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Figure D – Summary of Energy Consumption and ACH

CASE/CITY

ANNUAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION

Heating

Cooling

Fans

Total

MJ

kWh

MJ

kWh

MJ

kWh

MJ

kWh

Envelope leakage only (Case #1)

Albany

10200

2834

172

48

0

0

10372

2882

Miami

189

53

2012

559

0

0

2201

612

Seattle

6150

1708

14

4

0

0

6164

1712

Scheduled exhaust fans (Case #2)

Albany

11781

3273

263

73

184

51

12228

3397

Miami

243

68

2843

790

184

51

3270

909

Seattle

7392

2053

26

7

184

51

7602

2111

Forced-air fan operating on outdoor temperature (Case #3)

Albany

15139

4206

393

109

2927

813

18459

5128

Miami

328

91

4422

1228

1080

300

5830

1619

Seattle

9634

2676

36

10

2521

700

12191

3386

Intake on forced-air, operating on outdoor temperature (Case #4A)

Albany

16799

4667

414

115

2927

813

20140

5595

Miami

342

95

4686

1302

1080

300

6108

1697

Seattle

10228

2841

38

11

2521

700

12787

3552

Intake on forced-air, occupancy schedule (Case #4B)

Albany

22334

6204

565

157

8440

2345

31339

8706

Miami

628

174

7273

2020

8054

2237

15955

4431

Seattle

15329

4258

54

15

8275

2299

23658

6572

Passive inlets, whole house exhaust on exhaust schedule (Case #5A)

Albany

17697

4916

475

132

3045

846

21217

5894

Miami

407

113

5310

1475

1198

333

6915

1921

Seattle

11385

3163

44

12

2639

733

14068

3908

Passive inlets, whole house exhaust on occupancy schedule (Case #5B

Albany

20573

5715

509

141

3564

990

24646

6846

Miami

511

142

6056

1682

1716

477

8283

2301

Seattle

13786

3830

47

13

3157

877

16990

4720

Whole house exhaust on exhaust schedule (Case #6A)

Albany

15888

4414

428

119

3045

846

19361

5379

Miami

367

102

4731

1314

1198

333

6296

1749

Seattle

10246

2846

41

11

2639

733

12926

3590

Whole house exhaust on occupancy schedule (Case #6B)

Albany

18984

5274

465

129

3564

990

23013

6393

Miami

479

133

5569

1547

1716

477

7764

2157

Seattle

12822

3562

44

12

3157

877

16023

4451

Constant air change rate of 0.35 h-1

Albany

11604

3224

439

122

2927

813

14970

4159

Miami

368

102

5362

1490

1080

300

6810

1892

Seattle

9002

2501

34

9

2521

700

11557

3210

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