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Managing Buildings for Good IAQ 43 The following associations have developed guidelines of care that may have a direct or indirect impact on indoor air quality. These standards are described below so that building management may become aware of them. Neither EPA nor NIOSH endorse these standards. GUIDELINES OF CARE DEVELOPED BY TRADE ASSOCIATIONS Technical Reference Bulletin Series. Indoor air quality is one of the topics covered in this series of technical bulletins on heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC). Bulletins can be filed in the ACCA Technical Reference Notebook. The Air Side Design tab of the notebook includes bulletins devoted to indoor air quality control. Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Equipment General Maintenance Guidelines for Improving the Indoor Environment (1991). General maintenance requirements for heating ventilation, air conditioning,and refrigeration (HVACR) equipment. Specific equipment/component maintenance is given for the following: air cleaning systems; ducts; registers/diffusers and air terminals; dampers/economizers; drain pans; air handlers; humidifiers; package terminal units; and evaporator, condenser, hydronic and economizer coils. The guidelines do not supersede any maintenance instructions that are provided by the manufacturer. In addition, the Institute has issued an Indoor Air Quality Briefing Paper that addresses the interactions between HVACR equipment and the quality of indoor air. National Standards for Testing and Balancing Heating,Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Systems (1989). Establishes a minimum set of field testing and balancing standards and provides comprehensive and current data on testing and balancing HVAC systems. Chapters receiving special attention include Cooling Tower Performance Tests, Sound Measurements, Vibration Measurements, Fume Hoods, and AABC General Specifica- tions. The book contains a complete index to the technical data provided. Procedural Standards for Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing of Environmental Systems (1991). A "how-to" set of procedural standards that provide systematic methods for testing, adjusting, and balancing (TAB) of HVAC systems. Includes sections on TAB instruments and calibration, report forms, sample specifications, and engineering tables and charts. A valuable innovation is the "Systems Ready to Balance" start-up checklist to help organize jobs systematically. Other features include: additional engineering data, condensed duct design tables/charts, hydronic design tables/charts, and pertinent HVAC equations in U.S. and metric units. Good Practice Statements. Periodically updated, officially approved and adopted by the Association's Board of Directors, these "Good Practice Statements" are designed as guidelines for performing various services rather than standards of operation. In addition, the Association produces a self-study series for technicians that covers five areas of pest control, management manuals, an encyclopedia of structural pest control, a number of specific subject matter technical reference manuals, and a pamphlet series. HVAC Duct Construction Standards — Metal and Flexible (1985). Primarily for commer- cial and institutional work, this set of construction standards is a collection of material from earlier editions of SMACNA's low-pressure, high-pressure, flexible duct, and duct liner standards. In addition, SMACNA has published a manual entitled Indoor Air Quality that contains basic information on many aspects of indoor air quality and guidance on conducting building evaluations and indoor air quality audits. Other related SMACNA publications include HVAC Duct Systems Inspection Guide, HVAC Systems—Testing, Adjusting and Balancing, and HVAC Air Duct Leakage Test Manual. Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Insti- tute (ARI) Associated Air Balance Council (AABC) National Environmental Balancing Bureau (NEBB) National Pest Control Association (NPCA) Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association (SMACNA)