ASHRAE Transactions - 2018 Annual Conference, Houston, TX, Volume 124, Part 2

Published since 1895, ASHRAE Transactions is the official record of research and technical information of permanent interest and archival value presented at ASHRAE’s Annual and Winter Conferences, the world’s foremost forums for the presentation of research and application data and experience in the fields of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration and the field of building technology in general.ASHRAE Transactions papers are reviewed by competent specialists to ensure high quality of content. They undergo one or more double-blind reviews by three or more reviewers, and they are published with discussion questions and answers. They encompass the wide range of technologies and applications of interest to researchers and practitioners whose work shapes the built environment. ASHRAE Transactions is cited/indexed in: Cengage Gale's Academic OneFile, InfoTrac, and Small Business Collection; Engineering Information's Ei Compendex and Engineering Index; International Institute of Refrigeration's FRIDOC; ProQuest Technology Research Database's CSA Materials Research Database with METADEX, CSA Engineering Research Database, and CSA High Technology Research Database with Aerospace; and Elsevier’s Scopus's Scopus and Compendex.Paper topics include indoor air quality, refrigeration, building controls, sustainability, applications of heating, ventilating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration technology, and more.Included in this collection are the 12 technical papers presented at the 2018 ASHRAE Annual Conference in Houston, TX. Also included are a State of the Society Address delivered by the current ASHRAE President and the Inaugural Address of the incoming ASHRAE President, as well as the technical program from the conference and other official Society information.