Reference of International Codes and Standards is made in this article to the following documents.
HVAC International Codes and Standards
American Bearing Manufacturers Association (ABMA)
9 Load Ratings and Fatigue Life for Ball Bearings
11 Load Ratings and Fatigue Life for Roller Bearings
Air Movement and Control Association (AMCA)
99 Standards Handbook
210 Laboratory Methods of Testing Fans for Rating
300 Reverberant Room Method for Sound Testing of Fans
301 Methods for Calculating Fan Sound Ratings from Laboratory Test Data
500 Laboratory Methods for Testing Dampers for Rating
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
15 Safety Code for Mechanical Refrigeration
30 Methods of Testing Liquid-Chilling Packages
33 Methods of Testing Forced Circulation Air Cooling and Heating Coils
62 Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality
135 BACnet – A Data Communication Protocol for Building Automation and Control Networks
Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI)
210/240 Unitary Air-Conditioning and Air-Source Heat Pump Equipment
410 Forced Circulation Air Cooling and Air Heating Coils
430 Central-Station Air-Handling Units
440 Room Fan-Coils
550 Centrifugal and Rotary Screw Water-Chilling Packages
575 Sound-Power-Level Ratings: According to ARI 575
590 Positive Displacement Compressor Water-Chilling Packages
640 Standard for Commercial and Industrial Humidifiers
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
BPVC Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
B16.1 Cast Iron Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings Classes 25, 125, and 250
B16.18 Cast Copper Alloy Solder Joint Pressure Fittings
B16.22 Wrought Copper and Copper Alloy Solder Joint Pressure Fittings
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
A36/A36M Specification for Carbon Structural Steel
A126 Specification for Gray Iron Castings for Valves, Flanges, and Pipe Fittings
A536 Specification for Ductile Iron Castings
A666 Specification for Annealed or Cold Worked Austenitic Stainless Steel Sheet, Strip, Plate and Flat Bar
B36/B36M Specification for Brass Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Rolled Bar
B584 Specification for Copper Alloy Sand Castings for General Applications
C168 Standard Terminology Relating to Thermal Insulating Materials
C411 Standard Test Method for Hot-Surface Performance of High-Temperature Thermal Insulation
C916 Specification for Adhesives for Duct Thermal Insulation
C1071 Specification for Fibrous Glass Duct Lining Insulation (Thermal and Sound Absorbing Material)
D2737 Specification for Polyethylene (PE) Plastic Tubing
Hydraulic Institute (HI)
1.1-1.5 Centrifugal Pumps for Nomenclature, Definitions, Application and Operation
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
112 Standard Test Procedure for Polyphase Induction Motors and Generators
National Electric Manufacturers Association (NEMA)
DC 3 Residential Controls – Electrical Wall- Mounted Room Thermostats
National Fire Protection Association Codes (NFPA)
70 National Electrical Code
90A Installation of Air Conditioning and Ventilating Systems
90B Installation of Warm Air Heating and Air Conditioning Systems
Occupational and Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Underwriter’s Laboratory, Inc. (UL)
778 Motor-Operated Water Pumps
1995 UL Standard for Safety Heating and Cooling Equipment