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Appendix C2: Miscellaneous Residential Leakage Data (RESMISC.lb3)
Assorted residential airtightness values used in previous airflow modeling studies at NIST.
| Element Name | Building Type | Description | Model | Value | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRAT_RAV | Residential | Attic door, typical value | ELA4 | 30 cm2/item | C2 |
| DRAT_RMN | Residential | Attic door, tight value | ELA4 | 18 cm2/item | C2 |
| CE_RAV | Residential | General ceiling, typical value | ELA4 | 1.8 cm2/m2 | C2 |
| CE_RMN | Residential | General ceiling, tight value | ELA4 | 0.79 cm2/m2 | C2 |
| DRCTCL_RAV | Residential | Closet door, closed, typical value | ELA4 | 0.9 cm2/m | C2 |
| DRCTCL_RMN | Residential | Closet door, closed, tight value | ELA4 | 0.25 cm2/m | C2 |
| DRCTFR_RAV | Residential | Closet door frame, typical value | ELA4 | 25 cm2/item | C2 |
| DRCTFR_RMN | Residential | Closet door frame, tight value | ELA4 | 12 cm2 /item | C2 |
| CPEN_RAV | Residential | HVAC ceiling penetration, typical value | ELA4 | 5 cm2 /item | C2 |
| CPEN_RMN | Residential | HVAC ceiling penetration, tight value | ELA4 | 1 cm2 /item | C2 |
| DREXSI_RAV | Residential | Door, exterior, single, typical value | ELA4 | 21 cm2 /item | C2 |
| DREXSI_RMN | Residential | Door, exterior, single, tight value | ELA4 | 12 cm2 /item | C2 |
| DREXFRWD_RAV | Residential | Door, exterior, wood, frame, typical value | ELA4 | 1.7 cm2/m2 | C2 |
| DREXFRWD_RMN | Residential | Door, exterior, wood, frame, tight value | ELA4 | 0.3 cm2/m2 | C2 |
| VEBA_RAV | Residential | Bathroom exhaust vent, typical value | ELA4 | 20 cm2 /item | C2 |
| VEBA_RMN | Residential | Bathroom exhaust vent, tight value | ELA4 | 10 cm2 /item | C2 |
| VEKI_RAV | Residential | Kitchen exhaust vent, typical value | ELA4 | 40 cm2 /item | C2 |
| VEKI_RMN | Residential | Kitchen exhaust vent, tight value | ELA4 | 5 cm2 /item | C2 |
| JTCEWL_RAV | Residential | Ceiling-wall joint, typical value | ELA4 | 1.5 cm2 /m | C2 |
| JTCEWL_RMN | Residential | Ceiling-wall joint, tight value | ELA4 | 0.5 cm2 /m | C2 |
| JTFLWL_RAV | Residential | Floor-wall joint, typical value | ELA4 | 4 cm2 /m | C2 |
| JTFLWL_RMN | Residential | Floor -wall joint, tight value | ELA4 | 0.8 cm2 /m | C2 |
| JTWLWL_RAV | Residential | Wall-wall joint, typical value | ELA4 | 1.5 cm2 /m | C2 |
| JTWLWL_RMN | Residential | Wall-wall joint, tight value | ELA4 | 0.5 cm2 /m | C2 |
| DRGA_RAV | Residential | Garage door, typical value | ELA4 | 0.45 cm2 /m | C2 |
| DRGA_RMN | Residential | Garage door, tight value | ELA4 | 0.31 cm2 /m | C2 |
| DRGAFRWD_RAV | Residential | Garage door frame, wood, typical value | ELA4 | 1.7 cm2/m2 | C2 |
| DRGAFRWD_RMN | Residential | Garage door frame, wood, tight value | ELA4 | 0.3 cm2/m2 | C2 |
| RFGA_RAV | Residential | Garage roof, typical value | ELA4 | 1.8 cm2/m2 | C2 |
| RFGA_RMN | Residential | Garage roof, tight value | ELA4 | 0.79 cm2/m2 | C2 |
| DWHA_RAV | Residential | Hall doorway, typical value | ELA4 | 2.4 m2 /item | C2 |
| DRINCL_RAV | Residential | Door, interior, closed, typical value | ELA4 | 140 cm2 /item | C2 |
| DRINCL_RMN | Residential | Door, interior, closed, tight value | ELA4 | 75 cm2 /item | C2 |
| DRINOP_RAV | Residential | Door, interior, open, typical value | ELA4 | 2.1 cm2 /item | C2 |
| WLIN_RAV | Residential | Wall, interior, typical value | ELA4 | 2.0 cm2/m2 | C2 |
| PEEC_RAV | Residential | Electrical outlet, typical value | ELA4 | 2.5 cm2 /item | C2 |
| PEEC_RMN | Residential | Electrical outlet, tight value | ELA4 | 0.5 cm2 /item | C2 |
| PEPL_RAV | Residential | Plumbing penetration, interior, typical value | ELA4 | 6 cm2 /item | C2 |
| PEPL_RMN | Residential | Plumbing penetration, interior, tight value | ELA4 | 2 cm2 /item | C2 |
| DREXSLGL_RAV | Residential | Door, exterior, sliding glass, typical value | ELA4 | 22 cm2 /item | C2 |
| DREXSLGL_RMN | Residential | Door, exterior, sliding glass, tight value | ELA4 | 3 cm2 /item | C2 |
| VEAT_RAV | Residential | Attic vent, based on attic floor area, typical value | ELA4 | 1 cm2/300 cm2 | C2 |
| WNDB_RAV | Residential | Window, double hung, typical value | ELA4 | 2.5 cm2 /m | C2 |
| WNDB_RMN | Residential | Window, double hung, tight value | ELA4 | 0.65 cm2 /m | C2 |
| WNFRWD_RAV | Residential | Window door frame, wood, typical value | ELA4 | 1.7 cm2/m2 | C2 |
| WNFRWD_RMN | Residential | Window door frame, wood, tight value | ELA4 | 0.3 cm2/m2 | C2 |
| WLEX_R | Residential | Wall, exterior | ELA4 | 0.1 cm2/m2 | C3 |
| JTFLWL_R | Residential | Floor -wall joint | ELA4 | 0.8 cm2 /m | C3 |
| JTCEWL_R | Residential | Ceiling-wall joint | ELA4 | 0.5 cm2 /m | C3 |
| JTCR_R | Residential | Wall-wall corner joint | ELA4 | 0.5 cm2 /m | C3 |
| WN_R | Residential | Window | ELA4 | 2 cm2 /m | C3 |
| DRFREX_R | Residential | Exterior door frame | ELA4 | 0.3 cm2/m2 | C3 |
| DREXSLGL_R | Residential | Door, exterior, sliding glass | ELA4 | 3 cm2 /item | C3 |
| DREX_R | Residential | Door, exterior | ELA4 | 6 cm2 /item | C3 |
| WLGAEX_R | Residential | Exterior garage wall, exterior | ELA4 | 0.4 cm2/m2 | C3 |
| ITGAEX_R | Residential | Wall-floor and wall-ceiling interface, exterior garage wall | ELA4 | 2 cm2 /m | C3 |
| CECS_R | Residential | Crawl space ceiling | ELA4 | 0.5 cm2/m2 | C3 |
| FLAT_R | Residential | Attic floor | ELA4 | 0.5 cm2/m2 | C3 |
| PEDW_R | Residential | Duct penetration in crawl space ceiling or attic floor | ELA4 | 1 cm2 /item | C3 |
| VECS_R | Residential | Crawl space vent, based on floor area | ELA4 | 1 cm2/150 cm2 | C3 |
| WLIN_R | Residential | Wall, interior | ELA4 | 2.0 cm2/m2 | C3 |
| CEIN_R | Residential | Ceiling, interior | ELA4 | 0.79 cm2/m2 | C3 |
| DRINCL_R | Residential | Door, interior, closed, including frame and undercut | ELA4 | 250 cm2 /item | C3 |
| WLEX_RM | Residential | Wall, exterior, manufactured home | ELA4 | 0.067 cm2/m2 | C4 |
| JTFLWL_RM | Residential | Floor-wall joint, manufactured home | ELA4 | 0.53 cm2 /m | C4 |
| JTCEWL_RM | Residential | Ceiling-wall joint, manufactured home | ELA4 | 0.33 cm2 /m | C4 |
| JTCR_RM | Residential | Wall-wall corner joint, manufactured home | ELA4 | 0.33 cm2 /m | C4 |
| WN1_RM | Residential | Window, manufactured home | ELA4 | 2.3 cm2 /m | C4 |
| WN2_RM | Residential | Window, manufactured home | ELA4 | 2.1 cm2 /m | C4 |
| WN3_RM | Residential | Window, manufactured home | ELA4 | 2.7 cm2 /m | C4 |
| WN4_RM | Residential | Window, manufactured home | ELA4 | 0.9 cm2 /m | C4 |
| DREX_RM | Residential | Door, exterior, manufactured home | ELA4 | 4 cm2 /item | C4 |
| CECS_RM | Residential | Crawl space ceiling, manufactured home | ELA4 | 1.33 cm2/m2 | C4 |
| FLAT_RM | Residential | Attic floor, manufactured home | ELA4 | 0.67 cm2/m2 | C4 |
| WLIN_RM | Residential | Wall, interior, manufactured home | ELA4 | 2.0 cm2/m2 | C4 |
| DRBACL_RM | Residential | Bathroom door, closed, including frame and undercut, manufactured home | ELA4 | 330 cm2 /item | C4 |
| DRINCL_RM | Residential | Interior (bedroom) door, closed, including frame and undercut, manufactured home | ELA4 | 410 cm2 /item | C4 |
| DRBAOP_RM | Residential | Bathroom door, open, including frame and undercut, manufactured home | ELA4 | 1.3 m2 /item | C4 |
| DRINOP_RM | Residential | Interior (bedroom) door, open, including frame and undercut, manufactured home | ELA4 | 1.6 m2 /item | C4 |
C2. Emmerich, S.J and Persily, A.K.. 1996. "Multizone Modeling of Three Residential Indoor Air Quality Control Options," NISTIR 5801, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD.
C3. Persily, A.K. 1998. "A Modeling Study of Ventilation, IAQ and Energy Impacts of Residential Mechanical Ventilation," NISTIR 6162, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD.
C4. Persily, A.K. 2000. "A Modeling Study of Ventilation in Manufactured Houses." NISTIR 6455, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD.
