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Are there no health issues associated with a house being that well sealed, or do you have some sort of air exchanger that is temperature efficient? Edit: e.g.
by js2 8y ago
Are there no health issues associated with a house being that well sealed, or do you have some sort of air exchanger that is temperature efficient?
Edit: e.g. googling brought up this article - https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/buildings/airtightness-blamed-for-health-risks-in-homes/10014252.article https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/buildings/airtightness-b...
- PopeDotNinja 8y agoI wonder what carbon dioxide levels get up to in a well-sealed house.
- praseodym 8y agoYou’ll want mechanical ventilation (with heat recovery) to prevent that: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_recovery_ventilation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_recovery_ventilation
- dzhiurgis 8y agoHeat recovery + well sealed house with some humans inside can potentially mean no heating at all!
- dTal 8y agoSome good comments on that in this HN thread from a few weeks back. In short, not good. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18959796 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18959796
- PopeDotNinja 8y agoThanks for the link.
- Abekkus 8y agoshouldn't houseplants be sufficient?
- throw0101a 8y agoYou insulate and air seal properly, then make sure that you bring in outside air in a controlled fashion (enough CFM, filtered, etc): * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIcrXut_EFA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIcrXut_EFA