The ASHRAE Handbook is published in a series of four volumes, one of which is revised each year, ensuring that no volume is older than four years.
TC 9.8 is responsible for the following chapters in the HVAC Applications handbook:
HVAC Applications: Retail Facility
This chapter covers design and application of air-conditioning and heating systems for various retail merchandising facilities. Load calculations, systems, and equipment are covered elsewhere in the Handbook series.
HVAC Applications: Commercial and Public Buildings
This chapter contains technical, environmental, and design considerations to assist the design engineer in the proper application of HVAC systems and equipment for commercial and public buildings.
HVAC Applications: Places of Assembly
Assembly rooms are generally large, have relatively high ceilings, and are few in number for any given facility. They usually have a periodically high density of occupancy per unit floor area, as compared to other buildings, and thus have a relatively low design sensible heat ratio. This chapter summarizes some of the design concerns for enclosed assembly buildings. (Chapter 3, which covers general criteria for commercial and public buildings, also includes information that applies to public assembly buildings.)
HVAC Applications: Hotels, Motels, and Dormitories
Hotels, motels, and dormitories may be single-room or multiroom, long- or short-term dwelling (or residence) units; they may be stacked sideways and/or vertically. Information in the first three sections of the chapter applies generally; the last three sections are devoted to the individual types of facilities. High energy costs and consequent environmental damage require that these type of facilities be energy efficient and sustainable. Occupants need assurance that they can afford the fuel bills and that their lifestyle is not damaging to the planet. This chapter provides advice on sustainable practices to achieve these aims.
HVAC Applications: Museums, Galleries, Libraries, and Archives
Collections are vulnerable to many threats. Because they must be preserved indefinitely, the steps taken to protect them are sometimes extraordinary. Most threats can be addressed by properly maintained housing and professional support. The level of acceptable risk is a compromise between the theoretically ideal environment and the practical. It is possible to slow deterioration drastically, but doing so may conflict with the ultimate functions of museums, libraries, and archives: not only to preserve, but also to allow public and scholarly access. Additionally, extremely high control over all environmental parameters can help to ensure an object’s survival, but at a price no cultural institution can justify or is willing to pay. Managing risk, not avoiding it altogether, is the objective. This chapter addresses threats to collections that are mitigated by a properly designed HVAC system that provides stability for low-access storage environments and also serves high-traffic visitors’ areas.
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