View the Description of the 2019 ASHRAE Handbook—HVAC Applications
COMFORT APPLICATIONS
- Residential Space Conditioning (TC 8.11, Unitary and Room Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps)
- Retail Facilities (TC 9.8, Large Building Air-Conditioning Applications)
- Commercial and Public Buildings (TC 9.8)
- Tall Buildings (TC 9.12, Tall Buildings)
- Places of Assembly (TC 9.8)
- Indoor Swimming Pools (TC 9.8)
- Hospitality (TC 9.8)
- Educational Facilities (TC 9.7)
- Health Care Facilities (TC 9.6, Healthcare Facilities)
- Justice Facilities (TC 9.4, Justice Facilities)
- Automobiles (TC 9.3, Transportation Air Conditioning)
- Mass Transit (TC 9.3)
- Aircraft (TC 9.3)
- Ships (TC 9.3)
INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS
- Industrial Air Conditioning (TC 9.2, Industrial Air Conditioning)
- Enclosed Vehicular Facilities (TC 5.9, Enclosed Vehicular Facilities)
- Laboratories (TC 9.10, Laboratory Systems)
- Engine Test Facilities (TC 9.2)
- Clean Spaces (TC 9.11, Clean Spaces)
- Data Centers and Telecommunication Facilities (TC 9.9, Mission Critical Facilities, Data Centers, Technology Spaces, and Electronic Equipment)
- Printing Plants (TC 9.2)
- Textile Processing Plants (TC 9.2)
- Photographic Material Facilities (TC 9.2)
- Museums, Galleries, Archives, and Libraries (TC 9.8)
- Environmental Control for Animals and Plants (TC 2.2, Plant and Animal Environment)
- Drying and Storing Selected Farm Crops (TC 2.2)
- Air Conditioning of Wood and Paper Product Facilities (TC 9.2)
- Power Plants (TC 9.2)
- Nuclear Facilities (TC 9.2)
- Mine Ventilation and Air Conditioning (TC 9.2)
- Industrial Drying (TC 9.2)
- Ventilation of the Industrial Environment (TC 5.8, Industrial Ventilation)
- Industrial Local Exhaust (TC 5.8)
- Kitchen Ventilation (TC 5.10, Kitchen Ventilation)
ENERGY-RELATED APPLICATIONS
- Geothermal Energy (TC 6.8, Geothermal Heat Pump and Energy Recovery Applications)
- Solar Energy Use (TC 6.7, Solar Energy Utilization)
BUILDING OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT
- Energy Use and Management (TC 7.6, Building Energy Performance)
- Owning and Operating Costs (TC 7.8, Owning and Operating Costs)
- Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing (TC 7.7, Testing and Balancing)
- Operation and Maintenance Management (TC 7.3, Operation and Maintenance Management)
- Computer Applications (TC 1.5, Computer Applications)
- Building Energy and Water Monitoring (TC 7.6)
- Supervisory Control Strategies and Optimization (TC 7.5, Smart Building Systems)
- HVAC Commissioning (TC 7.9, Building Commissioning)
GENERAL APPLICATIONS
- Building Envelopes (TC 4.4, Building Materials and Building Envelope Performance)
- Building Air Intake and Exhaust Design (TC 4.3, Ventilation Requirements and Infiltration)
- Air Cleaners for Gaseous Contaminants (TC 2.3, Gaseous Air Contaminants and Gas Contaminant Removal Equipment)
- Design and Application of Controls (TC 1.4, Control Theory and Application)
- Noise and Vibration Control (TC 2.6, Sound and Vibration Control)
- Water Treatment: Deposition, Corrosion, and Biological Control (TC 3.6, Water Treatment)
- Service Water Heating (TC 6.6, Service Water Heating Systems)
- Snow Melting and Freeze Protection (TC 6.5, Radiant Heating and Cooling)
- Evaporative Cooling (TC 5.7, Evaporative Cooling)
- Fire and Smoke Control (TC 5.6, Control of Fire and Smoke)
- Radiant Heating and Cooling (TC 6.5)
- Seismic- and Wind-Resistant Design (TC 2.7, Seismic and Wind Resistant Design)
- Electrical Considerations (TC 1.9, Electrical Systems)
- Room Air Distribution (TC 5.3, Room Air Distribution)
- Indoor Airflow Modeling (TC 4.10)
- Integrated Project Delivery and Building Design (TC 7.1, Integrated Building Design)
- HVAC Security (TG2, Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning Security)
- Ultraviolet Air and Surface Treatment (TC 2.9, Ultraviolet Air and Surface Treatment)
- Smart Building Systems (TC 7.5)
- Moisture and Mold (TC 1.12, Moisture Management in Buildings)
- Occupant-Centric Sensing and Controls (MTG.OBB)
- Codes and Standards