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Old 05-08-12, 04:58 PM   #53
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Originally Posted by MN Renovator View Post
You can't have much of a party in a 324 sq ft of space. It isn't like putting 10 people in a room immediately creates an unhealthy condition. If the party lasts 3 hours than the standard is cut in half to 7.5 cfm per person.
I recently went to a medium-sized meeting in a tight house, no mechanical ventilation... the meeting was upstairs, cathedral ceiling. People were sitting quietly and listening, no milling about.

After about 15 minutes, I started having a hard time keeping my attention on the speaker, another 15 minutes and I started having desperate thoughts of leaving the room. When I interrupted the speaker and requested that a window or two be opened, the entire room murmured a simultaneous "thank you".

Life without sufficient air is just not pleasant.

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