ASHRAE Journal - September 2024 - 2

CONTENTS
September 2024
COLUMNS
14 Guest Column
Understanding the DOE Heat Pump
Partnership
34
FEATURES
34 Displacement Ventilation for an
Auditorium in a Hot Climate
By Mohamad Yehia Itani, Hassan Chehade, Adnan Akhdar
42 Using Hydronic HVAC Systems to
Further Decarbonization Goals
By Michael Licastro
52 Metadata for Smart Control in Smart Buildings
By Pieter Pauwels, Lu Wan, Lasitha Chamari,
Juan David Barbosa Ramirez, Ekaterina Petrova,
Gabe Fierro, Francesco Goia
2024 ASHRAE TECHNOLOGY AWARDS
62 Energy Efficiency Using Geothermal
Heat Recovery Chiller
By Jeremiah Christenson, Cody Ellingson, Erik Aakhus
66 Forest Atrium Supports Indoor Air
Quality in Sustainable Research Center
By Eduardo Seiji Yamada
Join David Schurk and Allison
Bailes III as they discuss
dehumidifi cation in commercial,
residential, industrial and
health-care settings.
Michael Licastro and Technical
Editor Rebecca Matyasovski
discuss using hydronic
HVAC systems to aid in
decarbonization.
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By Kieren McCord,
Cheryn Metzger, Fredericka Brown,
Jingjing Liu, Jon Winkler, Piljae Im
18 Engineer's Notebook
Net Positive Suction Head Part 2:
A Field Perspective
By David Sellers
24 Building Sciences
Residential Low-Rise Construction:
Insulated Concrete Forms (ICFs)
By Joseph W. Lstiburek
28 Infectious Aerosols
Aerosol Tracer Testing Comes of Age in
ASHRAE Standard 241
By Kalyan Kottapalli, Marwa Zaatari,
Mark Jackson, Sam Molyneux
80 Refrigeration Applications
Multitasking
By Andy Pearson
DEPARTMENTS
4 Commentary
6 Industry News
8 Letters
10 Meetings and Shows
71 Products
73 Special Products
74 Info Center
78 Software Resources
79 Advertisers Index
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