Free HVAC technical paper from the industry source

Engineered Systems, Oct, 2004

SMACNA, the HVAC contractors association, has been writing HVAC and sheet metal standards for decades. Thanks to the Internet, engineers--with the help of the free Adobe Acrobat Reader--can obtain a number of SMACNA technical papers, free.

Included:

* SMACNA CAD Symbols (in DWG format or DWF format)

* A technical paper reviewing the Model Building Code

* Custom Fabricated Sheet Metal Test Report

* Duct Cleanliness for New Construction--Guidelines

* Improper Fire Damper Installation

... and many more. Find the ones you'd like and download them from this Web page: www.smacna.org/products/publications.

Note that other SMACNA material, including technical guidelines and standards, is available for sale at www.smacna.org/bookstore.