EPISODE374 - Lew Harriman Indoor Air 2015

This week IAQ Radio welcomes back Lew Harriman of Mason-Grant Consulting in Portsmouth, NH. Lew will be presenting at Healthy Buildings 2015 on Investigating and Avoiding Moisture-related Problems in Existing Buildings. He was a contributor to the new EPA Moisture Control Guidance for Building Design, Construction and Maintenance and his presentation will include information from this important industry document. Lew Harriman began his career as an architecture student at Dartmouth, but after five years as an Air Force officer, he went to work for a manufacturer of dehumidification systems, and got permanently diverted into HVAC engineering, where he has spent the last 38 years. In 1990, Lew was the lead author and project manager for the landmark second edition of Munters' Dehumidification Handbook. Lew is also an ASHRAE Fellow and International Distinguished Lecturer. For ASHRAE, he wrote, designed, illustrated and managed the projects to create the ASHRAE Humidity Control Design Guide, and also the ASHRAE Guide for Buildings in Hot & Humid Climates. He currently serves as Vice Chair of ASHRAE Technical Committee 1.12 (Moisture Management in Buildings), and also as Chair of the Document Revision Committee for the 2013 ASHRAE Position Document titled: Limiting Indoor Mold and Dampness in Buildings. Most recently Lew co-authored Measured Home Performance -Guide to Best Practices for Home Energy Retrofits in California with Rick Chitwood. Measured Home Performance is all about what's working when you measure, a topic we have featured recently on IAQ Radio. LEARN MORE this week with Lew Harriman on IAQ Radio!