ASHRAE Journal Supplement - AMCA InMotion - November 2022 - 1

FRO M T HE ED ITOR
Back to Basics
Staff
Scott Arnold, Editor in Chief
Manager of Industry Content
AMCA International Inc.
Bonnie James, Art Director
JAM Graphics & Publishing
Published by ASHRAE JOURNAL
and HIGH PERFORMING BUILDINGS
on behalf of AMCA INTERNATIONAL
Greg Martin
Associate Publisher
ASHRAE Media Advertising
Undeniably COVID-minded in our editorial planning the last
two years (see " AMCA COVID-19 Guidance for Large-Diameter
Ceiling Fans, " 2021 edition, and " UV-C for HVAC Air and
Surface Disinfection, " 2020 edition), we at AMCA inmotion
are pleased to see the pandemic subside to the point we
can return our focus to what, for us, are more traditional,
bread-and-butter topics.
Case in point: this year's cover article, " Your Questions
About Life-Safety Dampers Answered, " in which four members
of AMCA's Fire and Smoke Damper Subcommittee share their
responses to the application, installation, and maintenance
questions most commonly put to them by customers.
Optimizing the efficiency and extending the life of axial and centrifugal fans while
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reducing the risk of unplanned downtime and lost productivity is the focus of " Remote
Monitoring for Improved Industrial-Fan Maintenance and Performance. "
Hurricane Ian in September 2022 was a devastating reminder of the havoc tropical storms
AMCA International
2022-2023 Board of Directors
Jim Meats, Chairman of the Board
Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Loren Cook Co.
Mark Bublitz, President
Vice President, Industry Affairs
The New York Blower Co.
Mike Wolf, Vice President
Director of Regulatory Business Development
Greenheck Fan Corp.
Ed Rizk, Treasurer
Executive Director
OSA Products
Asokdas Damodaran, Secretary
Managing Director
Systemair India
Jürgen Albig, Director
Director, Product Management,
Ventilation Technology
Ziehl-Abegg SE
Shelly Bibby, Director
General Manager
Construction Specialties Middle East LLC
Charlie Black, Director
Director, Air Control Solutions
Ruskin, A Brand of Johnson Controls
Armin Hauer, Director
Manager, Regulatory and Government Affairs
ebm-papst
Noman Qamar, Director
Technical Director
Central Ventilation Systems
Mark Saunders, Director
Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Pottorff
Jye Teoh, Director
General Manager
Kruger Ventilation Industries Pte Ltd.
Singapore
Brett Vake, Director
Vice President of Customer Experience
Twin City Fan Cos.
Kevin Faltin, Executive Director
AMCA International Inc.
www.amca.org
can wreak. ANSI/AMCA Standard 550 establishes uniform methods of testing and rating
the high-performance louvers utilized in areas prone to high-velocity-wind conditions,
where water penetration is a chief concern of building owners and operators. To learn more,
read " Application of AMCA 550-Rated Wind-Driven-Rain-Resistant Louvers. "
Like extreme-weather events, occupant heat strain-the physiological response when
heat load exceeds the body's ability to reject heat-is being made worse by the accelerating
rate of climate change. " Reducing Climate-Change-Induced Heat Strain and HVAC
Performance Loss With Circulating Fans " examines the predicted performance of buildings
at signifi cant risk from climate change and illustrates how the use of circulating fans can
reduce cooling demand in conditioned buildings and heat strain in unconditioned
buildings.
A return to more familiar topics does not necessarily mean " business as usual " for AMCA.
In " Q&A With New AMCA Executive Director Kevin Faltin and 2022-2023 AMCA President
Mark Bublitz, " two of AMCA's leaders talk impending regulation of commercial and industrial
fans and blowers-a monumental development, to say the least-and the association's
new strategic plan. " AMCA Europe Update, " meanwhile, discusses efforts to transform
Europe's energy infrastructure and system in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
I hope you find this edition of AMCA inmotion useful. As always, your feedback is
welcome. If there is an air-systems-related topic you would like to see covered, please
contact me at sarnold@amca.org or +1 847-704-6335.
Features
02 Q&A With New AMCA
Executive Director Kevin
Faltin and 2022-2023 AMCA
President Mark Bublitz
12 Your Questions About LifeSafety
Dampers Answered
22 Reducing Climate-ChangeInduced
Heat Strain and
HVAC Performance Loss With
Circulating Fans
34 Remote Monitoring for
Improved Industrial-Fan
Maintenance and Performance
40 Application of AMCA 550-Rated
Wind-Driven-Rain-Resistant Louvers
44 AMCA Europe Update
ON THE COVER:
Fire, smoke, and
combination fi re/smoke
dampers are an integral
part of active and
passive fi re-protection
systems in commercial
and industrial buildings.
Photograph courtesy of
Belimo Americas
AMCA International Inc. is a not-for-profi t association of manufacturers of air-system components for
commercial HVAC, industrial-process, and power-generation applications. Its mission is to advance
the health, growth, and integrity of the air-systems industry.
Editorial content for this supplement was provided by Air Movement and Control Association International Inc. The appearance
of any technical data, editorial material, or advertisement in this publication does not constitute endorsement, warranty, or
guarantee by either ASHRAE or AMCA International of any product, service, process, procedure, design, or the like.
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