ASHRAE Transactions is the official record of research and technical information of permanent interest and archival value presented at the Annual and Winter Conferences of ASHRAE, the world's foremost technical society in the fields of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration, with some 50,000 members worldwide.

ASHRAE Transactions is indexed and abstracted by

• Air Infiltration and Ventilation Center (AIVC),
• American Chemical Society,
• Building Services Research & Information Association (BSRIA),
• CSA: Guide to Discovery,
• Engineering Information, Inc. (Ei),
• Institute for Scientific Information (ISI),
• International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR), and
• Thomson Gale.

ASHRAE Transactions papers are reviewed by competent specialists to ensure high quality of content. Two types of papers are included: conference papers which generally present applications and case studies, and technical papers with discussion questions and answers which report on Society-sponsored or unsolicited HVAC&R research. Conference papers receive one or more single-blind reviews by two or more reviewers. Technical papers undergo one or more double-blind reviews by three or more reviewers.

Paper topics include indoor air quality, refrigeration, building controls, sustainability, applications of heating, ventilating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) technology, and more.

Included in this collection are the 43 conference and 31 technical papers presented at the 2012 ASHRAE Annual Conference in San Antonio, TX. Also included are an address delivered by the current ASHRAE President, as well as the technical program from the conference, and other official Society information.

Keywords: indoor air quality, refrigeration, building controls, sustainability, applications of HVAC technology