Stack effect / Discussions

...effectiveness of employing natural ventilation (stack effect, night flushing, cross ventilation) along with mechanical ventilation (HRV or ERV) for a mixed mode...

...stack effect of warm air rising will create a convection in the house as well as create a positive pressure at the top portion of your building enclosure. How m...

I have high ceilings and I will be adding an addition this summer with normal height ceilings and a new stairwell to the basement. Should I arrange for a ceili...

...stack effect, this air will also rise into the conditioned living space above. Rather than inviting in new humid air in a crawlspace with ventilation hatches, y...

...stack effect), air will leak in on the lower levels and leak out on the upper levels, and as warm humid air leaks out, it condenses and freezes. Air may be co...

...stack of bricks with a layer of rigid insulation (rockwool or expanded polystyrene) and half inch-thick plywood, which can then be covered to match the rest of ...

...stack effect, humid air from the basement will rise to the living area , so fix the problem down there and you may fix it upstairs. If you do plan to do further...