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References: Fan Selection and Writing the Specification

  1. MasterFormat - Wikipedia - Describes the Construction Specifications Institute's numbering system and its divisions, including Division 23 for HVAC. Background for the CSI-format fan specification this chapter writes.

  2. A-weighting - Wikipedia - Explains the A-weighting curve, its octave-band corrections and why it discounts low frequencies. Supports the chapter's method of weighting octave band sound data before adding the bands.

  3. Submittals (construction) - Wikipedia - Describes shop drawings, product data and samples sent for the engineer's review before fabrication. Context for the submittal data and certified drawings this chapter requires.

  4. The Project Resource Manual: CSI Manual of Practice (5th ed.) - Construction Specifications Institute - McGraw-Hill - CSI's three-part SectionFormat (General, Products, Execution) is the structure Twin City Fan's guide specifications and this chapter's capstone specification follow.

  5. ASHRAE Handbook: HVAC Systems and Equipment (Fans chapter) - ASHRAE - The handbook's fan chapter links selection to the system curve, efficiency and sound in one procedure, the same order of decisions this chapter's selection workflow follows.

  6. FanPedia: The Fan & Blower Encyclopedia (PDF) - Twin City Fan - Source of the arrangement, high temperature, spark resistance, isolation base and flex connector rules cited throughout this chapter; also available as FanPedia online.

  7. Product Specifications in CSI Format - Twin City Fan - Guide specifications by model, including the Model RTF specification (Section 23 34 16) used for this chapter's dryer exhaust example.

  8. ANSI/AMCA Standard 205, Energy Efficiency Classification for Fans - AMCA International - Standard page for the fan efficiency grade; compare with ANSI/AMCA Standard 208, the duty-point FEI metric.

  9. ANSI/AMCA Standard 300, Reverberation Room Methods of Sound Testing of Fans - AMCA International - Standard page for the sound test method the chapter's performance clause and submittal list require for octave band sound power data.

  10. Guideline Specifications for Selected AMCA-Certified Products - AMCA International - Example specification wording for AMCA-certified products with lists of referenced standards. A model for writing the certification sentences in a performance clause.