Residential Ventilation Handbook 2nd Edition

New homes are required to be built tightly – much tighter than they ever used to be. The codes demand it. Programs demand it. And both the occupants and the building need fresh air. There are a lot of choices on how to accomplish adequate airflow that is quiet, energy efficient, and comfortable. This book helps to sort out those choices. The first edition of the Handbook was used in classrooms and certification courses across the country. A lot has happened since that was published seven years ago. This edition includes updated codes and Standards along with more about indoor air quality (IAQ) and Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs).

This book was written by a hands-on, practical, subject matter expert. It was written to be used by . . . people. It is not meant to be an engineering text book. It includes information on:

Choosing a residential ventilation system;
Basic applications, airflow, and sizing guidelines;
System design choices;
Sound;
Installation details;
House pressures;
Passive inlets, outlets, transfer grilles and makeup air;
Verification of performance and testing;
System troubleshooting, service, and maintenance;
Costs of ventilation;
Ventilation codes;
Program requirements and opportunities;
Fan types and applications;
Special application ventilation;
Ventilation for cooling;
Humidifiers, dehumidifiers, filters, and ventilation accessories;
Indoor air/environmental concerns;
The future of the residential ventilation arts.

The appendices includes extensive resources on organizations and where to find fans and equipment, make-up air systems, and test equipment. And it includes a forward by Rick Karg from Residential Energy Dynamics (RED) the primary, practical, on-line ventilation resource.

Author Biography

Paul H. Raymer is a senior manager, consultant and trainer. He has extensive experience in company, product, program, and environmental standards development. He has over 40 years of “hands-on” building science and business education. Having been involved in the start-up and development of thirteen companies, he has demonstrated extraordinary entrepreneurial implementation, bringing new companies to life in new markets. He enjoys participation in the creation of industry standards, teaching and developing courses, writing technical articles and working with consumers, contractors, government agencies, and utilities. He presently focuses on improving the energy efficiency, comfort, and health and indoor environmental quality in existing buildings. He is deeply involved in developing causal loop solutions for bridging the audience for building science from practitioners to the general public. Mr. Raymer’s experience and professional qualifications include: * National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Standard Work Specifications – Subcommittee Chair Heating Cooling and Ventilation * BPI (Building Performance Institute) Former Member of the Standards Technical Committee * Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) Standards Committee Member * IREC and IREC/American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Certified Assessor and Master Trainer * Town of Falmouth, MA Energy Committee Vice Chairman * Institute of Building Technology and Safety (IBTS) Trainer * Masco WellHome Building Science Mentor * Society of Building Science Educators Member * Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for Homes Energy & Atmosphere Technical Advisory Subcommittee * National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Green Building Standard Water Efficiency and Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) Task Group Mr. Raymer has served as a ventilation trainer for the State of New Jersey and as a ventilation trainer and consultant for the following states. * State of Delaware * State of Rhode Island * State of Connecticut * Certified Interstate Renewable Energy Council, Inc. (IREC) Assessor and Master Trainer * Certified Home Energy Rating System (HERS) Rater and HERS Green Rater * Certified Building Performance Institute (BPI) Building Analyst, Envelope Professional, Heating Professional, Healthy Home Evaluator, and AC/Heat Pump Professional (Field and written exam proctor) * Environmental Protection Agency (EPS) Certified Type I, II EPA 608 AC Technician * Certified Energy Star Version 3 American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE) Voting Member & Secretary of the ASHRAE 62.2 SSPC Committee since 2002 * NorthEast Building Science Institute (NEBSI) – President