[Strawbale] Exhaust-only, random inlet ventilation system

[Dion Hollenbeck]

At 11:10 AM 4/12/2007, Rob Tom wrote:
>Given that the first building was simply a workshop (ie low occupancy,
>lowered standards of comfort & healthfulness) I don't think that it
>necessarily follows that the second building (the house) will be
>"air-friendly".
>
>If it's an air-tight/highly-insulated, appropriately-sized or small
>building that aspires to consume a minimum of energy for space heating and
>cooling and is occupied by people who do normal things like cooking,
>washing, breathing and bring items into the home that off-gas, and
>interior temperatures are maintained at relatively comfortable levels ...
>then chances are that the ventilation scheme at work in the workshop will
>not likely be the same as for a workshop where "pollution events" can
>easily be dealt with by simply opening all  the doors and windows to air
>the place out.


Then it appears that I have left some information out that changes 
that statement.  My workshop is not what most people would think of 
when the word "workshop" is used.  My workshop is *very* close to a 
house in its construction and use.  I also have a brewery in the 
workshop which is used frequently, and generates quite a bit of 
steam.  The workshop is kept at comfortable temperatures (heated to 
62F in winter, cooled to 75F in summer) year round.

It is used at least 4 hours a day during the week, and up to 12 hours 
a day on the weekends when projects keep me in there.  So, I believe 
that my workshop is much closer to a house than one would imagine.


regards,
dion

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