HomeMy WebLinkAboutFile Documents.931 Gibson Ave.0037-2019-BRES (12) City of Aspen Residential Ventilation Calculator
2015 IMC as amended by Ordinance 40, 2016
V3 modified 6/9/2017
Instructions:
1. Enter the floor area in square feet of the residential unit in question.
2. Enter the number of bedrooms.
3.The required continuous balanced ventilation rate is displayed.
4. If you wish to ventilate intermittently,enter the number of hours you want the system to run every 4 hour period to get the required intermittent
balanced ventilation rate;or,enter the desired outdoor ventilation rate to get the number of hours it will need to run every 4 hour period.
Floor Area (Afloor) #of Bedrooms (Nbr) Number of occupants Required Continuous Balanced
Outdoor Ventilation Rate (Qr)
7,882 sqft 6 7 98 cfm
Desired number of hours Required Intermittent Balanced
operated each 4 hour Outdoor Ventilation Rate
period
4.00 hrs 98 cfm
OR
Desired intermittent Required number of hours operated
balanced outdoor each 4 hour period
ventilation rate
0.00 hrs
Qr= ((0.01 x Afloor) + [7.5 x (Nbr+ 1)]) x Sc
Qr=ventilation flow rate, cubic feet per minute (cfm)
Afloor=floor area in square feet (ft2)
Nbr= number of bedrooms, not less than one
Sc =0.75 (system coefficient for balanced systems)
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RECEIVED
09/04/2019
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ASPEN
BUILDING DEPARTMENT