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From: "Kennedy, Sheila" <s1kennedy**At_Symbol_Here**ucsd.edu>
Subject: [DCHAS-L] 1 hood = 3 American houses
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 22:58:45 +0000
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I saw it again today: “Ventilation is the largest user of energy in labs:  One fume hood is the equivalent of 3 households”

 

I have never questioned this. In fact, I teach it & it makes people sit up & pay attention (when we look around at 6 hoods in one lab, then think about how many labs we have on campus!)

 

Now I need to ask – does anyone have a source for this item? How old is it? Is it still true? Is there a new number/estimate to account for VAV hoods?

 

Sheila M. Kennedy, C.H.O.

Safety Coordinator | Teaching Laboratories

Chemistry & Biochemistry |University of California, San Diego

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