ASHRAE recently released a standard on preventing legionellosis, commonly known as Legionnaires’ disease.
“The industry interest and input into developing this standard has been tremendous,” said Tom Watson, chairman of the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers committee that wrote the standard. “With 8,000 to 10,000 cases of Legionnaires’ disease reported each year in the United States, and with more than 10 percent of those cases fatal, it is vital that we set requirements to manage risk of this bacteria.”