Facade rainscreen ventilation area calculator

Calculate net free ventilation with your own figures.

Your numbers

Use the units shown. Results update as you change valid inputs.

Use net free ventilation to compare changes to your inputs. The method and limits below explain the scope.

Examples

Examples

Try the starting example

JSON Vent openings [length m,clear width mm,supplied free-area fraction]
[[20,20,0.6],[15,25,0.5]]
Net free ventilation (mm²)
427500
Net free ventilation (cm²)
4275

Try another scenario

JSON Vent openings [length m,clear width mm,supplied free-area fraction]
[[20,20,0.7],[15,25,0.5]]
Net free ventilation (mm²)
467500
Net free ventilation (cm²)
4675
Calculation method

Calculation method

Net free ventilation (mm²)

sum(r[0]*1000*r[1]*r[2] for r in a)

Net free ventilation (cm²)

sum(r[0]*1000*r[1]*r[2] for r in a)/100

Symbols and units
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JSON Vent openings [length m,clear width mm,supplied free-area fraction]

Use the units shown. A list keeps the order in which you enter its values. The symbol ^ means “raised to the power of”.

Calculation steps and notation

sum(list) adds all entries in the list.

Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • Geometric free-area tally, fractions 0–1. Does not assess ventilation adequacy or compliance. Supported limits: All numeric inputs must be finite. Only the explicitly described mathematical scenario is supported.
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