ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62.

1-2016
Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality

ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62.2-2016

Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Low-Rise Residential Buildings

What is the ashrae?

ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers) is an

organization devoted to the advancement of indoor-environment-control technology in the heating,
ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) industry.

What is ashrae 62.1?

ASHRAE Standard 62.1: Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality is the most commonly
referenced standard to quantify acceptable conditions and appropriate HVAC system design. Indoor
air quality (IAQ) is probably the most commonly discussed aspect of building indoor environmental
quality (IEQ).

ASHRAE 90.1

(Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings) is a US standard that provides
minimum requirements for energy efficient designs for buildings except for low-rise residential buildings.

ASHRAE Standard 189.1 Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings

HVAC cooling loads and equipment selection

For any new-construction or renovation project, a comprehensive knowledge of the

building environment is critical. Many components affect HVAC loads and energy
consumption including building envelope, fenestration (glazing and doors), lighting, plug
loads, occupancy, and sequence of operations, to name a few. IECC and ASHRAE
Standard 90.1 require building heating and cooling loads to be determined per ASHRAE
Standard 183 or an "approved equivalent computational procedure." Standard 183
provides methods and guidelines for developing building HVAC load calculations

Unlike, for a typical building HVAC system which is maintained for comfort, a
hospital HVAC system's job is to improve indoor air quality, mitigate airborne
transmission of diseases, and in general providing superior patient care, according to
an article on the Health Facilities Management magazine.