According to Bob Baker (BBJ Environmental), the inspection and maintenance project could help these contractors out by officially placing the ultimate responsibility for system inspections and maintenance where it belongs - on the owner. At the annual meeting of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), Baker described the Standard 180 maintenance project as a standard minimum practice for inspection and maintenance of commercial HVAC systems.
Standard 180 (Standard Practice for Inspection and Maintenance of HVAC Systems) is intended "to bring minimum inspection and maintenance requirements that preserve a system's ability to achieve acceptable thermal comfort," Baker said.