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Makeup Air for Range Hoods

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Author(s)
Holladay Martin
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Organization(s)
Green Building Advisor,
GBA
Description
If your kitchen has a powerful exhaust fan, it may be pulling air down your chimney or water-heater flue.

Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Low-Rise Residential Buildings, ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62.2-2010

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Author(s)
American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers
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Organization(s)
ASHRAE,
ANSI
Description
Standard that defines the roles of and minimum requirements for mechanical and natural ventilation systems and the building envelope intended to provide acceptable indoor air quality in low-rise residential buildings. This version of the standard was published in the year 2010, and is available for...