2009 ASHRAE Handbook - Fundamentals

by American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers

This edition has been reorganized for more logical flow and to enhance its use for training. Most of the 39 chapters have been extensively updated and revised, including a new chapter (35), Sustainability, defining the concept for HVAC&R and describing the principles, design considerations, and detailed evaluations required; expanded climatic design data (increased from 4422 to 5564 stations); and updates from ASHRAE Standards 62.1 and 62.2-2007, and discussion of LEED (Trademark).ASHRAE, founded in 1894, is an international organization of some 50,000 persons. ASHRAE fulfills its mission of advancing heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration to serve humanity and promote a sustainable world through research, standards writing, publishing, and continuing education.

The ASHRAE Handbooks are the design standard for control of built environments with volumes on Systems and Equipment, HVAC Applications, Refrigeration and Fundamentals. Each is updated every four years. In addition to publishing design guidance for engineers, architects, and facility managers, we also publish a series of texts for classroom use.

Some of the areas we publish in
-Energy Modeling and Auditing
-High Performance Building Design
-Psychrometrics
-Indoor Air Quality and Environmental Quality
-Data Center Energy Efficiency
-Noise & Vibration Control
-Humidity Control
-HVAC for Healthcare Facilities

880 pages, Hardcover

First published January 15, 2009

About the author

Known today as the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), it went through mergers and name changes to become what it is today.

In 1894, it the organization was found by a group of engineering during a meeting in New York, USA and was known as the American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers (ASHVE).

In 1954, the name was changed to American Society of Heating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHAE).

In 1959, ASHAE merged with American Society of Refrigerating Engineers (ASRE) to become ASHRAE.

Reference:
https://www.ashrae.org/about/mission-and-vision/ashrae-industry-history