ASHRAE Publishes User's Manual for Standard 62.2

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From ASHRAE's HVAC & R Industry newsletter:

ASHRAE Publishes User's Manual for Standard

62.2For Release:

December 6, 2006

Contact: Jodi Dunlop

Public Relations

jdunlop@...

1791 Tullie Circle NE

Atlanta, GA 30329

ATLANTA – A new book from ASHRAE will aid users in designing and

constructing homes and apartments that comply with its residential

ventilation and indoor air quality standard.

The User’s Manual is the first for ASHRAE Standard 62.2-2004,

Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Low-Rise Residential

Buildings, which provides the minimum requirements necessary to

achieve acceptable indoor air quality for dwellings.

The manual was co-developed by the Indoor Air Quality

Association.

" The 62.2 User’s Manual will provide HVAC engineers and IAQ

consultants with practical information to ensure that ventilation

positively affects the indoor environment, " G. Baker, IAQA

president and ASHRAE Member, said. " IAQA was pleased to be a

co-sponsor of this dynamic publication. "

The manual explains how to comply with all the requirements of the

standard, provides examples illustrating specific methods of complying

with sections of the standard, and includes background material

explaining why many of the requirements of the standard exist, according

to Hedrick, who co-authored the book.

The manual is targeted toward builders and subcontractors, but will also

be useful for code officials, researchers, and interested homeowners.

" The manual has been developed as a document that will accompany

Standard 62.2 and provide guidance for applying its requirements to the

design and construction of residential buildings, " Grimsrud,

chair of the Standard 62.2 committee, said. " It serves as a guide to

clarifying issues for users. "

The cost of the 62.2 User’s Manual is $45 ($36, ASHRAE members).

To order, contact ASHRAE Customer Service at 1- (United

States and Canada) or (worldwide), fax , by mail

at 1791 Tullie Circle NE, Atlanta, GA 30329, or visit the ASHRAE.org

Bookstore at www.ashrae.org.

ASHRAE, founded in 1894, is an international organization of 55,000

persons. ASHRAE fulfills its mission of advancing heating, ventilation,

air conditioning and refrigeration to serve humanity and promote a

sustainable world through research, standards writing, publishing and

continuing education.

IAQA, founded in 1998, is an international organization of 5,200

members. IAQA is a non-profit, multi-disciplinary organization, dedicated

to promoting the exchange of indoor environmental information, through

education and research, for the safety and well being of the general

public. For more information, visit

www.iaqa.org.