(1)
Heating, ventilating and air-conditioning systems, including related mechanical refrigeration systems, shall be designed, constructed and installed to conform to good engineering practice appropriate to the circumstances such as described in
(a)
the ASHRAE Handbooks and Standards,
(b)
CSA F280, “Determining the required capacity of residential space heating and cooling appliances,” and the outside winter design temperatures shall conform to MMAH Supplementary Standard SB-1, “Climatic and Seismic Data,”
(c)
CAN/CSA-F326-M, “Residential Mechanical Ventilation Systems,”
(d)
the NFPA Standards,
(e)
the HRAI Digest,
(f)
the Hydronics Institute Manuals, and
(g)
the SMACNA Manuals. (See also Subsection 9.32.3. for the design of systems that also provide ventilation.)