Basic Documentation

Room Pressurization Control Application Guide
Intended Audience
This Application Guide has been written to serve an audience with a wide range of interests:
• Persons with overall administrative and management responsibilities in facilities that
require room pressurization will find this guide an informative tutorial on the concept
and ramifications of room pressurization. The content is intended to enable such
individuals to effectively dialogue with their facility operations and safety
professionals concerning facility safety and operational issues involving room
pressurization.
• Persons with day-to-day operational responsibilities in virtually all types of facilities
can use this guide as a general reference on the subject of room pressurization. This
guide also provides practical information that will enable such individuals to
determine whether existing ventilation systems are capable of and are functioning in
a manner that provides the required room pressurization.
• Safety professionals in research and industrial facilities, and supervisory personnel in
clinical treatment facilities should find the room pressurization concepts and other
basic information presented in this guide helpful in understanding the role of room
pressurization in protecting workers and occupants from airborne hazards.
• HVAC system designers should find the descriptions of room pressurization systems
(and their associated control systems) informative and helpful in choosing one type
of system over another. This Application Guide also provides direct design
assistance for properly configuring ventilation systems and their associated controls
to meet specific room pressurization applications.
2 Siemens Building Technologies, Inc.