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Showcase of Industry Resources Visit www.ashrae.org/bookstore for complete title list. Ammonia as a Refrigerant, 3rd ed. This third edition is completely revised. The objective remains the same: the advantages and drawbacks of ammonia used as a refrigerant. It includes a number of diagrams, along with a bibliography and an index. This expanded third edition contains many useful tables. SI; Softcover; 6.2 x 9.4in.; 88pp; 2008 Price: $55 (ASHRAE Member: $55) Product Code: 96649 IIR Residential Load Calculation Manual J, 8th ed. Helps produce improved equipment sizing loads for single-family detached homes, small multi-unit structures, condominiums, town houses and manufactured homes. Text takes into account variables like fenestration loads for glass, latitude, altitude, curb construction, light shaft construction, and heat loss and gain for numerous wall and insulation options. Contractors, consulting engineers, and system designers can also apply the text to buildings featuring exceptional architectural features or lifestyle accessories such as solaria, atria, or walls with very large glass area. Softcover; 8.5 x 11in.; 2006 Price: $130 (ASHRAE Member: $130) Product Code: 96786 ACCA Installation, Operation and Maintenance of Air Filtration Systems, 2nd ed. This manual is of use to all those directly involved with the correct and proper installation, operation, and maintenance of air filtration systems. The second edition has been designed for wide application and all levels of experience. It is specifically published to help educate and accredit personnel working with air filtration systems and to serve as a resource guide for all building operations personnel. Hardcover; 8.5 x 11in.; 128pp; 2006 Price: $48 (ASHRAE Member: $48) Product Code: 96737 NAFA Refrigerant Cycle Data: Thermophysical Properties of Refrigerants for Applications in Vapour Compression Systems The aim of this booklet is to give the most important thermophysical property data for a number of different refrigerants with applications to vapour-compression systems in an easily accessible form. SI; Softcover; 6.2 x 9.4in.; 58pp; 2007 Price: $53 (ASHRAE Member: $53) Product Code: 96642 Chilled Beam Application Guidebook Chilled beams are a relatively new technology, developed in the 1980’s. Chilled beams are primarily used for cooling, heating and ventilating spaces, where good indoor environmental quality and individual space control are appreciated. SI; Softcover; 6.5 x 9.5in.; 50pp; 2004 Price: $71 (ASHRAE Member: $71) Product Code: 96342 REHVA HVAC Duct Construction Standards –Metal and Flexible, 3rd ed. Primarily used for commercial and institutional projects, but applicable for residential and certain industrial work. Prescribes construction detail alternatives for uncoated and galvanized steel, aluminum and stainless steel ductwork consisting of various sections, transitions, elbows, fittings and accessories. I-P; Softcover; 8 ½ x 11; 258pp; 2005 Price: $215 (ASHRAE Member: $151) Product Code: 96032 SMACNA Guidelines for Design and Construction of Healthcare Facilities Since 1947, these AIA Guidelines have set minimum standards for American health care facility design. Performance-oriented requirements give health care providers and design professional’s guidance on good practice and emerging trends. Many federal agencies and authorities use the Guidelines either as a code or a reference standard when reviewing, state approving, and financing plans; surveying, licensing, certifying, or accrediting completed facilities; or developing their own codes. Softcover; 8 ½ x 11; 352pp; 2006 Price: $140 (ASHRAE Member: $140) Product Code: 96450 AIA Displacement Ventilation in Non-Industrial Premises This guidebook, aimed at engineers in consulting and contracting businesses, provides comprehensive and easyto-understand design information on commercial displacement ventilation applications. It discusses the potentials and limitations of displacement ventilation, as well as situations where displacement ventilation should be applied and situations where it should be avoided. Case studies are provided for nine different common types of rooms, including office cubicles, meeting rooms, and classrooms. Also included is a discussion of the impact of displacement ventilation on energy use. SI; Softcover; 6.5 x 9.5in.; 50pp; 2001 Price: $59 (ASHRAE Member: $59) Product Code: 96338 HVAC Systems–Duct Design, 4th ed. Revised design manual for commercial and light industrial HVAC systems. Offers options - methods, materials and construction - for solving energy costs and conservation issues. Dual units; Softcover; 8.5 x 11in.; 2006 Price: $185 (ASHRAE Member: $129) Product Code: 96033 VISIT WWW.ASHRAE.ORG/BOOKSTORE. Prices subject to change without notice. 25

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