One Person's Opinion: Ventilation Without Representation?
Hospitality is one of the largest and fastest growing industry sectors in the North American marketplace, providing a vast market for HVAC products and services. Hospitality is a complex and varied industry comprised of facilities, ranging from smaller venues such as bars, lounges, night clubs, restaurants, dinner theaters, bowling alleys, pool and billiard halls, bingo halls, and motels to large complexes housing casinos, hotels, and resorts.
The influential ASHRAE Standard 62-2001 "Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality" has provided engineering guidance for design and operation of occupied spaces intended for hospitality use since 1973. However, in recent years the ASHRAE committee responsible for continuous maintenance of this standard has failed to recognize the unique characteristics of IAQ issues faced by hospitality occupancies and has demonstrated little understanding of the specialized requirements of hospitality facilities.