Improving energy model calibration of multi-unit residential buildings through component air infiltration testing

摘要

Building infiltration rates are one of the most uncertain parameters among multi-unit residential building (MURB) energy model inputs and have the potential to greatly impact building energy consumption. Infiltration rates exhibit high spatial and temporal variability and are highly building-specific making them difficult to estimate from published data. Reduction of parameter uncertainty using on-site measurements has traditionally been prohibitive, both from a cost and a logistical standpoint.