Max Sherman is a retired Senior Scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory with over 30 years of experience in building physics. He has a Ph.D. in physics from Berkeley and is an international expert in air leakage, HVAC, indoor air quality, infiltration, moisture, energy efficiency, and related topics. He is a well-regarded member of ASHRAE having served on the Board of Directors and many technical positions and is currently a Distinguished Lecturer; he is a recipient of ASHRAE’s Exceptional Service Award and ASHRAE’s highest technical award as a Holladay Distinguished Fellow. He has also been elected a Fellow of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ). He represents the United States on International Energy Agency tasks such as the Air Infiltration and Ventilation Center. He serves on national and international committees and editorial boards and does outside consulting.
Max Sherman
Awards
October 2014
Erin Hult, Henry Willem, Max Sherman
June 2014
Max Sherman
June 2006
June 2005
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January 1997
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February 1994
Max Sherman
January 1993
Max Sherman and Nance Matson
Publications
2001
"The Standard 62.2 Review." IAQ Applications- ASHRAE 2.1 (2001) 12. .
Development of a New Duct leakage Test: Delta Q. 2001. LBNL-47308. .
"Evaluation of flow hood measurements for residential register flows." (2001). LBNL-47382. .
"Heat Recovery in Building Envelopes." Proceedings of the ASHRAE/DOE/BTECC Thermal Performance of Exterior Envelopes of Buildings VIII, Clearwater Beach, FL 2001. LBNL-47329. .
"Residential Commissioning to Assess Envelope and HVAC System Performance." Proceedings of the ASHRAE/DOE/BTECC Thermal Performance of Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings VIII, Clearwater Beach, FL 2001. LBNL-47412. .
"Thermal Conservation in Buildings." CRC Handbook of Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning. CRC Press, 2001. 6.92-120. .
2000
"ASHRAE’s Residential Ventilation Standard: Exegesis of Proposed Standard 62.2." ASHRAE-CIBSE Symposium 2000. LBNL-42975. .
"IAQ Proposals for Houses." IAQ Applications- ASHRAE 1.4 (2000) 1-3. .
"Residential Ventilation Standard: A Look at Proposed Requirements." IAQ Applications- ASHRAE 1.1 (2000) 20-22. .
A Mathematical Model for Infiltration Heat Recovery. 2000. LBNL-44294. .
"Assessing the Longevity of Residential Duct Sealants." Durability of Building and Construction Sealants, (A.T. Wolf Ed.) (2000) 71-86. LBNL-43381. .
"Delivering Tons to the Register: Energy Efficient Design and Operation of Residential Cooling System." Proceedings of the ACEEE Summer Study 2000, Pacific Grove, CA 2000: 295-306. LBL-45315. .
Residential Commissioning: A Review of Related Literature. 2000. LBNL-44535. .
"Selecting Whole-House Ventilation Strategies to Meet Proposed ASHRAE 62.2: Energy Cost Considerations." ASHRAE Transactions 106 (2000) 681-691. LBNL-44479. .
"Stopping Duct Quacks: Longevity of Residential Duct Sealants." Proceedings of the ACEEE 2000 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Pacific Grove, CA 2000: 273-284. LBNL-45423. .
1999
Leakage Diagnostics, Sealant Longevity, Sizing and Technology Transfer in Residential Thermal Distribution Systems; Part II. Berkeley: Phase VI Report to CIEE, 1999. LBL-42691. .
"Indoor Air Quality For Residential Buildings." ASHRAE Journal 41.5 (1999) 26-30. LBNL-42975. .
"Standard 62 Goes Residential." Contracting Business 1999: 56-59. Monthly. LBNL-42975. .
1998
"CFD Simulation of Infiltration Heat Recovery." Proceedings of the 19th AIVC Conference, Oslo, Norway, Sept. 28-30, 1998. Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre, Coventry, United Kingdom, 1998. LBNL-42098. .
"How Duct Tape Sealed My Place in History." Washington Post 1998: 1. .
"Can Duct-Tape Take the Heat?." Home Energy 15 (1998) 14. LBNL-41434. .
"A Comparison of the Power Law to Quadratic Formulations for Air Infiltration Calculations." Energy and Buildings 27 (1998) 293-299. LBNL-41447. .