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40th AIVC - 8th Tight Vent & 6th Venticool Conference, 2019 Techniques to Estimate Commercial Building Infiltration Rates

October 24, 2019

Author(s)

Andrew K. Persily

Estimating real-time infiltration for use in residential ventilation control

September 19, 2019

Author(s)

Lisa C. Ng, Stephen M. Zimmerman, Jeremy Good, Brian Toll, Steven J. Emmerich, Andrew K. Persily

Minimum outdoor air ventilation rates specified in standards such as ASHRAE Standard 62.2 are generally based on envelope airtightness, building floor area,

From the Beginnings of Artificial Cold to Climate-Friendly Fluids; Evolution of Refrigerants Application

July 11, 2019

Author(s)

Piotr A. Domanski

The presentation will discuss the application of refrigerants starting from the beginnings of artificial cold in the era of industrial revolution to the

Carbon Monoxide Concentrations and Carboxyhemoglobin Profiles from Portable Generators with a CO Safety Shutoff Operating in a Test House

June 20, 2019

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Steven J. Emmerich, Stephen M. Zimmerman, Steven J. Nabinger, Matthew J. Brookman

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is focused on addressing the hazard of acute carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning of consumers from portable

Estimating real-time infiltration for use in residential ventilation control

June 18, 2019

Author(s)

Lisa C. Ng, Stephen M. Zimmerman, Jeremy Good, Brian Tool, Steven J. Emmerich, Andrew K. Persily

Minimum outdoor air ventilation rates specified in standards such as ASHRAE Standard 62.2 are generally based on envelope airtightness, building floor area,

Measurement of SVOC emission parameters for building materials using solid-phase microextraction (SPME)-based method

April 1, 2019

Author(s)

Mengyan Gong, Dustin G. Poppendieck

Semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) are ubiquitous indoors and associated with adverse health effects. y0 (the SVOC concentration in air close to the

Certification of Standard Reference Material® SRM2687a Portland Cement Clinker

March 20, 2019

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Paul E. Stutzman, Nathanael A. Heckert

A new Standard Reference Material (SRM) for portland cement clinker has been produced for the Office of Standard Reference Materials at the National Institute

Retro-Commissioning a Performing Arts Center using HVAC-Cx

February 21, 2019

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Natascha S. Milesi-Ferretti, Michael A. Galler, Steven T. Bushby, Robert Leader, J. M. Whitcomb, David W. Rush

This paper presents the use of a semi-automated commissioning tool for the energy retro-commissioning of the Performing Arts Center at Montgomery College in

Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability (BEES) Online 2.0 Technical Manual

December 17, 2018

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Joshua D. Kneifel, Anne L. Greig, Priya D. Lavappa, Brian J. Polidoro

CYCLE_D: NIST Vapor Compression Cycle Design Program, Version 6.0; User's Guide

November 19, 2018

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Piotr A. Domanski, J S. Brown, Eric W. Lemmon

The CYCLE_D package simulates vapor compression refrigeration cycles that use pure refrigerants or blends of refrigerants. The model can simulate a basic

REFLEAK: NIST Leak/Recharge Simulation Model for Refrigerant Blends Version 5.1; User's Guide

November 19, 2018

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Piotr A. Domanski, J S. Brown

As alternatives to refrigerants with a high global warming potential, blends of two or more refrigerants are being utilized as working fluids in heat-pump, air

Service Life Prediction Models to Predict Building Skin Failures

October 1, 2018

Author(s)

Christopher C. White, Donald L. Hunston, Adam L. Pintar

Determination of the in-service performance and failure of a building envelope material exposed to outdoor weathering has been a significant research goal for

Cross-platform, Public Domain Simulation Tools for Performing Parametric IAQ and Energy Analysis

September 26, 2018

Author(s)

William S. Dols, Lindsay J. Underhill

As building design is being driven towards lower energy use, the relationship between indoor air quality (IAQ) and energy becomes more important due in large

Restrained vs. Unrestrained Decisions in Structural Fire Protection Design

September 15, 2018

Author(s)

Kevin J. LaMalva, Therese P. McAllister, Erica C. Fischer

Thermal Performance Evaluation of a Small Duct High Velocity System Using NISTs Net-Zero Energy Residential Test Facility

August 7, 2018

Author(s)

Khiem Nguyen, Hyojin Kim, Lisa C. Ng, William V. Payne

This study aims to evaluate the performance of a Small Duct High Velocity (SDHV) heat pump by comparing it with the Conventionally-Ducted Heat Pump (CDHP) using

An Empirical Component-Based Model for Shear Behavior in High-Strength Bolts at Elevated Temperatures

August 1, 2018

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Jonathan M. Weigand, Luiz Viera, Rafaela Peixoto, Joseph A. Main, Mina S. Seif

Steel buildings subjected to structurally significant fires experience thermal assault comprising elevated temperatures and non-uniform thermal gradients, which

Development of Airborne Nanoparticle Exposure Modeling Tools

July 27, 2018

Author(s)

William S. Dols, Andrew K. Persily, Brian J. Polidoro

Engineered nanoparticles (ENP) are being used in many applications including consumer products. There are many different means by which ENPs may be incorporated

Evaluating the Consistency between Prescriptive and Performance-Based Seismic Design Approaches for Reinforced Concrete Moment Frames: ASCE 7 versus ASCE 41

July 25, 2018

Author(s)

Siamak Sattar

The anticipated performance of 4- and 8-story reinforced concrete (RC) buildings designed in accordance with ASCE/SEI 7-10, is assessed using ASCE/SEI 41.

Quantifying Wind-Driven Firebrand Production from Roofing Assembly Combustion

July 16, 2018

Author(s)

Samuel L. Manzello, Sayaka Suzuki, Tomohiro Naruse

Large outdoor fires present a risk to the built environment. Examples often in the international media reports are wildfires that spread into communities,

User Instructions and Technical Details for 500 mm GHP Simulation Programs

July 13, 2018

Author(s)

William C. Thomas

This report is a supplement to the paper published as "Transient Thermal Response of an Extended Temperature Range 500-mm diameter Guarded Hot-plate Apparatus"

Numerical Studies of Gas-phase interactions of phosphorus-containing compounds with coflow diffusion flames

July 7, 2018

Author(s)

Gregory T. Linteris, Fumiaki Takahashi, Viswanath R. Katta, Valeri I. Babushok

The effects of phosphorus-containing compounds (PCCs) on the extinguishment and structure of methane-air coflow diffusion flames, in the cup-burner

Performance Testing of Hydraulic Cements: Measuring Sulfate Resistance

May 25, 2018

Author(s)

Chiara F. Ferraris, Paul E. Stutzman, Max A. Peltz

The sulfate resistance of cements used in the construction industry is traditionally assessed by measuring the expansion of a prism of 280 mm (11inch) length

Calibration of Solid- phase Microextension for Measuring Indoor Gas Phase SVOC Concentration

May 24, 2018

Author(s)

Mengyan Gong, Dustin G. Poppendieck

The most often used method to calibrate solid-phase microextraction (SPME) for measuring gas phase semi-volatile organic compound (SVOC) concentrations, i.e.

Ventilation, IAQ and Filtration in a Net Zero Energy House

May 24, 2018

Author(s)

Andrew K. Persily, Lisa C. Ng, Dustin G. Poppendieck, Steven J. Emmerich

The Net Zero Energy Residential Test Facility (NZERTF) was constructed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to support the development

Simulating the fire-thermal-structural behavior in a localized fire test on a bare steel beam

May 15, 2018

Author(s)

Chao Zhang, Lisa Y. Choe, John L. Gross

The engineering design practice may include fire protection design of steel structures in large volumes. Prescriptive methods in fire codes are based on the

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