Even with a fully functional HVAC system, you should not overlook the benefits of natural ventilation. The right window styles can get you optimal ventilation – an important consideration when buying replacement windows. Here are window styles that can help improve home ventilation.
How Natural Ventilation Works
Natural ventilation requires airflow that should flush out stale air from the indoors and replenish it with fresh air from the outdoors. Airflow comes from a natural breeze or from the air pressure differences between the indoor and outdoor spaces, and not through mechanical systems like the air handler in your HVAC system. To create airflow using differences in air pressure, a room needs to have two openings. One window vents out stale air from the inside. This creates negative air pressure that pulls fresh air through a second window.
Benefits of Natural Ventilation
Regularly opening the windows can provide the following benefits:
Maintain indoor air quality. Natural ventilation helps maintain indoor air quality by keeping indoor air pollutant levels, including mold spores and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), to a minimum.
Maintain relative indoor humidity levels. Flushing out excess humidity can help maintain comfort inside your home. It can also help reduce the risks of damage caused by excess moisture, including mold growth.
Natural cooling. During the summer season, open windows can catch a light breeze and help cool the room, which can help reduce the workload on your air conditioner.
The Best Window Styles for Home Ventilation
While any window style can be used for ventilation, the following are more efficient than others:
Casement windows feature hinged sashes that cover the window area, which allows use of the entire window area for ventilation. They can also be used to catch a side breeze or wind that moves along the exterior wall.
Sliding windows have sashes that open sideways. You can easily adjust the size of the openings depending on how much airflow you need. They can also be opened to full capacity by removing the sashes.
Double-hung windows are especially efficient in small rooms that can accommodate only one window. The sashes can be opened in such a way that it creates two openings – one for venting stale air, another for letting in fresh air.
STL Design and Build provides window replacement services to customers in greater St. Louis and the surrounding communities. Give us a call at(314) 329-2389, or fill out our contact form to schedule an appointment.
Contact Us Today for a St Louis Home Remodeling Service
window.fluent_form_ff_form_instance_6_1 = {"id":"6","ajaxUrl":"https:\/\/stldesignandbuild.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php","settings":{"layout":{"labelPlacement":"top","helpMessagePlacement":"with_label","errorMessagePlacement":"inline","cssClassName":"","asteriskPlacement":"asterisk-right"},"restrictions":{"denyEmptySubmission":{"enabled":false}}},"form_instance":"ff_form_instance_6_1","form_id_selector":"fluentform_6","rules":{"names[first_name]":{"required":{"value":true,"message":"This field is required","global_message":"This field is required","global":true}},"names[middle_name]":{"required":{"value":false,"message":"This field is required","global_message":"This field is required","global":true}},"names[last_name]":{"required":{"value":true,"message":"This field is required","global_message":"This field is required","global":true}},"phone_number":{"required":{"value":true,"message":"This field is required","global_message":"This field is required","global":true}},"contact_email":{"required":{"value":true,"message":"This field is required","global_message":"This field is required","global":true},"email":{"value":true,"message":"This field must contain a valid email","global_message":"This field must contain a valid email","global":true}},"zip_code":{"required":{"value":true,"message":"This field is required","global_message":"This field is required","global":true}},"dropdown":{"required":{"value":false,"message":"This field is required","global_message":"This field is required","global":true}},"customer_interests":{"required":{"value":false,"message":"This field is required","global_message":"This field is required","global":true}},"customer_referral_source":{"required":{"value":false,"message":"This field is required","global_message":"This field is required","global":true}},"gdpr-agreement":{"required":{"value":true,"message":"This field is required","global_message":"This field is required","global":true}}},"debounce_time":300,"file_upload_settings":[]};
(function() {
var d = document, g = d.createElement('script'), s = d.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];
g.type = 'text/javascript';
g.defer = true;
g.async = true;
g.setAttribute('data-no-defer', '1');
g.src = 'https://collector-30782.us.tvsquared.com/tv2track.js';
s.parentNode.insertBefore(g, s);
})();
var fluentFormVars = {"ajaxUrl":"https://stldesignandbuild.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php","forms":[],"step_text":"Step %activeStep% of %totalStep% - %stepTitle%","step_completed_text":"Completed","is_rtl":"","date_i18n":{"previousMonth":"Previous Month","nextMonth":"Next Month","months":{"shorthand":["Jan","Feb","Mar","Apr","May","Jun","Jul","Aug","Sep","Oct","Nov","Dec"],"longhand":["January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December"]},"weekdays":{"longhand":["Sunday","Monday","Tuesday","Wednesday","Thursday","Friday","Saturday"],"shorthand":["Sun","Mon","Tue","Wed","Thu","Fri","Sat"]},"daysInMonth":[31,28,31,30,31,30,31,31,30,31,30,31],"rangeSeparator":" to ","weekAbbreviation":"Wk","scrollTitle":"Scroll to increment","toggleTitle":"Click to toggle","amPM":["AM","PM"],"yearAriaLabel":"Year","firstDayOfWeek":1},"pro_version":"6.2.4","fluentform_version":"6.2.11","force_init":"","stepAnimationDuration":"350","upload_completed_txt":"100% Completed","upload_start_txt":"0% Completed","uploading_txt":"Uploading","choice_js_vars":{"noResultsText":"No results found","loadingText":"Loading...","noChoicesText":"No choices to choose from","itemSelectText":"Press to select","maxItemTextSingular":"Only %%maxItemCount%% option can be added","maxItemTextPlural":"Only %%maxItemCount%% options can be added"},"input_mask_vars":{"clearIfNotMatch":false},"nonce":"7cb0fe5828","file_delete_nonce":"207351d267","form_id":"6","step_change_focus":"1","has_cleantalk":"","pro_payment_script_compatible":"1","token_nonce":"95c9a3f287","crop_image_title":"Crop Image","crop_confirm_txt":"Crop & Upload","crop_cancel_txt":"Cancel","crop_close_txt":"Close","crop_reset_txt":"Reset","crop_ratio_txt":"Crop ratio","crop_ratio_free_txt":"Free","crop_invalid_dimensions_txt":"The selected image is smaller than the required crop size.","crop_exact_dimensions_txt":"The cropped image must match the required width and height.","crop_dimension_instruction_txt":"Crop the image to exactly %1$s px x %2$s px.","crop_invalid_image_txt":"Unable to process the selected image.","crop_loading_txt":"Preparing image..."};
var fluentform_submission_messages_6 = {"file_upload_in_progress":"File upload in progress. Please wait...","javascript_handler_failed":"Javascript handler could not be loaded. Form submission has been failed. Reload the page and try again"};
var fluentform_payment_messages_6 = {"stock_out_message":"This Item is Stock Out","item_label":"Item","price_label":"Price","qty_label":"Qty","line_total_label":"Line Total","sub_total_label":"Sub Total","discount_label":"Discount","total_label":"Total","signup_fee_label":"Signup Fee","trial_label":"Trial","processing_text":"Processing...","confirming_text":"Confirming..."};
var fluentform_save_progress_messages_6 = {"copy_button":"Copy","email_button":"Email","email_placeholder":"Your Email Here","copy_success":"Copied"};
var fluentform_address_messages_6 = {"please_wait":"Please wait ...","location_not_determined":"Could not determine address from location.","address_fetch_failed":"Failed to fetch address from coordinates.","geolocation_failed":"Geolocation failed or was denied.","geolocation_not_supported":"Geolocation is not supported by this browser."};
var fluentform_gateway_messages_6 = {"request_failed":"Request failed. Please try again","payment_failed":"Payment process failed!","no_method_found":"No method found","processing_text":"Processing..."};
var fluentform_submission_messages_global = {"javascript_handler_failed":"Javascript handler could not be loaded. Form submission has been failed. Reload the page and try again"};
var fluentform_address_messages_global = {"please_wait":"Please wait ...","location_not_determined":"Could not determine address from location.","address_fetch_failed":"Failed to fetch address from coordinates.","geolocation_failed":"Geolocation failed or was denied.","geolocation_not_supported":"Geolocation is not supported by this browser."};
//# sourceURL=fluent-form-submission-js-extra
var et_pb_custom = {"ajaxurl":"https://stldesignandbuild.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php","images_uri":"https://stldesignandbuild.com/wp-content/themes/Divi/images","builder_images_uri":"https://stldesignandbuild.com/wp-content/themes/Divi/includes/builder-5/images","et_frontend_nonce":"ede99faa75","subscription_failed":"Please, check the fields below to make sure you entered the correct information.","et_ab_log_nonce":"d69e93829d","fill_message":"Please, fill in the following fields:","contact_error_message":"Please, fix the following errors:","invalid":"Invalid email","captcha":"Captcha","prev":"Prev","previous":"Previous","next":"Next","wrong_captcha":"You entered the wrong number in captcha.","wrong_checkbox":"Checkbox","ignore_waypoints":"no","is_divi_theme_used":"1","widget_search_selector":".widget_search","ab_tests":[],"is_ab_testing_active":"","page_id":"12236","unique_test_id":"","ab_bounce_rate":"5","is_cache_plugin_active":"yes","is_shortcode_tracking":"","tinymce_uri":"https://stldesignandbuild.com/wp-content/themes/Divi/includes/builder/frontend-builder/assets/vendors","accent_color":"#0c71c3","waypoints_options":[]};
var et_frontend_scripts = {"builderCssContainerPrefix":"#et-boc","builderCssLayoutPrefix":"#et-boc .et-l"};
var et_builder_utils_params = {"condition":{"diviTheme":true,"extraTheme":false},"scrollLocations":["app","top"],"builderScrollLocations":{"desktop":"app","tablet":"app","phone":"app"},"onloadScrollLocation":"app","builderType":"fe"};
//# sourceURL=divi-script-library-frontend-scripts-js-extra
