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: 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: FOREWORD
As housing construction grows more complex, and the building business becomes more involved, SMACNA recognizes the need for a reference on the proper fabrication and installation of exterior sheet metals in residential buildings. The first edition of the Residential Sheet Metal Manual is intended to compile the details...

Abstract: INTRODUCTION
As a construction project moves from planning to implementation, the owner and its architect or construction manager develop the "scope of work" for the overall project. The "scope ...

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
This first edition of Guyed Steel Stacks – Welded Longseam and Spiral Lockseam Construction – is intended for use by contractors, fabricators, and designers of heating equipment and industrial process facilities.
The Steel Stack Task Force was formed to develop, organize, review and publish a standard o...

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: 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...

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: 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 ...