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CONTRIBUTORS
In addition to the Technical Committees, the following individuals contributed significantly
to this volume. The appropriate chapter numbers follow each contributor’s name.

Howard McKew (1, 5) Mick Schwedler (13, 14) Joseph Brooks (21)
BuildingSmartSoftware, LLC The Trane Company AMCA International
Steven Nicklas (2) Forrest B. Fencl (17) Patrick Chinoda (21)
Gene Strehlow (2) UV Resources Revcor, Inc.

Stephen W. Duda (3) Jaak Geboers (17) Armin Hauer (21, 45)
Ross & Baruzzini, Inc. Philips Lighting BV ebm-papst, Inc.

R. Dan Leath (3) Stephen B. Martin, Jr. (17) Zhiping Wang (21)
Murphy Company Centers for Disease Control/National Morrison Products, Inc.
Institute for Occupational Safety and
Rachel Romero (4) Gary Berlin (22)
Health
National Renewable Energy Laboratory Humidity Consulting LLC
Dean A. Saputa (17)
Lynn Werman (4) Sukru Erisgen (22)
UV Resources
DriSteem Corporation
Dove Feng (6) Richard L. Vincent (17)
Taylor Engineering Nicholas Lea (22)
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Nortec Humidity Ltd.
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Ryan MacGillivray (6)

David L. Witham (17)
Daniels Wingerak Engineering Ltd. William Fox (23, 27, 39)
UltraViolet Devices, Inc.
Ingersoll Rand/Trane
Paul Raftery (6)
William Artis (18)
University of California, Berkeley Steve Brickley (24)
Daikin Applied N.Y.
Munters Corporation
Peter Simmonds (6)
Brian Bogdan (18)
Building and System Analytics Phillip Farese (24)
LG Electronics
Advantix Systems
Gearoid Foley (7)
Yvette Daniel (18)
Integrated CHP Systems Michael Sherber (24)
Mitsubishi Electric USA, Inc.
PPL SavageALERT
Lucas B. Hyman (7, 12, 51)
Paul Doppel (18)
Birol I. Kilkis (7) Richard Wolcott (24)
Mitsubishi Electric USA, Inc.
Baskent University Ralph Kittler (25)
Dermot McMorrow (18)
John S. Andrepont (8, 51) Seresco Technologies, Inc.
Mitsubishi Electric Canada
The Cool Solutions Company Alois Malik (25)
Douglas Tucker (18)
Dharam Punwani (7, 8) Dectron International, Inc.
Mitsubishi Electric USA, Inc.
Avalon Consulting, Inc. Harry Milliken (25)
Herman Behls (19)
Chris Gray (9) Desert-Aire Corporation
Southern Company Ralph Koerber (19)
Prakash Dhamshala (26)
ATCO Rubber Products
Gary Phetteplace (9, 12) University of Tennessee
GWA Research Craig Wray (19, 21)
Gursaran D. Mathur (26, 41)
Charles Gaston (10, 33) Kevin Cash (20) Calsonic Kansei North America
The Pennsylvania State University Trox
Tricia Bruenn (28)
Louis Starr (10) Jose Palma (20) Belimo Americas
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance Titus
Scott Fisher (28, 36, 48)
Ramez Afify (11) Curtis Peters (20) State Farm
E4P Consulting Engineering PLLC Nailor Industries
John McKernan (28)
Jason Atkisson (11, 32) David Pich (20) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Affiliated Engineers, Inc. Titus
Ken Mead (28)
Rex Scare (11) Jack Stegall (20) National Institute of Occupational Safety
Armstrong International, Inc. Energistics and Health
Steve Tredinnick (12, 13, 14) Michael Brendel (21) Eric Brodsky (29)
Burns & McDonnell, Inc. Lau Industries Research Products

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Tom Justice (29) Ray Good (38) Greg Towsley (44)

ZENE, LLC Filtration Danfoss Turbocor Compressors, Inc.
Ken Fonstad (45)
Carolyn (Gemma) Kerr (29) Rick Heiden (38) ABB, Inc.
The Trane Company
Phil Maybee (29) Paul Lin (45)
The Filter Man Ltd. Justin Kauffman (38, 43) Regal Beloit
Johnson Controls
Larry Brand (31, 35) Tom Lowery (45)
Gas Technology Institute Alexander D. Leyderman (38, 43) Schneider Electric
Triumph Thermal Management Systems-
Mehdi M. Doura (31, 35) MD Marcelo Acosta (47)
Lochinvar LLC Armstrong Fluid Technology
Michael Perevozchikov (38)
Jennifer Guerrero-Ferreira (31, 35) Emerson Climate Technologies Eric Rosenberg (47)
Bekaert Corporation Grumman/Butkus Associates
Lorenzo Cremaschi (39)
Tom Neill (31, 35) Oklahoma State University Steve Taylor (47)
Mestek Inc. Taylor Engineering, LLC
Satheesh Kulankara (39)
Bill Roy (31, 35) Johnson Controls, Inc. Robert Walker (47)
Timco Rubber
Sankar Padhmanabhan (39) Belimo Aircontrols (USA), Inc.
Paul Sohler (31, 35) Danfoss LLC
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Theodore E. Duffy (49, 50)

Crown Boiler Co
Mike Scofield (41) Johnson Supply
Cory Weiss (31, 35) Conservation Mechanical Systems
Kevin Mercer (49)
Field Controls LLC Satyam Bendapudi (42) Carrier Corporation
Diane Jakobs (33) Carrier Corporation
Ray Rite (49, 50)
Rheem Manufacturing Company Laurant Abbas (43) Ingersoll Rand
George Yaeger (33) Arkema
Don Schuster (49)
Sears Holdings Corporation Fred Betz (38, 43)
Ingersoll Rand
Constantinos A. Balaras (37) PEDCO E & A Services, Inc.
National Observatory of Athens Craig Messmer (50)
Hermann Renz (38)
Unico
Bitzer International
Elena G. Dascalaki (37)
National Observatory of Athens Niels Bidstrup (44) Geoff Bares (51)
Grundfos Holding A/S CB&I
Svein Morner (37)
Sustainable Engineering Group LLC Larry Konopacz (44) Henry Becker (51)
Xylem - Applied Water Systems H-O-H Water Technology
Khalid Nagidi (37)
Energy Management Consulting Group, David Lee (44) Paul Steffes (51)
LLC Armstrong Fluid Technology Steffes Corporation

ASHRAE HANDBOOK COMMITTEE

Christopher J. Ahne, Chair
2016 HVAC Systems and Equipment Volume Subcommittee: Forrest S. Yount, Chair
Annette Dwyer Nicolas Lemire Paul A. Lindahl Patrick C. Marks Michael P. Patton

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