[CAUT] HVAC codes - piano stability

[Dennis Johnson]

Is this something the CAUT or Trade Relations Committees could look into?
Seems like a lot for one person to take on but a worthy payoff in the end if
successful. I don't know to what degree each state has independent codes,
but if so that would make it all the more difficult to effect change.  On
the other hand, engineers are smart people and the need is easy to
demonstrate.

d.

On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 10:49 PM, Fred Sturm <fssturm at unm.edu> wrote:

> 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<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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