ASHRAE Journal - July 2009 - S24

Showcase of Industry Resources Visit www.ashrae.org/bookstore for complete title list. Commissioning Guideline, AABC This guide provides a standardized methodology to ease the job of all people involved with the building commissioning process. It features detailed, step-by-step methodologies for the various types of commissioning, a discussion of the roles and responsibilities of each team member, a section on the benefits of commissioning, sample forms, specifications and RFPs for commissioning services. Price: $50 (ASHRAE Member: $50) Product Code: 96350 Industrial Ventilation: A Manual of Recommended Practice for Design, 26th ed., ACGIH Since its first edition in 1951, this manual has been used by engineers and industrial hygienists to design and evaluate industrial ventilation systems. The 26th edition addresses the design of an industrial ventilation system and has chapters on exposure assessment, preliminary ventilation system design considerations, ventilation system costs, and energy considerations. Price: $110 (ASHRAE Member: $110) Product Code: 96503 Preventive Maintenance and Building Operation Efficiency, BOMA This book lends new insights in the important area of operating efficiency and covers the latest technologies in PM. It provides a comprehensive overview of maintenance practices and tools to assist property/facility managers in creating, managing, monitoring and improving their own PM programs. The companion CD-ROM has a labor needs analysis spreadsheet, capital financial planning worksheets, maintenance checklists, sample agreements for HVAC maintenance and elevator/ escalator maintenance programs. Price: $68 (ASHRAE Member: $61) Product Code: 96018 Residential Duct Systems– Manual D, ACCA NEW! This recently updated manual includes a streamlined procedure to design residential duct systems faster and better. It includes VAV guidance with detailed examples, and explains the effects of excess length, sag and compression in flexible ducts. A wide range of other topics are also covered. Price: $82 (ASHRAE Member: $82) Product Code: 96780 Guidelines for Design and Construction of Healthcare Facilities, AIA These guidelines set minimum standards for American health care facility design and give guidance on good practice and emerging trends. Federal agencies and authorities in 42 states use the Guidelines either as a code or a reference standard. Extensively revised, the 2006 edition of the Guidelines reorganizes and renumbers content according to facility type, standardizes language use and information categories, and introduces color to help users quickly find the information they need. Price: $140 (ASHRAE Member: $140) Product Code: 96450 Guide H: Building Control Systems, CIBSE NEW! This publication provides the building control systems design, construction and maintenance information necessary to meet the control system requirements. This is crucial to maximize energy conservation and reduce harmful emissions. It covers all the key areas without relying too heavily on purely mathematical formulas, making it easyto-read and accessible to all professions concerned. Price: $160 (ASHRAE Member: $160) Product Code: 96537 Industrial Ventilation: A Manual of Recommended Practice for Operation and Maintenance, ACGIH A companion piece to the Ventilation Manual, this work focuses on operations and maintenance. It includes definitions and abbreviations and covers everything from O & M considerations during initial construction to operator skills and training. Each chapter has a schematic showing its place in a project time line, as well as references for pursuing more information. The text also has checklists, photographs, line drawings and forms to aid understanding, operation and maintenance. Price: $110 (ASHRAE Member: $110) Product Code: 96502 Building Commissioning Handbook, 2nd ed., APPA A commissioning program is critical for complex facilities, and for some owners who may not have the luxury of a technically strong operations staff, commissioning is often the most important part of the capital project. This work describes the roles of the design professional, contractor, testing contractor, commissioning authority and building owner. It also presents information on retrocommissioning: the commissioning process applied to facilities that have not been commissioned previously. Price: $95 (ASHRAE Member: $65) Product Code: 96015 Guide M: Maintenance Engineering and Management, CIBSE For designers, maintainers, building owners and operators, facilities managers, and all others involved in the operation and maintenance of engineering services, this guide addresses topics of particular interest and relevance to those involved at all levels in engineering services maintenance. It discusses legislation, the effect of climate change and subsequent need to address energy use and building performance. Price: $175 (ASHRAE Member: $175) Product Code: 96526 24 ORDER TOLL FREE AT 1-800-527-4723 (US/CANADA) (404)636-8400 (WORLDWIDE). Prices subject to change without notice.

ASHRAE Journal - July 2009

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