LEAKAGE/INFILTRATION RATIO
Figure 1. Climate correction factor, "C," for calculating average
infiltration rates in North America. Note that the climate correction factor
depends on both average temperatures and windiness. It also includes possible
air infiltration during the cooling season. For these reasons, locations in
greatly dissimilar climates, such as Texas and Vermont, can have equal factors.
Select the value nearest to the house's location and insert it in Equation 2.
This map is based on data from 250 weather stations.
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