ASHRAE Standard vs ANSI Standard

Ema S

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December 13, 2012

Do we need to comply with either the ASHRAE Standard vs the ANSI Standard to meet the Prerequisite???? And if so, who is usually the party responsible for documenting the compliance.....it seems that if we use the ANSI Standard we could ask our mechanical engineer for assistance. We are using Option 1 to meet the minimum NRC for the classrooms would this suffice???? Or do we still need to meet the ASHRAE or ANSI Standard?

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Tristan Roberts

Representative

Vermont House of Representatives

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Thu, 12/13/2012 - 18:27

Gabriela, can you clarify your question? I think that a review of the credit language above should provide the detailed clarity that you're looking for.

Daniel Hicks

Daniel Hicks, E.I., INCE

Geiler & Associates

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Fri, 12/14/2012 - 15:40

Hi Gabriela. You are free to choose between complying with ASHRAE (path 1) or ANSI (path 2) based on what you feel is best for your situation. I, personally, like to follow path 1 and the ASHRAE standard because I'm familiar with the procedure and acoustic calculations, but path 2 and following the ANSI standard is also perfectly fine. If you use Option 1 and document the NRC requirements for all of the core learning spaces, that would be sufficient. You have the choice to do either one or the other, or both Options. For example, if you had some core learning spaces that lent themselves to Option 1 (minimum NRC) and you had another handful of classrooms that lent themselves to Option 2 (calculations) you could use both options to meet the criteria.