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Project Delivery Method: Design-build (D-B)
Owner Team: Library building manager, facility manager, owner representative (consultant), and physician (consultant)
Project Delivery Team: D-B project manager, coordinator (mechanical-general construction), humidifier consultant, and humidifier service technician
HVAC Project Team: HVAC technician (in-house staff); automatic temperature control (ATC) technician (in-house staff); operation and maintenance technician (in-house staff); third-party commissioning consultant (CxC); third-party testing, adjusting, and balancing (TAB) contractor; and piping foreman
Application 2019 ASHRAE Handbook: Museums, Galleries, Archives, and Libraries, Chapter 24
Systems 2020 ASHRAE Handbook: Steam Systems, Chapter 11
Equipment 2020 ASHRAE Handbook: Jacketed steam humidifiers, Chapter 22, and gas-fired steam generator, Chapter 32
Project Type: Facility audit for IAQ, occupant health, and preservation of the books in the library with a focus on the HVAC infrastructure and capital project master plan following the 2019-2020 pandemic
References: Refer to the codes and standards located at the back of each ASHRAE Handbook for additional reference: 2019 ASHRAE Handbook, HVAC Applications; and 2020 ASHRAE Handbook, HVAC Systems and Equipment
Other References: ASHRAE Technical Committee TC 5.11, Humidifying and Equipment; and Technical Committee 2.10, Resilience and Security, Construction and Operation of Sustainable Buildings; ASHRAE Humidity Control Design Guide for Commercial and Institutional Buildings; ASHRAE Indoor-Air Quality Guide: Best Practice for Design, Construction, and Commissioning; ASHRAE Standard 55 (Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy); and ASHRAE Standard 62.1 (IAQ); and Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA)
The HVAC System Selection and Design Intent Is Based on the Process Outlined in ASHRAE Handbook 2020, Chapter 1, HVAC System Analysis and Selection, and Includes the Following:
The HVAC System Selection and Design Intent Is Based on the Process Outlined in ASHRAE Handbook 2020, Chapter 1, HVAC System Analysis and Selection, and Includes the Following: