SEATTLE — ASHRAE has dropped mention of a “moderate amount of smoking” from its standard on ventilation for acceptable indoor air quality. The society also is drafting design guidance for ventilating areas where smoking occurs.
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) deleted the smoking phrase through the approval of an addendum in January. An appeal to reverse approval of that addendum was denied by an ASHRAE appeals panel and by the board at the its annual meeting here.