Phase 5 final report, west coast ventilation strategies / for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation ; by Avalon Mechnical Consultants Ltd. and Victoria Home Builders' Assocaition.: NH17-112/1990E-PDF

"This project, entitled West Coast Ventilation Strategies, was commissioned by CMHC for the purpose of evaluating various residential ventilation systems in southern British Columbia westcoast applications. In addition to general observations and conclusions concerning residential ventilation, this report presents the results of detailed monitoring of 8 different types of systems, as they were operated over two years in actual residences. Various rates of ventilation were tested. The following items are addressed in the report: local construction, climate, and lifestyle; installation and operating costs; builder and homeowner response to the systems; indoor air quality performance; advantages and disadvantages of the various systems. The report provides an explanation of many factors which contribute to the success or failure of specific ventilation strategies »--Abstract.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Avalon Mechanical Consultants.
Victoria Home Builders' Association.
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
Title Phase 5 final report, west coast ventilation strategies / for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation ; by Avalon Mechnical Consultants Ltd. and Victoria Home Builders' Assocaition.
Variant title West coast ventilation strategies
Publication type Monograph
Language [English]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) "August 21 1990".
"File Number: CR #6793-20".
Digitized edition from print produced 2015 [for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation].
Publishing information [Ottawa] : Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, 1990.
Description 40, [145] p. : ill.
Catalogue number
  • NH17-112/1990E-PDF
Subject terms Housing
Air quality
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