With the introduction of the total quality management (TQM) concept and the extension of that process into thecons…

In keeping with its policy of disseminating information and providing standards of design and construction, the …

One definition of inspect is “to view closely and critically.” In building construction the term “inspection” br…

This first edition of SMACNA Kitchen Ventilation Systems and Food Service Equipment Fabrication and Installation…

In the years since World War II plastics have frequently become the material of choice for most highly corrosive…

This Second Edition of the SMACNA commercial metal and flexible duct construction standards is another in a long…

Since the publication of the first edition of this “Fire, Smoke, and Radiation Damper Installation Guide for HVA…

This edition of NFPA 20, Standard for the Installation of Stationary Pumps for Fire Protection, was prepared by the T…

This edition of NFPA 14, Standard for the Installation of Standpipe and Hose Systems, was prepared by the Technical C…

This edition of NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems, was prepared by the Technical Committee …

This edition of NFPA 11, Standard for Low-, Medium-, and High-Expansion Foam, was prepared by the Technical Committee…

This edition of NFPA 10, Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers, was prepared by the Tech- nical Committee on Porta…

NFPA 99, Health Care Facilities Code, like all NFPA codes, standards, recommended practices, and guides (“NFPA Standa…

This handbook has been extensively updated for 2002 from the original 1983 publication and includes all of the many c…

It is the policy of the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA) to continually re­v…

SMACNA first published a procedure for leakage testing of so-called medium and high pressure ductwork since January 196…

The SMACNA CAD STANDARD (SCS), formerly called CADD Symbols and Layering Guidelinesin its first edition, embraces the…

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This edition of NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems, was prepared by the Technical Committee …

ASHRAE is the world’s foremost technical society in the fields of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrige…