ASHRAE Technical Resource Group 7 - Underfloor Air Distribution

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Welcome to the homepage of the ASHRAE Technical Research Group 7 - UFAD. This technical resource group is concerned with reviewing and rewriting the ASHRAE Underfloor Air Distribution Design Guide to incorporate practical design, construction, and operational experiences that have become available since its publication in 2003. The scope of the document will include guideance on: architectural issues; structural and seismic issues; interfaces with raised access flooring; plenum pressurization, air leakage, and moisture issues; fire and smoke control issues; physical safety and security issues; thermal, lighting, acoustic, vibration, and indoor air quality control; room air diffusion; dynamic thermal loads; system capacities and controllability; testing, adjusting, balancing and commissioning issues; maintenance and operaional issues; flexibility and change issues; and energy and economic issues.

Do you want to get involved in this committee at the Society level? If so, contact our Committee Chair or Vice Committee Chair.


UPCOMING MEETINGS:

The following meetings have been scheduled:

* March 14 - 15, 2008, Atlanta, GA, location to be emailed to members;

 Committee Chair:

   James E. Woods, Ph.D., P.E.
   The Building Diagnostics Research Institute, Inc.
   eMail:James Woods (trg07@ashrae.net)

 Committee Vice-Chair:

   Dan Int-Hout III
   Krueger
   eMail:Dan Int-Hout (dint-hout@kreuger-hvac.com)