Articles
-Status of Proposed Changes to OBC Section 9.32
-Some HRV’s Sold in Ontario do Not Comply with 9.32.3.11.(2)
-B-Vented Gas Appliances in New Homes
-Exhaust Fans Vented into Attics/Soffits
-Review of Changes Proposed to Section 9.32 arising from NBC Proposals
-Carbon Monoxide Detectors Changes arising from Oreg283-2001 (August 2001)
-Current & Past Application, location, standards, installation
-Techniques for measuring bath fan flow to meet CSA F326 req.
-Professional Flow-Hood; Minneapolis Bath Fan Flow Meter; CMHC Garbage Bag
-HRV-“off” when in “re-circulate” mode
-Fan outlet size and manufacturer’s recommended duct size
-Range hoods supplementing TVC
-Exhaust fans in garages
-HRV’s not self balancing
-Falsehoods about Principle Fan location
-Changes in HVI Sone ratings
-CO detectors mandatory in new homes
-Websites for: HRAI Certified Persons; HRAI Certified Products Catalog; OMH; CMHC
-Part 6 Design, Make-up Air, Requirement for certified ventilation equipment
-Equivalent to HRV?, application to Solid Fuel Appliances
-Exhaust duct termination and insulation rules
-More than 4 Bedrooms
-More than Normal occupant loads
-Non-solid fuel Natural Draft
-Duct Sizing Calculation
-HRAI Ventilation Manual
-Requirements for Bathroom exhaust ducts, flammability
-Exhaust duct insulation requirements
-Mechanical Exhaust vs Natural Exhaust
-local exhaust requirement, section 9.32
-Part 6 Design, depressurization calculation, depressurization test.
-qualified ventilation designers
-back-spillage, CO defectors, HRV + CO Detector 9.32 option
-Rules depend on permit issuance for original building
-CO Defectors, Depressurization test per CSA F326
-Qualified testers
-HRAI Certification Programs, Arbitration-Decertification
-Rubber Stamps vs Wallet cards, application to permit submissions-Lists of certified persons
-Part 6 ventilation design for Type III houses
-House depressurization test, 5 Pa limit
-9.32 rules for combustion venting, natural vs induced draft
-Used appliance installed in a new building
-Section 9.32 combustion venting classification
-particular rules and exceptions for non-solid fuel fireplaces
-Section 9.32 reference to Part 6 Ventilation Design
-Part 6 Rules for pressure control in the presence of Natural Draft
-Potable Hot Water Heating and the UCG (Uniform Canadian Guideline)
-Common problems, UCG outline, code reference, contact point
-Information resources available for consumer/home buyer education
-CMHC, ONHWP, NRCan, HRAI, Labels, Manufacturers, Complaints
-CMHC Field Survey of HRV Ventilation Systems
-What works, what doesn’t work, what can be improved
-Section 9.32 switch requirements
-Circulation fan/Ventilation Fan, where to get labels
-Section 9.32 Combustion classification
-recognition of combustion venting systems features
-available OBOA course -Content, benefits, comments from students
-fan outlet size vs duct size
-9.32 table limitations, Part 6 duct design
-HRAI Certification, arbitration, decertification
-wallet cards, certification of drawings
-Part 6 Design for Residential ventilation Systems
-Performance Certification, Depressurization tests
-Section 9.32 ventilation designs
-Supplemental Fans, central fans, HRV’s, Local Fan Switches
-Section 9.32 ventilation designs
-Supplemental Fans, central fans, HRV’s
-Section 9.32 Combustion Appliance Type Identification
-House Type, B-Vent Chimneys, CSA F326 depressurization (5 Pa), test
-Simple outdoor air ducts
-Motorized Dampers, Bi-metal (thermostatic) dampers, Mixing boxes
-Part 6 ventilation designs, make-up air
-Spillage susceptible non-solid fuel appliances
-CSA F326 depressurization limits (5 Pa), calculation, test
-field investigation of new code requirements, recommendations
-air quality differences between system types, training and flow-balancing
-problems arising from low temperatures
-continuous furnace blower use
-B-vent chimneys
-Minimum return air temperatures-design
-outdoor air “mixing boxes”, installation rules
-Minimum return air temperatures-design
-outdoor air “mixing boxes”, installation rules
-Part 9 Ventilation Rules
-Principal, Supplemental, Circulation Fan Switches
-Part 9, prescriptive ventilation systems
-Part 6, designed
-overview of OBC rules for residential ventilation systems
-range hoods & other supplemental fans
-total ventilation capacity
-fan sound ratings
-OBOA & HRAI Ventilation Training courses,
-Compliance forms
-Habitable/Walk-out Basements
-alternatives to “just stick in a baseboard”
-Heat Loss/Gain, duct design methods
-overview of changes from 1986 Digest
-bath & range hood fans-safety certification requirements
-performance (airflow and noise) ratings; Home Ventilation Institute (HVI) Certification
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