- Author
- Burch, D. M.
- Title
- Indoor Ventilation Requirements for Manufactured Housing.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Sponsor
- Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC
- Report
- NISTIR 4574, May 1991, 28 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- formaldehyde | indoor ventilation | manufactured housing | mobile homes | ventilation | ventilation standards | window condensation
- Identifiers
- HUD Manufactured Construction and Safety Standard
- Abstract
- In this study, a mathematical analysis is carried out to investigate the mechanical ventilation rates required in manufactured housing. The analysis reveals that the ventilation provided by natural infiltration is inadequate to comply with the ventilation requirements of ASHRAE Ventilation Standard 62-1889 and to prevent double-pane window condensation. The study recommends that both single-wide and double-wide mobile homes be equipped with mechanical ventilation equipment having a minimum installed capacity of 0.026 m(3)/s (55 ft(3)/min). It was found that considerably larger ventilation rates are needed to prevent condensation on single-pane windows. Therefore, it is recommended that double-pane windows be required in all heating climates.