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ASHRAE Guide for Buildings in Hot & Humid ClimatesAmerican Society of Heating, Refrigerating and In response to demand from building owners, engineers and architects in hot and humid climates, ASHRAE President Terry Townsend, P.E. asked us to research the practical experience and the information needs of building professionals working in these regions throughout the world. Based on that research, we wrote, illustrated, coordinated information contributions and managed the peer review for this 316-page, 4-color technical reference book. Among other topics, the book provides practical suggestions for reducing construction costs while achieving sustainable, comfortable and storm-resistant buildings which have greatly reduced mold risks. This PDF contains the book’s preface and its detailed table of contents. FREE SAMPLE: ASHRAE HH Climate Guide TOC.pdf |
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ASHRAE Design Guide for Humidity ControlAmerican Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Working under contract to ASHRAE, we researched, wrote, coordinated the co-author contributions and the peer review process for this 512-page, 4-color technical reference book. We also generated the illustrations, designed the layout and prepared the print-ready files. This PDF contains the complete Chapter 7, which describes how HVAC design can help avoid mold problems. FREE SAMPLE: ASHRAE HCDG C7 Mold.pdf Desiccant System Application Engineering GuideAmerican Gas Cooling Center We researched, wrote, illustrated and laid out the Applications Engineering Manual for Desiccant Systems, a 76-page reference book. The book is focused principally on commercial-type, gas-fired desiccant dehumidification equipment used in commercial buildings. FREE SAMPLES: |
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Articles Dehumidification & Cooling Loads from Ventilation AirASHRAE Journal To help engineers understand the importance of moisture loads from ventilation air, we assembled a team to write the necessary computer code, and then wrote an article which defines, explains and calculates the US “Ventilation Load Indexes”, a concept developed in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Defense and the Gas Technology Institute. The article was chosen as the “Best Journal Article for 1997” by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers. FREE SAMPLE: Ventilation Loads.pdf Biological Safety Cabinets & Fume HoodsAcumen - The Baker Company The Baker Company of Sanford, Maine is a leading supplier of biological safety cabinets. We worked with research and development engineers, producing journal-quality technical papers for circulation to their clients concerning the more complex aspects of BSC design, installation and operation. These were published as the “Acumen” series, and were printed directly from our fully-composed electronic pages. FREE SAMPLE: Bypass for better performance.pdf Moisture Detection Using Surface Temperature PatternsCleaning & Restoration Magazine Clients in the water damage and restoration industries have relied on our consulting services to clarify the potential uses and abuses of thermal infrared camera technology for locating moisture in buildings. This article describes what that equipment can do, what it cannot do, and why. FREE SAMPLE: IR Moisture Detection.pdf Practical Aspects of Measuring Moisture in BuildingsIndoor Environment Connections Magazine Clients involved have relied on us for guidance regarding instrumentation and inspection techniques for locating and quantifying excess moisture in buildings. This article, published by Indoor Environment Connections, provided both our clients and the industry with some clarification of the strengths and limitations of commercially-available technologies. FREE SAMPLE: Field Moisture Measurement.pdf |
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Reports User Requirements for Practical Portable Mold DetectorsU.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Hidden mold is a significant problem in buildings. As part of a larger research project performed for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, we surveyed potential users of portable mold detectors. The purpose of this work was to help guide the work performed by Mason-Grant and by the Georgia Tech Research Institute which tested the potential for mold detection by radar. This report describes the potential groups of users, and their perspectives on what would constitute a practical portable device. FREE SAMPLE: User Requirements - Mold Detectors.pdf Mold in Hotels and MotelsAmerican Hotel and Lodging Assocation In the early 1990’s mold had become a significant economic problem in hotels. This survey, performed by Mason-Grant using the 9,000 members of the American Hotel & Motel Association, helped establish the building and HVAC system characteristics which are most associated with mold problems. The survey results helped guide a generation of building scientists, architects and engineers who have now documented the cause-effect relationships between the building design elements outlined in this report, and the mold growth it also describes. Improving the Fundamentals Volume of the ASHRAE HandbookAmerican Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers Mason-Grant was chosen to lead, facilitate and generate the reports for four workshops which have outlined the path for making the ASHRAE Handbook volumes more practical for everyday use by the (technical) public. FREE SAMPLE: Improving ASHRAE Fundamentals.pdf |
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Guides & References GSA Protocol for Inspecting Building Enclosures with Thermal CamerasU.S. General Services Administration Exterior enclosures of buildings must exclude heat, cold air, rain and snow, and they must do that very effectively if the building is to meet the energy consumption targets for Federal Buildings. The General Services Administration - the government’s landlord - hired us to research the potential for using thermal cameras to locate problems and to evaluate the thermal performance of building enclosures. This report explains the strengths and limitations of the technology by showing results from inspections of five buildings in Denver. It also contains the resulting GSA infrared inspection protocol. FREE SAMPLE: GSA IR Inspection Protocol.pdf Builder’s Guide for Reducing Mold RiskCalifornia Energy Commission The California Energy Commission administers the provisions of Title 24 - Energy Code for Buildings. This guide was developed for the Commission, through research performed jointly by Mason-Grant and by the Gas Technology Institute. It helps designers, builders and owners of homes in California avoid the known risk factors for mold, while still building energy-efficient single-family dwellings. FREE SAMPLE: California Builders Guide.pdf DOD Engineering Weather Data HandbookU.S. Department of Defense The United States Air Force Civil Engineering Support Agency (AFCESA) hired us to be a content advisor, and to design the information displays for the electronic version of the DOD Engineering Weather Data Handbook. This widely-used standard reference is known to many HVAC engineers as “The Blue Book” because of the color of the cover on its earlier print versions. The electronic edition now consists of 1200 16-page PDF files, containing many times the data of the printed edition, plus full-color graphic displays of that data. Also as a result of our efforts, the current data corrects historical problems relating to peak humidity values, which were understated in earlier editions that focused only on peak temperatures. FREE SAMPLES: |
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Video Clips Avoiding Mold in Federal BuildingsChief Architect - U.S. General Services Administration As part of the Design Excellence program of the Chief Architect of the Public Buildings Service of the U.S. General Services Administration, we were asked to create a series of symposium presentations for Architects, engineers, construction managers and property managers. The goal for these presentations was to help managers understand the risk factors for mold in buildings and to provide suggestions for design, construction and operation which can limit those risks. This brief extract from one of those one-hour symposia presentations provides a sample of Lew Harriman’s presentation style. Drying Ventilation Air to Avoid MoldAmerican Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers Each year, ASHRAE provides the members and the general public with a worldwide satellite broadcast to transfer technical information about current topics and best practices. This brief extract from the three-hour broadcast titled “Ventilation Air - Practical Solutions to Everyday Problems” shows Lew Harriman answering some of the questions which followed his 20-minute presentation. |
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Training Infrared Moisture Inspection - What it can do, what it can’t, and whyMany of our clients have a need to understand both the the potential and the limitations of different technologies for locating moisture in buildings. This presentation provides the initial one-hour module of a six-hour course we provide in this subject area. We prefer a case history approach to explaining technology. In our seminars, field practice and field observations come first. Those examples help the audience understand and apply the theory, which comes second. FREE SAMPLE: IR - What it can and can’t do.pdf |
