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Preface

The inspiration for this guide was the result of a working session that met at the end of the 7th International Cold-Climate Design Conference held in Calgary in 2012, cosponsored by ASHRAE, SCANVAC, and REHVA. Past Society Presidents Tom Watson and Bjarne Olesen were instrumental in the encouragement of ASHRAE hosting the Cold-Climate Design conference and conference and in ASHRAE developing this guide.

A special thanks to the City of Calgary, Aqua Air, Convergint, Uponor, Scott Springfield Manufacturing, Erich Binder Consulting Limited, Government of the Northwest Territories, Low Carbon Design, and DLB Associates for their support and effort in making this design guide a reality.

The revision of this guide is intended to improve on the first edition and expand on our knowledge of cold-climate buildings by adding additional information on residential buildings, operation and maintenance, seasonal and off-grid facilities, and as oil and gas facilities in cold climates. Also added are icons denoting extreme cold climates (snowflake) and remote locations (igloo).