[CAUT] HVAC codes - piano stability

[Fred Sturm]

Actually, it is the way the world wags. And it is good advice: if you  
can get ASHRAE to include something in a code, that becomes a national  
standard, often adopted by states and local governments by reference.  
Not easy by any means, but it is the practical way of achieving a  
result, much more easily than trying to persuade every single  
individual project to meet that standard.

On Jan 11, 2011, at 6:19 PM, Gerald Groot wrote:

> Sheesh, sounds  like a pile of B.S. to me!
>
> From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf  
> Of itunepiano at aol.com
> Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 7:57 PM
> To: caut at ptg.org
> Subject: [CAUT] HVAC codes - piano stability
>
> Dear List,
>
> I contacted the Department in Florida regarding our building codes  
> not requiring humidifiers in HVAC systems.  The codes in Florida  
> contain max RH levels, but not minimum RH levels.   I received the  
> following response:
>
>
> Mr. Maret:
>
> This is a followup to our conversation about his issue of humidity  
> in certain types of buildings under winter conditions.  As I  
> mentioned, anyone can propose  a change to the Code, but a code  
> change cycle is not open at this time. For information on how to  
> propose a code change go to the following web address:  http://www.floridabuilding.org/cm/cm_faq.aspx 
> .  As you will see, we are currently 2/3 of the way through the  
> process to put a "2010" code in place by the end of 2011. The next  
> cycle should open in early 2013.  I also mentioned that you or any  
> association you belong to probably should get involved in the  
> American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning  
> Engineers (ashrae.org) and/or International Code Council  
> (iccsafe.org) update processes. These are the base documents that  
> Florida's code relies on for updates.  Again, if I can be of further  
> assistance, I can be reached at (850) 488-0964.
>
> Ann Stanton
>
>
>
> Bob Maret
> University of Central Florida

Regards,
Fred Sturm
fssturm at unm.edu
http://www.createculture.org/profile/FredSturm

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