ASHRAE标准62.1-2010的符合性在正确确定暖通空调设备和系统的尺寸以及整体建筑能耗方面起着重要作用。由于缺乏优化最大通风比（Zmax）的标准方法，可能导致系统规模过大，造成能源和资金浪费。设计热负荷和冷负荷模型内的ASHRAE标准62.1-2010参数变化对整个系统能量的影响经常被忽略，尽管有所有必要的数据可用于快速分析变量优化。定义不清的Zmax会导致空间过度通风，并增加整个系统的气流。通过为暖通空调设计师提供一种优化该变量的方法，可以节省大量能源和资金。引文:伊利诺伊州芝加哥ASHRAE会议论文

ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2010 compliance plays a significant role in the correct sizing of HVAC equipment and systems and overall building energy consumption. The lack of a standard method to optimize the maximum ventilation ratio (Zmax) can lead to significant oversizing of systems that result in wasted energy and money. The effect of varying ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2010 parameters within design heating and cooling load models on overall system energy is often overlooked, despite the availability of all necessary data to quickly analyze variable optimization. A poorly defined Zmax leads to over ventilation of spaces and increases overall system airflow. By providing HVAC designers a method of optimizing this variable, significant amounts of energy and money can be saved.