ASHRAE Journal back issues from October 2008:
ASHRAE rebuilds HQ to reflect mission.(ASHRAE Headquarters Report)
Oct 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ATLANTA -- Because ASHRAE's nearly 40-year-old headquarters building was in need of substantial repairs, a Presidential Ad Hoc Building Committee was established in 2004 to review the best options for the facility. In 2005 the ASHRAE Board of Directors ...
Energy-efficient data centers: a close-coupled row solution.
Oct 01, 2008; ... The predominant architecture for cooling data centers since the inception of the mainframe has been raised floor air delivery from perimeter computer room air handlers (CRAH). In this approach, CRAHs are placed around the perimeter of the room, and they distribute cold air through a raised ...
Liquid desiccant air conditioners.(Emerging Technologies)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Liquid desiccant air conditioners are an approach to effectively manage humidity under challenging conditions such as buildings with high outdoor air (OA) requirements located in humid regions. They remove moisture and latent heat (and, possibly, sensible heat) from process air via a ...
Grosvenor humidity chart.(100TH ANNIVERSARY)
Oct 01, 2008; ... [FIGURE 1 OMITTED] ASHRAE Journal and designers of air conditioning, drying, dehumidification, food science and humidification processes, and meteorologists celebrated the 100th anniversary of Willis H. Carrier's hygrometric chart in 2004. (1) Four years later, we celebrate the ...
ASHRAE's living lab.
Oct 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ASHRAE recently completed a comprehensive renovation of its headquarters building in Atlanta. Although the renovation was driven by the need to renew a number of the building systems to address performance issues, the Headquarters Renovation Committee ...
2007-2008 ASHRAE research report.
Oct 01, 2008; ... The major goals of the ASHRAE research program are presented in the Society's 2005-2010 Strategic Plan for Research, which helps guide the development of research topics so that the greatest benefit is achieved for our members and society in general. Developed over a three-year period with ...
The future of 90.1.
Oct 01, 2008; ... Some have said that ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, describes "the worst building that may be built" from an energy-efficiency standpoint while still complying with energy code requirements. Despite this assessment, ...
Sizing pipe using life-cycle costs.
Oct 01, 2008; ... HVAC piping is typically sized using rules-of-thumb such as maximum friction rate or velocity, or a combination of the two. Figure 1 shows a pipe sizing chart for Schedule 40 steel pipe (1) where friction rate is limited to 4 ft per 100 ft (1 m per 30 m) and velocity is limited to 10 fps ...
Blame it on Star Trek: solving IAQ problems.(Building Sciences)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Whenever there is a complaint about air quality in a building, what folks want to do first is test the air. That is absolutely the worst thing to do. You do not start with air testing. I blame "Star Trek." We grew up watching Spock go into a shuttle bay, do a tricorder scan and ...
R-22 phaseout, energy costs changing grocery industry.(FMI Conference)
Oct 01, 2008; ... ORLANDO, Fla. -- These are interesting times for the supermarket industry. Just consider: * In 15 months, the industry begins withdrawal of its long-favorite refrigerant, R-22. While all forecasts show there will be plenty of R-22 available during the first years of the ...
Firm to set Canada record with new headquarters.(Industry News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] KITCHENER, Ontario, Canada -- Enermodal Engineering specializes in sustainable building design and is building a new headquarters that it says will be Canada's most energy-efficient building. According to Enermodal President Stephen Carpenter, ...
Ventilation standard for health care facilities.(ANSI/ASHRAE/ASHE Standard 170-2008)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Some disparity has existed in ASHRAE recommendations related to ventilation recommendations for health care facilities. ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2007, Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality, and the 2007 ASHRAE Handbook--HVAC Applications have some differences in their ...