Resources

Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI)

• ARI Standard 260-2001: Sound Rating of Ducted Air Moving and Conditioning Equipment
• ARI Standard 300-2000: Sound Rating and Sound Transmission Loss of Packaged Terminal Equipment
• ARI Standard 350-2000: Sound Rating and Non-Ducted Indoor Air-Conditioning Equipment
• ARI Standard 410-2001: Forced-Circulation and Air-Cooling and Air-Heating Coils
• ARI Standard 430-1999: Central Station Air Handling Units
• ARI Standard 550-2003: Standard or Water Chilling Packages Using the Vapor Compression Cycle
• ARI Standard 880-1998: Air Terminals
• ARI Standard 885-1998: Procedure for Estimating Occupied Space Sound Levels in the Application of Air Terminals and Air Outlets
• ARI Standard 890-2001: Rating of Air Diffusers and Air Diffuser Assemblies

Air Movement and Control Association (AMCA)

• AMCA Standard 99-0021-01: The Fan Laws
• AMCA Standard 210-99: Laboratory Methods of Testing Fans for Aerodynamic Performance Rating
• AMCA Standard 300-05: Reverberant Room Method for Sound Testing of Fans
• AMCA Standard 301-05: Methods for Calculating Fan Sound Ratings from Laboratory Test Data
• AMCA Standard 330-97: Laboratory Methods of Testing to Determine the Sound Power in a Duct
• AMCA Standard 500-D-98: Laboratory Methods of Testing Dampers for Rating
• AMCA Standard 500-L-99: Laboratory Methods of Testing Louvers for Rating

American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

• ANSI S12.60-2002: Acoustical Performance Criteria, Design Requirements and Guidelines for Schools

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE)

• ASHRAE Standard 15-2004: Safety Standard for Refrigeration Systems
• ASHRAE Standard 15 Users Manual
• ASHRAE Standard 34-2004: Designation and Safety Classification of Refrigerants
• ASHRAE Standard 52.2-1999: Method of Testing General Ventilation Air Cleaning Devices for Removal Efficiency by Particle Size
• ASHRAE Standard 55-2004: Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy
• ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2004: Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality
• ASHRAE Standard 62.1 Users Manual
• ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2004: Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings
• ASHRAE Standard 90.1 Users Manual
• ASHRAE Standard 126-2000: Method of Testing HVAC Air Ducts
• ASHRAE Standard 135-2004: BACnet - A Data Communication Protocol for Building Automation and Control Networks
• ASHRAE Standard 140-2004: Standard Method of Test for the Evaluation of Building Energy Analysis Computer Programs
• ASHRAE Standard 147-2002: Reducing the Release of Halogenated Refrigerants from Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Equipment and Systems

International Code Council (ICC)

• International Building Code, 2003
• International Energy Conservation Code, 2003
• International Fuel Gas Code, 2003
• International Mechanical Code, 2003

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

• NFPA 70: National Electrical Code
• NFPA 90A: Standard for the Installation of Air Conditioning and Ventilating Systems
• NFPA 101: Life Safety Code
• NFPA 900: Building Energy Code
• NFPA 5000: Building Construction and Safety Code

• AABC Commissioning Group (ACG)
• Acoustical Society of America (ASA)
• Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI)
• Air-Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA)
• Air Movement and Control Association International, Inc. (AMCA)
• American Boiler Manufacturers Association (ABMA)
• American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, Inc. (ACGIH)
• American Gas Association (AGA)
• The American Institute of Architects (AIA)
• American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
• American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE)
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
• Associated Air Balance Council (AABC)
• Association of Energy Engineers (AEE)
• Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA)
• California Commissioning Collaborative (CCC)
• Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE)
• Construction Criteria Base (CCB)
• Construction Specifications Institute (CSI)
• Cooling Technology Institute (CTI)
• Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
• Gas Technology Institute (GTI)
• Geo-Heat Center (GHC)
• Geo Exchange/Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium (GHPC)
• International Alliance for Interoperability (IAI)
• International Ground Source Heat Pump Association (IGSHPA)
• International Code Council (ICC)
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
• National Air Filtration Association (NAFA)
• National Environmental Balancing Bureau (NEBB)
• National Insulation Association (NIA)
• National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS)
• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
• North American Insulation Manufacturers Association (NAIMA)
• Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association, Inc. (SMACNA)
• U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)

• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) — Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
  • Biomass Program
  • Building Technologies Program
  • Distributed Energy Program
  • Federal Energy Management Program
  • Geothermal Technologies Program
  • Hydrogen, Fuel Cells & Infrastructure Program
  • Industrial Technologies Program
  • Solar Energy Technologies Program
  • Wind & Hydropower Technologies Program
• Energy Information Administration (EIA)
• Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
• Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
• Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  • Clean Energy
  • Combined Heat and Power Partnership (CHP)
  • Design for the Environment (DfE)
  • Energy Star
  • Global Warming Program
  • Green Power Partnership
  • Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)
  • Labs21—Labs for the 21st Century
  • National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA)
  • Water Use Efficiency Program
• U.S. General Services Administration/Buildings (GSA)
  • GSA Sustainable Facilities Tool (SFTool)—SFTool's immersive virtual environment addresses all your sustainability planning, designing and procurement needs.

• Advanced Energy Design Guide for Small Office Buildings by ASHRAE, 2005. ISBN 1-931862-55-9
• Air-Conditioning System Design Manual by H. Lorsch. ASHRAE, 1993. ISBN 1-883413-00-1
• Application of Manufacturers' Sound Data by C. Ebbing, W. Blazier. ASHRAE, 1998. ISBN 1-883413-62-1
• ARI Guideline V: Calculating the Efficiency of Energy Recovery Ventilation and its Effect on Efficiency and Sizing Building HVAC Systems ARI, 2003.
• ARI Guideline W: Selecting, Sizing, & Specifying Packaged Air-to-Air Energy Recovery Ventilation Equipment by ARI, 2005.
• AMCA Publication 200-95: Air Systems by AMCA, 1995.
• AMCA Publication 201-02: Fans and Systems by AMCA, 2002.
• AMCA Publication 501-03: Application Manual for Louvers by AMCA, 2003.
• AMCA Publication 502-01: Damper Application Manual for Heating, Ventilating and Air-Conditioning by AMCA, 2001.
• AMCA Publication 503-03: Fire, Ceiling (Radiation), Smoke and Fire/Smoke Dampers Application Manual by AMCA, 2003.
• ASHRAE GreenGuide by D. Grumman. ASHRAE, 2005. ISBN 1-931862-41-9
• ASHRAE Guideline 0: The Commissioning Process by ASHRAE, 2005. ISBN 1049-894X
• ASHRAE Guideline 1: The HVAC Commissioning Process by ASHRAE, 1996. ISBN 1049-894X
• ASHRAE Guideline 3: Guideline for Reducing Emission of Fully Halogenated Chlorofluorocarbon Refrigerants by ASHRAE, 1996. ISBN 1049-894X
• ASHRAE Guideline 4: Preparation of Operating and Maintenance Documentation for Building Systems by ASHRAE, 1993. ISBN 1049-894X
• ASHRAE Guideline 5: Commissioning Smoke Management Systems by ASHRAE, 2001. ISBN 1049-894X
• ASHRAE Guideline 12: Minimizing the Risk of Legionellosis Associated with Building Water Systems by ASHRAE, 2000. ISBN 1049-894X
• ASHRAE Guideline 13: Specifying Direct Digital Control Systems by ASHRAE, 2000.
• ASHRAE Handbook—Fundamentals by ASHRAE, 2005. ISBN 1-931862-70-2 (I-P)
• ASHRAE Handbook—HVAC Applications by ASHRAE, 2003. ISBN 1-931862-22-2 (I-P)
• ASHRAE Handbook—HVAC Systems and Equipment by ASHRAE, 2004. ISBN 1-931862-47-8 (I-P)
• ASHRAE Handbook—Refrigeration by ASHRAE, 2002. ISBN 1-931862-07-9 (I-P)
• Building Energy and Environmental Modeling by CIBSE, 1998. ISBN 0-900953-8
• Building Systems Analysis and Retrofit Manual by SMACNA, 1995.
• Chiller Heat Recovery - Application Guide by C.B. Dorgan, R.J. Linder, C.E. Dorgan. ASHRAE, 1999, ISBN 1-883413-74-5
• Cold Air Distribution Design Guide by A.T. Kirkpatrick, J.S. Ellison. ASHRAE, 1996. ISBN 1-883413-37-0
• Commercial/Institutional Ground-Source Heat Pump Engineering Manual by ASHRAE, 1995. ISBN 1-883413-21-4
• Commissioning Guideline by AABC, 2002. ISBN 0-910289-03-4
• Cooling and Heating Load Calculation Principles by C.O. Pedersen, D.E. Fisher, J.D. Spitler, R.J. Liesen. ASHRAE, 1998. ISBN 1-883413-59-1
• Datacom Equipment Power Trends and Cooling Applications by ASHRAE, TC 9.9 Mission Critical Facilities, 2005. ISBN 1-931862-65-6
• Design Considerations for Datacom Equipment Centers by ASHRAE, TC 9.9 Mission Critical Facilities, 2005. ISBN 1-931862-94-X
• Design Essentials for Refrigerated Storage Facilities by B.R. Becker, B.A. Fricke. ASHRAE, 2005. ISBN 1-931862-74-5
• Design Guide for Cool Thermal Storage by J.S. Elleson, C.E. Dorgan. ASHRAE, 1993. ISBN 1-883413-07-9
• Designer's Guide to Ceiling-Based Air Diffusion by B.A. Rock, D. Zhu. ASHRAE, 2002. ISBN 1-931862-11-7
• Design Phase Commissioning Handbook by NEBB, 2005.
• Energy Management Handbook by W.C. Turner. AEE, 2004. ISBN 0-88173-337-7
• Ground Source Heat Pumps - Design of Geothermal Systems for Commercial and Institutional Buildings by S.P. Kavanaugh, K. Rafferty. ASHRAE, 1997. ISBN 1-883413-52-4
• Guide to Energy Management by B.L. Capehart, W.C. Turner, W.J. Kennedy. AEE, 2003. ISBN 0-88173-421-7
• Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospital and Health Care Facilities by AIA, 2001. ISBN 1-57165-002-4
• Energy Systems Analysis and Management by SMACNA, 1997.
• Fuel Cells for Building Applications by M.W. Ellis. ASHRAE, 2002. ISBN 1-931862-03-6
• Handbook of Energy Engineering by A. Thumann, D.P. Mehta. AEE, 2001. ISBN 0-88173-347-4
• Handbook of Ventilation for Contaminant Control by H.J. McDermott. ACGIH, 2001. ISBN 1-882417-38-0
• Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning: Analysis and Design by F.C. McQuiston, J.D. Parker, J.D. Spuler. ACGIH, 2004. ISBN 0-471-47015-5
• Humidity Control Design Guide by L. Harriman, G. Brundett, R. Kittler. ASHRAE, 2001. ISBN 1-883413-98-2
• HVAC Design Guide for Tall Commercial Buildings by D.E. Ross. ASHRAE, 2004. ISBN 1-931862-45-1
• HVAC Design Manual for Hospitals and Clinics by ASHRAE, 2003. ISBN 1-931862-26-5
• HVAC Simplified by S. Kavanaugh. ASHRAE, 2006. ISBN 1-931862-97-4
• HVAC Systems - Applications by SMACNA, 1987.
• HVAC Systems - Commissioning by SMACNA, 1994.
• HVAC Systems - Duct Design by SMACNA, 1990.
• HVAC Systems - Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing by SMACNA, 1990.
• IAQ Guidelines for Occupied Buildings under Construction by SMACNA, 1995.
• Indoor Air Quality - A Systems Approach by SMACNA, 1998.
• Indoor Air Quality Standards of Performance - Application Guide by C.B. Dorgan, R.J. Linder, C.E. Dorgan. ASHRAE, 1999. ISBN 1-883413-77-X
• Industrial Ventilation: A Manual of Recommended Practice by ACGIH, 2004. ISBN 1-882417-52-6
• Laboratory Design Guide by C.B. Dorgan, I.B.D. McIntosh, C.E. Dorgan. ASHRAE, 2001. ISBN 1-883413-97-4
• LEED-EB Reference Guide 2.0, USGBC, 2005. ISBN 1-932444-02-5
• LEED-NC Reference Guide 2.2, USGBC, ISBN 1-932444-04-1
• Managing Indoor Air Quality by S.J. Hansen, H.E. Burroughs. AEE, 2004. ISBN 0-88173-440-3
• MasterFormat 2004 Edition by CSI, 2004. ISBN 0-9762399-0-6
• Mixed Mode Ventilation by CIBSE, 2000. ISBN 1-903287-01-4
• NAFA Guide to Air Filtration by NAFA, 2001. ISBN 1-884152-00-7
• Natural Ventilation in Non-Domestic Buildings by CIBSE, 1997. ISBN 0-900953-77-2
• Practical Guide to Noise and Vibration Control for HVAC Systems by M.E. Schaffer. ASHRAE, 1991. ISBN 1-883413-04-4
• Practical Guide to Seismic Restraint by J.R. Tauby, R. Lloyd, T. Noce, J. Tunnissen. ASHRAE, 1999. ISBN 1-883413-78-8
• Principles of Heating Ventilating and Air-Conditioning by R.H. Howell, H.J. Sauer, Jr., W.J. Coad. ASHRAE, 1998. ISBN 1-883413-56-7
• Principles of Smoke Management by J.H. Klote, J.A. Milke. ASHRAE, 2002. ISBN 1-883413-99-0
• Psychrometrics - Theory and Practice by ASHRAE, 1996. ISBN 1-883413-39-7
• Small-Scale Combined Heat and Power for Buildings by CIBSE, 1999. ISBN 0-900953-92-6
• Smoke Control Provisions of the 2000 IBC by D.H. Evans, J.H. Klote. ICC, 2003. ISBN 1-58001-107-1
• Steam Distribution Systems Handbook by J.F. McCauley. AEE, 2000. ISBN 0-88173-303-2
• The Project Resource Manual - CSI Manual of Practice by CSI, 2004. ISBN 0-071370-04-8
• The Steam Trap Handbook by J.F. McCauley. , AEE, 1995. ISBN 0-88173-187-0
• Thermal Guidelines for Data Processing Environments by ASHRAE, TC 9.9 Mission Critical Facilities, 2004. ISBN 1-931862-43-5
• Underfloor Air Distribution Design Guide by F.S. Bauman, A. Daly. ASHRAE, 2003. ISBN 1-931862-21-4