ENERGY STAR New Homes: Multifamily

Guide presenting central and individual dwelling unit ventilation and exhaust strategies for multifamily construction.

Guide describing airflow control strategies for elevator shafts, corridors, stairwells, and trash chutes in multifamily buildings.

This guide describes how to install a whole-building ventilation system to provide adequate dilution of indoor air contaminants.

Guide describing how to install obvious ventilation controls for continuous and intermittent exhaust fans used for whole-house ventilation.

Guide describing how to install outdoor air intakes and connect them to the return side of the HVAC system, using controls installed to operate intermittently & automatically based on a timer and to restrict intake when not in use (e.g., a motorized damper).

Guide describing how to install ventilation air inlets in open locations at a safe distance from potential air contamination sources.

Guide describing methods to keep birds, rodents, and other pests out of vent openings and other locations in new and existing homes.

Guide describing how to set controls on an exhaust fan for continuous operation.

Guide describing the use of electronically commutated motors (ECMs) in HVAC central air handler fans to reduce power consumption compared to a single-stage fan motor.

Guide describing how to choose high-performance exhaust fans.

Guide describing how to select low-sone supply and exhaust fans for quiet, continuous operation.

Guide describing the bathroom exhaust fan ENERGY STAR rating requirements.

Guide describing tools and methods required for accurately measuring airflow with mechanical ventilation.

Guide describing a method for taking accurate measurements of airflow in mechanical ventilation ducts.