Thermal environmental conditions for human occupancy
Contributors: American National Standards Institute; American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers; American National Standards Institute
Series: ANSI/ASHRAE standard -- 55-2013; ASHRAE standard -- 55-2013.
Publisher: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Atlanta, GA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 52
Subjects: Air conditioning; Standards; Heating; Buildings; Thermal properties
Other titles: ANSI/ASHRAE standard 55-2013
Notes: Cover title.

At head of cover title : ASHRAE standard.

"Supersedes ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 55-2010."

"Includes ANSI/ASHRAE addenda listed in Appendix M."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 46-48).
Table of contents: title: Purpose; title: Scope; title: Definitions; title: General requirements; title: Conditions that provide thermal comfort; title: Design compliance; title: Evaluation of the comfort in existing buildings; title: References; title: Normative appendix A: Methods for determining operative temperature; title: Normative appendix B: Computer program for calculation of PMV-PPD; title: Informative appendix C: Conditions that provide thermal comfort; title: Informative appendix D: Use of metabolic rate data; title: Informative appendix E: Clothing insulation; title: Informative appendix F: Analytical and graphic comfort zone methods; title: Informative appendix G: Procedure for evaluating cooling effect of elevated air speed using SET; title: Informative appendix H: Local discomfort and variations with time; title: Informative appendix I: Occupant-controlled naturally conditioned spaces; title: Informative appendix J: Sample design compliance documentation; title: Informative appendix K: Measurements, surveys, and evaluation of comfort in existing spaces: part 1 and 2; title: Informative appendix L: Bibliography and information references; title: Informative appendix M: Addenda description.