure problems?
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Air Flow Management
Unfiltered air leaking through a typical 2,000 square foot house due to wind, stack effect, leaky ducts, and unbalanced air distribution systems.– 900 CFM during very cold windy weather.– 300 CFM average during the year.– 30 CFM during mild weather and low wind.
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House Wrap Proper as Specified
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House Wrap Application as installed
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A different approachVapor Retarder Drainage Plane
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R-10 Rigid Insulation (Outperforms R-19 cavity insulation)
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Drainage behind siding
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Heat and Energy Recovery Ventilation
With high fuel costs would seem appropriate– Energy recovery rates from 60-90%
Increases the temperature of inlet air– Significant for occupant comfort
Has significant maintenance requirements– Or becomes exhaust only or worse no ventilation
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Outside exhaust hoods (Installation)
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Outside exhaust hoods (Installation)
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Outside air inlets (maintenance)
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When hoods get blocked . . . (maintenance)
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Outside exhaust hoods (maintenance)
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Outside air inlets (maintenance)
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HRV (Maintenance)
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HRV Filter (maintenance)
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Ventilation Controls
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Ventilation MaintenanceNot just for HRV’s
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So for ventilation. . .
Simple is best HRV’s only if we are willing and able to complete
maintenance requirements– Monthly for filters– Quarterly for air inlets– Bi-yearly for core
ERV’s with above maintenance AND– Capillary breaks– Water proofing
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Filtration
Primarily for IAQ we need to be concerned with smaller particles
Most low cost furnace filters will not capture these
MERV rating of 10 or greater is appropriate for IAQ
To filter the air, the air handler has to be in operation– Same requirements as ventilation distribution
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Particle Settling Velocities
Particle Size (microns) Settling Velocity
100 59.2 feet per minute
50 14.8 feet per minute
10 7.1 inches per minute
1 5.1 inches per minute
0.5 1.4 inches per hour
0.1 1.13 inches per day
<0.1 negligible
Source: AAF
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Filtration & Air Handler Operation
Care must be taken when choosing high efficient filtration– 1” filters tend to have high static pressure
Number 1 cause of compressor failure Will cause short cycling in heating season (efficiency)
– Maintenance requirements for 1” filter are higher
Four inch filter with pressure sensor is the sliced bread of residential filtration
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How to Move Forward
Measurable, quantifiable, specifications seems to be one of the ways we should be moving.– Interior relative humidity– Shell tightness (whole building)– Ventilation
Measured flows Distribution Operating costs and system efficiencies Maintenance issues and costs
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Closing Thoughts
We need to spend more time evaluating what works and what does not work in housing ($)
If we understand what is “broke”, we can fix it and design it out of the next project.– If we don’t we will simply perpetuate the problem
or spend monies on inappropriate fixes
The solutions are out there, we simply need to find and adopt them!
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Thanks!
Questions or Discussions?