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| | Recommended Values for Occupant Comfort and Safety |
 | | In residential applications, occupant comfort is affected by temperature, humidity, air motion, clothing, the temperature of the interior surfaces of the room, and the quality of the indoor air. |
 | | The purpose of the HVAC system is to bring these factors in balance with the metabolic activity and the respiratory requirements of the occupants. |
 | | Manual RS provides information about the parameters that define comfort, the factors that affect indoor air quality, zoning issues, the performance of the thermal envelope, systems and system performance characteristics, equipment performance characteristics, equipment selection procedures, and equipment sizing procedures. |
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