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by hn_go_brrrrr 724 days ago
Any home with an ACH nat of 1 that's attempting to condition the air (heating or cooling) is wasting a mind boggling percentage of the energy. Surely that's not the natural ventilation rate of the _typical_ home? That would imply that 50% of homes are worse.
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This reference suggests that the mean air change rate in southern europe is 1.1 +/- 0.8 ac/h. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/265511654_Proportio....