Ceiling assembly from indoor space to attic space 13 mm gypsum board 19 64 mm wood strapping 0 15 mm polyethylene vapor barrier 280 mm fiberglass insulation 100 cellulose insulation.
Attic ventilation ach.
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Consideration for proper attic ventilation per formance.
The method of using a tracer gas to measure air changes per hour ach is covered in other articles related to ventilation on our website.
It needs to be recognized it is not readily possible to vent more warm moist air out of an attic than the amount of new air allowed into the attic such as with soffit or eave vents.
Then best reference for this approach is the acgih publication industrial ventilation a manual of recommended practice 29 th edition a two volume set.
Attic ventilation works on the principle that heated air naturally rises primarily utilizing two types of vents.
Using a tracer gas.
17 8 m 3 h with 30 penetration un intentional air infiltration.
1 ach 1 h ceiling air leakage rate.
Intake vents located at the lowest part of the roof under the eaves allow cool.
Vent the roof deck.
In unbalanced attic ventilation situations where the nfva at or near the top of the space being vented.