Ventilation in Sleep Environments, Smoke Control, Basis for Specified Air Change Rates, More Topics of RP Projects Open for Solicitation

From eSociety, April 2019

Analyzing the effects of ventilation in sleeping environments and developing a standardized categorization system for energy efficiency measures are the topics of two ASHRAE research projects open for solicitation.

ASHRAE is soliciting proposals for five new research projects and one rebid project. The research project titles are listed below.

Proposals are due May 15. The projects are scheduled to begin September 1.

1644-TRP—Smoke Control in Long Atria

Sponsored by TC 5.6, Fire and Smoke Control

1816-TRP—Reporting the Energy Use and Heat Gain from Imaging Equipment

Sponsored by TC 9.6, Healthcare Facilities; co-sponsored by TC 4.1, Load Calculation Data and Procedures, and TC 4.7, Energy Calculation and Modeling

1833-TRP—Literature Review for Evidence of the Basis for Specified Air Change Rates (ACR) for Cleanrooms, Laboratories, Laboratory Animal Facilities, and Health Care Facilities with Medium to High ACR

Sponsored by MTG.ACR (Air Change Rates)

1836-TRP—Developing a Standardized Categorization System for Energy Efficiency Measures

Sponsored by TC 7.6, Building Energy Performance; co-sponsored by bEQ & SSPC 100, Energy Efficiency in Existing Buildings

1837-TRP Rebid—The Effects of Ventilation in Sleeping Environments

Sponsored by TC 2.1, Physiology and Human Environment; co-sponsored by TC 4.3, Ventilation Requirements & Infiltration

1838-TRP—Emerging Gas-Phase Electronic Filtration Technologies and ASHRAE 145.2 Test Standard

Sponsored by TC 2.3, Gaseous Air Contaminants and Gas Contaminant Removal Equipment; co-sponsored by SSPC 62.1, Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality and SSPC 145, Test Method for Assessing the Performance of Gas Phase Air Cleaning Equipment

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