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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Oct 21.
Published in final edited form as: Build Serv Eng Res Technol. 2019 Apr 3;40(4):409–425. doi: 10.1177/0143624419842044

Table 2. House operating settings.

Room Infiltration
(ACH)
Occupied hours Activity People gain (W), sensible (latent) Appliances gain (W), sensible (latent) Lighting gain (lux) Heating set point
(°C)
Kitchen 1 17:00–17:30 Four people cooking 300 (264) Hob: 3000
Fridge-freezer:
60 all hours
300 19
Dining room 1 17:30–18:00 Four people eating meal 328 (216) 200 19
Living room 1 18:00–22:00 Four people seated 260 (140) TV: 90 during occupied hours, 7 otherwise. 200 23
Bedroom/loft 0.5 22:00–23:00
One person reading 65 (35)
100 19
23:00–07:00 One person sleeping 55 (25) 19
Bathroom 2 07:00–08:00 One person bathing 75 (66) Hot shower:
400 (200)
150 22
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