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Vestibule Case Study

The primary intent behind the requirement for a vestibule is to reduce infiltration into a space that includes doors with high volume of pedestrian traffic. Vestibules reduce the infiltration losses (or gains) from wind and stack effect by creating an air lock entry.

Publication Date: 
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
ta_vestibule_case_study.pdf
Document Details
Affiliation: 
DOE BECP
Focus: 
Compliance
Building Type: 
Commercial
Code Referenced: 
ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2001
2006 IECC
2003 IECC
Document type: 
Technical Articles
Target Audience: 
Architect/Designer
Builder
Code Official
Contractor
Engineer
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