TO A The { Blue Star Guide To Comfort Airconditioning BREATHE EASYFist Pubes: Decomber 1996 epsintd : February 1997 & October 2000 ‘Second Editon: October 2002 Flepnnted: June 2004 ‘rcitects and ntror Designers, you fequire your own copy of his Guide, please wre ‘frctoaing your business card te: ‘Blue Sta Response Management Cente, ‘Blue Star ined, 9, Bazutah Rosd, ‘Taga, Cenal- 600 017, naa ‘No part of tie publeaton may be reproduced in ary manner whstzovrwihout Brmission in witng tom the Vie Psat, Poskagad Acconioning Dison, ‘Bue Star Und Wo du car has ben akan eed ero misterprtaon, Bio Str Linke alr fats nor respene consequences ay acon akon te bal o patieston ‘Shoe ASHRAE standards use the FS aytam, FPS nonendaie has bean ued in ‘some places ts puseatn fr hese of convene, bts by Be Sar Lite, Packaged Atcondtering Dh 0, Balah Road, (henna 600017, Ind. ‘Roose by PACE systems & graphic communictons, 22 Aaa Chamber Chamers Road, Shona - 60 018. Ph ASSOSOAG29. Prete by Lokavan Het Mark Prees Pt. Li, Chena’ 600, Forested crclton ony. Not rel_ Foreword : 5 ‘ome years ago, Blue Star decided to take the lead in producinga series of educational guides on the subject. ene guides that would draw on Blue Star's extensive ience in this field to offer the general | reader, as well a5 the serious designer, an insight into this fascinating world that ‘engineers the environment’. Consequently, in 1997, the first of Blue Star's guides, ‘The Blue Star Guide to Comfort Airconditioning, was published. Over the years, the guide has proved extremely popular among a wide cross-section of readers ~ students, architects, designers, consultants ~for all of whom this guide has become a reference book on the basies of comfort sitconditioning. ‘The two reprints that the guide has already undergone is a reflection of its popularity. Today, the field of airconditioning design is more technologically challenging than ever before. While design innovations and product improvements promise sleeker, more versatile, more powerful and more energy-efficient { airconditioners, the challenge today lie in identifying the most | appropriate product, of mix of produets, forthe application at hand. Indeed, today the emphasis is no more on understanding airconditioning ‘products’ but on creating ‘solutions’ ~ and not just solutions, but ‘customised solutions’ ¢aat suit specific ' cooling needs of specific businesses and establishments, The consultant or designer who understands the dynamics of his client’ business is more likely to offer better long-term cooling solutions than one who does not. ( It is in keeping with these changing trends, and based on | valuable inputs that we constantly receive from our friends