Preface

The 2009 ASHRAE Handbook—Fundamentals covers basic principles and data used in the HVACR industry. The ASHRAE Technical Committees that prepare these chapters strive not only to provide new information, but also to clarify existing information, delete obsolete materials, and reorganize chapters to make the Handbook more understandable and easier to use. An accompanying CDROM contains all the volume's chapters in both I-P and SI units.

This edition includes a new chapter (35), Sustainability, which defines this concept for HVACR and describes the principles, design considerations, and detailed evaluations needed in designing sustainable HVACR systems.