CTI Encourages Review of New LD Standard

Houston, TX, October 21, 2010 --(PR.com)-- The Cooling Technology Institute (CTI) would like to inform its members along with all other interested parties that the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) has announced the public review period for Standard 188P, Prevention of Legionellosis Associated with Building Water Systems. The proposed standard provides methods of risk management for the prevention of Legionellosis associated with centralized industrial and commercial building water systems, which would include systems that utilize evaporative cooling equipment.

The comment period for the proposed standard began on October 1, 2010 and will end November 15, 2010. The proposed standard and instructions for entering online comments can be downloaded from the following web address:

https://osr.ashrae.org/default.aspx. Note that you do not need to be a member of ASHRAE to make a comment on the public review draft. The CTI encourages its members as well as other interested parties to review the draft of the standard and make any appropriate comments.

The CTI is currently developing its own Standard on Legionellosis specifically for evaporative cooling systems (Standard 159 - Legionellosis Related Practices for Evaporative Cooling Water Systems). The Task Group developing this new standard welcomes input to this document through participation on conference calls or at the upcoming CTI Winter Conference to be held in Houston, Texas in February 2011. For further information on Standard 159 or the CTI in general, including how to become a member, please visit www.CTI.org or contact Vicky Manser, the CTI Administrator, at vmanser@cti.org or (281) 583-4087.

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The Cooling Technology Institute (www.CTI.org), based in Houston, Texas, is an independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to advocating and promoting the use of environmentally responsible Evaporative Heat Transfer Systems for the benefit of the public. The CTI encourages the wise use of the earth’s water resources through education, research, standards development and verification, interaction with government agencies, and technical information exchange. The CTI has a broad based, global membership of individuals and organizations interested in Evaporative Heat Transfer Systems, including owner/operators, manufacturers, and suppliers.