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Indoor Environments Highlighted in ASHRAE Technical Program
Given that people spend 90 percent of their day indoors, they expect their
indoor environments to be safe, healthy and comfortable.
To help designers, engineers, contractors and others meet those expectations,
indoor air quality and comfort will be a strong focus of the American Society
of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers’ (ASHRAE) 2004
Annual Meeting technical program.
Ninety-three technical program sessions will be presented at the meeting, which
takes place June 26-30, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center,
Nashville, TN. Some 25 sessions will focus on indoor air quality and comfort
as well as ventilation and air distribution.
A seminar focuses on new means of controlling humidity through HVAC equipment
and energy recovery systems. The potential for fungal growth is exacerbated
by improper sizing of equipment.
Another seminar examines current engineering and legal issues that must be
considered in designing, constructing and operating buildings. Some estimate
that mold litigation and insurance claims may exceed asbestos and Superfund
claims combined.
Occupant thermal comfort is examined in a symposium. The influence of personal
control, such as through windows, on occupant response, statistical analyses
of thermal comfort and the cultural and climatic influences on thermal comfort
are discussed.
In the area of commercial systems and applications, heat pump noise and vibration
issues are discussed in a seminar. Issues associated with water source heat
pumps in office plenums also are discussed.
Case studies of green thermal energy storage design are presented in a seminar.
With thermal energy storage’s track record in energy cost reductions, it
can be a strong tool in obtaining LEED points for green design.
Refrigeration sessions also are scheduled. In observation of the centennial
anniversary of The American Society of Refrigerating Engineers, an ASHRAE predecessor
society, a seminar looks back at refrigeration applications over the past 100
years.
For more information or to register visit www.ashrae.org/nashville.
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