Abstract: The purpose of this manual is to guide building managers and contractors on controlling construction contaminants so they do not impact building occupants.
Poor indoor air quality (IAQ) is more likely to impact the ...

Abstract: INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND
The Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association, Inc. (SMACNA) has found that joining metal by welding is one of the most labor−intense operations in the sheet metal industry. Predicting and controlling the costs and quality of welding is absolutely essen...

Abstract: This manual covers the anchorage and bracing of pipes and conduits up to 16" in diameter, round ducts up to 84" in diameter, rectangular ducts up to 120" × 60", and square ducts up to 96". For dimensions of duct not ...

Abstract: This manual covers the physical properties, manufacture, construction, installation and methods of testing fiberglass reinforced thermosetting plastic duct, intended for air conveyance in corrosive environments, as ...

Abstract: The scope of this procedural guide includes the basic elements that are required to conduct an on-site testing, adjusting, and balancing (TAB) service.
PURPOSE
This guide is intended to be used by ...

Abstract: The scope of this manual includes the determination of the necessary construction details for the fabrication and installation of rectangular metallic industrial duct within the following general categories, and as further ...

Abstract: INTRODUCTION
The industrial sheet metal contractor is often required to provide a steel stack as part of the system for process exhaust ventilation.
This handbook is devoted exclusively to free-standing ...

Abstract: FOREWORD
This second edition updating and revision of the Retrofit manual comes at a time when green building guidelines, standards and codes are either recently finished or nearing completion. These guidelines, standards and codes are markers on the road to a sea change toward new approaches in new building construction. While...

Abstract: OVERVIEW
This manual begins with a nontechnical explanation of seismic loads to help designers and builders appreciate the need for seismic restraints. Chapter 2 explains the steps in using the drawings ...

Abstract: FOREWORD
The Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association presents this Ducted Electric Heat Guide for Air Handling Systems to assist contractors, designers and authorities in the installation and use of electric duct heaters in low pressure and low velocity systems.
This Guide covers electric duct hea...