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Indoor Air Quality
A Guide to Understanding
ASHRAE Standard 62-2001
Preface
This guide reviews and explains mentary that follows presents equipment- and system-related concepts
the opinion of Trane and not necessarily proposed here are offered only as
the provisions of ASHRAE that of the American Society of Heating, suggestions. Trane does not assume
Standard 62-2001, “Ventilation Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning responsibility for the interpretation of
Engineers (ASHRAE). It also represents this standard or for the performance or
for Acceptable Indoor Air Trane’s interpretation of ASHRAE desirability of any system resulting from
Quality.” It also advocates Standard 62-2001 which may or may not these suggestions. Responsibility for final
system and equipment solutions be the interpretation placed on it by system design—like interpretation and
others, including courts, called upon pliance with Standard 62—ultimately
that meet the explicit and such interpretation. Similarly, the rests with the designer.
suggested requirements of
that standard. We hope the
analysis provided here helps
professionals responsible for
designing, installing,
maintaining, and operating
of HVAC systems achieve
compliance with Standard 62.
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Table of Contents
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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 literature are referenced at
Overview of ASHRAE Standard 62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 various points throughout this
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 document. This supplemental
History of Standard 62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 information is available on the
How ASHRAE 62-2001 Addresses IAQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Trane Bookstore at