Humidity Control Design Guide for Commercial And Institutional Buildings

Harriman, L./ Brundrett, G./ Kittler, R.

ISBN 10: 1883413982 / ISBN 13: 9781883413989

Published by Amer Society of Heating, 2001

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512 pages. 9.00x11.50x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Seller Inventory # 1883413982

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Humidity Control Design Guide for Commercial And Institutional Buildings
• Publisher: Amer Society of Heating
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1883413982
• ISBN 13: 9781883413989
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 1.66 kilograms

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Synopsis

This full color guide contains over 500 pages of humidity control information and provides excellent depth of coverage, from basic principles to real-world design advice. Its five major sections - ''Basics,'' ''Humidity Effects,'' ''System Design,'' ''Equipment & Controls,'' and ''Applications'' - are complete with fullcolor charts, diagrams and illustrations. Providing a solid humidity control background, including a review of its causes and effects, the text also looks at the humidity control roles of various people involved in building design and operation. It spotlights 15 types of equipment related to humidity control design, 13 different types of buildings, and has 25 pages of weather data. Its reference section has dehumidification equations, conversion tables and factors, and a pyschrometric chart.

Dual units

ASHRAE, founded in 1894, is an international organization of some 50,000 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.

The ASHRAE Handbooks are the design standard for control of built environments with volumes on Systems and Equipment, HVAC Applications, Refrigeration and Fundamentals. Each is updated every four years. In addition to publishing design guidance for engineers, architects, and facility managers, we also publish a series of texts for classroom use.

Some of the areas we publish in include:
-Energy Modeling and Auditing
-High Performance Building Design
-Psychrometrics
-Indoor Air Quality and Environmental Quality
-Data Center Energy Efficiency
-Noise & Vibration Control
-Humidity Control
-HVAC for Healthcare Facilities