ATLANTA - Issues surrounding the ventilation of smoking spaces will be addressed in a seminar at the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) 2004 Winter Meeting, Jan. 24-28, 2004, in Anaheim, Calif.
A recently published addendum to ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62-2001, "Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality," contains a non-mandatory appendix that describes a method for ventilating spaces where smoking takes place. Its purpose is to achieve comfort and not to address health effects.