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FOREWORD

As the Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) industry has changed over the years, and with coming changes on the horizon, the SMACNA contractor needs to be equipped to handle this every changing market and opportunities. The SMACNA Building Services Task Force was formed to address these issues and develop a manual that provided the hands-on application that would be required by today's contractor.

This "state-of-the-art" manual should identify IAQ problems as they are currently defined, the methods and procedures used to solve them, the equipment and instrumentation that is used, and the changes that must be made to the building and the building HVAC systems.

This publication is intended to present in a clear and concise, yet comprehensive manner the sources of pollutants, methods of control, and the management techniques necessary to maintain acceptable indoor air quality in today's market. The SMACNA Building Services Task Force recognizes that this new manual contains the latest information available, and will need to be revised or updated as newer information becomes available.

SMACNA wishes to thank the efforts and funding of the National Energy Management Institute in assisting in the development of this manual for the industry.