Moisture Management in Buildings
ASHRAE Technical Committee 1.12

Meeting Documents

Download documents from previous committee meetings below according to the appropriate society year. ASHRAE's society year begins on July 1 and ends June 30.


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Other Publications

Additional documents produced by the TC may be available for direct download or for purchase through the ASHRAE Bookstore, as noted below.

Research

ASHRAE members have free access to research project final reports. Non-ASHRAE members can purchase research reports for $30 per article from the ASHRAE Bookstore found at this link.

Special Publications

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ASHRAE Position Document on Limiting Indoor Mold Growth and Managing Moisture in Building Systems


This document outlines ASHRAE’s position on the management of moisture in buildings by describing issues related to the topic and highlighting resources available through the Society regarding the management of moisture and mold in buildings. [Download]


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The ASHRAE Guide for Buildings in Hot and Humid Climates, Second Edition [purchase]

Harriman, Lewis G. and Joseph W. Lstiburek
2009 book (or downloadable PDF), 316 pages, color

The expanded second edition of The ASHRAE Guide for Buildings in Hot and Humid Climates triples the size of this popular reference, adding information on building enclosures, dehumidification, sustainability, mold avoidance, energy reduction, and much more—all tightly focused on the needs of owners, architects, and engineers who build and manage buildings in hot and humid climates. The book includes six chapters that discuss critical crosscutting issues for architecture, engineering, and building management along with eleven chapters of detailed and practical solutions to everyday problems in each area. This expanded second edition provides a richly illustrated summary of the state of the art in building science, moisture management, and techniques for reducing energy consumption in hot and humid climates, all based on real-world field experience as well as on recent ASHRAE research. The expanded second edition is written and illustrated by Lew Harriman, the lead author of ASHRAE’s well-known Humidity Control Design Guide, and by Joe Lstiburek, ASHRAE Fellow and the author of the irreverent and popular Building Science column in the ASHRAE Journal.


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Mold in the Building Environment [purchase]

an ASHRAE satellite broadcast DVD (recorded on April 13, 2005)

Concerns about mold in the building environment are no longer limited to just humid environments or North America. Mold is now a global concern for facility managers, building owners/operators, designers, contractors, and building occupants. This DVD provides information on how to properly control moisture and humidity conditions in order to minimize mold. Sponsored by ASHRAE’s Chapter Technology Transfer Committee (CTTC), this broadcast/webcast was recorded on April 13, 2005 at the WETA public television studio in Washington, DC.



Humidity Control Design Guide for Commercial and Institutional Buildings [purchase]
Harriman, Lewis G., G.W. Brundett, and Reinhold Kittler
2002 hardcover book, 31 chapters, 512 pages, color

This four-color, hardback book is an easy-to-read, user-friendly manual aimed at HVAC designers concerned with humidity control. It helps to define the purpose of a humidity control project, and provides information on the effects of humidity on mold, mildew, bacteria, viruses and overall human health and comfort. The text also discusses how humidity control equipment works and the importance of managing air pressure in a building. Schools, office buildings, nursing homes and laboratories are discussed in depth along with other types of buildings. The book provides checklists to help architects, owners, contractors and building and HVAC system designers get the job done quickly and accurately.


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Year long (2002) ASHRAE Journal series on moisture control in buildings [purchase and download]:


• Straube, John F., "Moisture in Buildings", ASHRAE Journal, January 2002
• Lstiburek, Joseph, "Moisture Control for Buildings", ASHRAE Journal, February 2002
• Murphy, John A., "Dehumidification Performance of HVAC Systems", ASHRAE Journal, March 2002
• Lstiburek, Joseph, "Residential Ventilation and Latent Loads", ASHRAE Journal, April 2002
• Khattar, Mukesh K. and Michael J. Brandemuehl, "Separating the V in HVAC: A Dual-Path Approach", ASHRAE Journal, May 2002
• Sherif, S.A., "Overview of Psychrometrics", ASHRAE Journal, July 2002
• Harriman, L. and J. Judge, "Dehumidification Equipment Advances", ASHRAE Journal, August 2002
• Harriman, Lewis G., Donald Schnell, and Mark Fowler, "Preventing Mold by Keeping New Construction Dry", ASHRAE Journal, September 2002
• Rose, William B. and Anton TenWolde, "Ventilation of Attics & Cathedral Ceilings", ASHRAE Journal, October 2002
• Armstrong, Sarah and Jane Liaw, "The Fundamentals of Fungi", ASHRAE Journal, November 2002
• Brennan, Terry, James B. Cummings, and Joseph Lstiburek, "Unplanned Airflows & Moisture Problems", ASHRAE Journal, November 2002
• Lstiburek, Joseph, "Investigating and Diagnosing Moisture Problems", ASHRAE Journal, December 2002


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Mold and Moisture Management in Buildings [purchase and download]

A collection of ASHRAE Journal articles and papers that shows how moisture behaves in buildings, what happens when there is too much of it, and how these problems can be avoided. The papers are organized into five sections (listed below).

Section 1: Mold Fundamentals
• Armstrong, Sarah and Jane Liaw. "The Fundamentals of Fungi", ASHRAE Journal, November 2002
• Ligman, Bryan K., and Philip R. Morey. "Airborne Phylloplane and Soil Fungi in Buildings Within the United States", ASHRAE IAQ Conference Proceedings, 2001
• Fung, Frederick, and Colin Young. "Mold-Associated Asthma", ASHRAE IAQ Conference Proceedings, 2001
• Horner, W. Elliott, Philip R. Morey, and Bryan K. Ligman. "How Quickly Must Gypsum Board and Ceiling Tile Be Dried to Preclude Mold Growth After a Water Accident?", ASHRAE IAQ Conference Proceedings, 2001

Section 2: Moisture Behavior in Buildings
• Straube, John F., "Moisture in Buildings", ASHRAE Journal, January 2002
• Lstiburek, Joseph, "Moisture Control for Buildings", ASHRAE Journal, February 2002
• Lstiburek, Joseph, "Investigating and Diagnosing Moisture Problems", ASHRAE Journal, December 2002
• Brennan, Terry, James B. Cummings, and Joseph Lstiburek, "Unplanned Airflows & Moisture Problems", ASHRAE Journal, November 2002
• Leivo, Virpi, Jukka Rantala, Ralf Lindberg, and Jorma Hartikainen, "Moisture Behavior of Ground Floor Structures", ASHRAE IAQ Conference Proceedings, 2001

Section 3: Dehumidification and HVAC Systems
• Henderson, Hugh, "The Impact of Part-Load Air-Conditioner Operation on Dehumidification Performance: Validating a Latent Capacity Degradation Model", ASHRAE IAQ and Energy Conference Proceedings, 1998
• Murphy, John A., "Dehumidification Performance of HVAC Systems", ASHRAE Journal, March 2002
• Khattar, Mukesh K. and Michael J. Brandemuehl, "Separating the V in HVAC: A Dual-Path Approach", ASHRAE Journal, May 2002
• Harriman, Lewis G. and James Judge, "Dehumidification Equipment Advances", ASHRAE Journal, August 2002

Section 4: Commercial Buildings, Problems, and Solutions
• Harriman, Lewis G., G.W. Brundett, and Reinhold Kittler, "The New ASHRAE Design Guide for Humidity Control in Commercial Buildings", ASHRAE IAQ Conference Proceedings, 2001
• Persily, Andrew K., "Myths About Building Envelopes", ASHRAE Journal, March 1999
• Cummings, James B. and Charles R. Withers, Jr., "Building Cavities Used as Ducts: Air Leakage Characteristics and Impacts in Light Commercial Buildings", ASHRAE Transactions, 1998
• Harriman, Lewis G., Donald Schnell, and Mark Fowler, "Preventing Mold by Keeping New Construction Dry", ASHRAE Journal, September 2002

Section 5: Residential Buildings, Problems, and Solutions
• Lstiburek, Joseph, "Residential Ventilation and Latent Loads", ASHRAE Journal, April 2002
• Rose, William B. and Anton TenWolde, "Ventilation of Attics & Cathedral Ceilings", ASHRAE Journal, October 2002
• DeWitt, Craig, "Crawlspace Myths", ASHRAE Journal, November 2003
• Moyer, Neil A., David Beal, David Chasar, Janet McIlvaine, Chuck Withers, and Subrato Chandra, "Moisture Problems in Manufactured Housing: Probable Causes and Cures", ASHRAE IAQ Conference Proceedings, 2001
• Fugler, Don, Tom Forest, and Mark Ackerman, "Avoiding Molds in Finished Basements", ASHRAE IAQ Conference Proceedings, 2001