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Stack Effect Reduction Techniques

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-026511

Features that prevent or reduce the flow of warm conditioned air upward and out of the building superstructure. If not reduced, stack effect can actually draw soil gas containing radon into the lower levels of the house. Most of these techniques are part of the International Code Council's Model Energy Code.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-026511
FieldEnvironment
SubjectAir
ReferencesRRNC Glossary of Terms
Record as JSON
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  "term": "Stack Effect Reduction Techniques",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Features that prevent or reduce the flow of warm conditioned air upward and out of the building superstructure. If not reduced, stack effect can actually draw soil gas containing radon into the lower levels of the house. Most of these techniques are part of the International Code Council's Model Energy Code.",
  "subject": "Air",
  "references": [
    "RRNC Glossary of Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/stack-effect-reduction-techniques/"
}

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