David Saum is a physicist who with Dr Arthur Saum founded Saum Enterprises, Inc. (dba Infiltec) in 1980 to develop technologies related to air leakage in buildings. Mr Saum has directed EPA research projects, managed consulting work on air leakage problem for houses and large buildings, and managed the Infiltec factory that manufactures air infiltration test equipment and sells radon mitigation equipment. Infiltec continues to provide worldwide consulting on building air leakage problems including radon mitigation, energy conservation, indoor air quality, and clean agent gas fire protection systems. In 1995, Mr. Saum worked in Russia on a World Bank project to determine the airtightness problems of Russian apartment buildings.

Mr Saum is has been an active member American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) E06 committee for Building Performance, the past Chair of the ASTM E06.41.09 Radon Mitigation Task group, and past Chair of the ASTM E6.41 Task group revision the E779 standard for pressurization building air leakage (blower door) measurements. He has also been also a memeber of the American Society for Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) where he was a member of the Building Infiltration Subcommittee. He reviews ASHRAE papers on infiltration and indoor air quality. He has been a member of the National Fire Protection Association, and has developed test methods and standards for halon fire suppression enclosure leakage. This leakage is considered to be a significant contribution to the stratospheric ozone problem, and Mr. Saum has received a patent on this work.

Mr. Saum worked for General Electric Company, Syracuse, NY, from 1968 to 1980 as a Sonar Systems Engineer. He worked on a wide variety of sonar systems and signal processing algorithms. He was responsible for developing the "Adaptive Detection Estimation and Correlation acoustic signature tracking algorithm that incorporated a number of innovative pattern recognition techniques. From 1976 through 1980 was project manager for GE's sonar signal processing research for the Naval Intelligence Support Center. While working for GE, Mr. Saum received a patent for an adaptive beam-forming algorithm.

Mr Saum received a B.S. physics in 1967 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC; and an M.S. in physics in 1973 from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He is currently a member of the American Society for Testing And Materials. He has published many articles on radon mitigation.

EXPERIENCE

Infiltec, Falls Church, VA. 1980 to 2015.

President

While president of Saum Enterprises, Inc. (dba Infiltec) from 1980 to 2013, Mr Saum directed all EPA research projects for Infiltec, provides worldwide consulting services on building air leakage problems, consulted on radon mitigation problems for houses and large buildings, and managed the Infiltec factory that develops and manufactures building air infiltration test equipment, and sells radon mitigation equipment worldwide.

General Electric Company, Syracuse, NY, 1968 to 1980

Sonar Systems Engineer

Project Engineer

Mr. Saum worked as a systems analyst on a wide variety of sonar systems and signal processing algorithms. He was responsible for developing the "Adaptive Detection Estimation and Correlation (ADEC) acoustic signature tracking algorithm that incorporated a number of innovative pattern recognition techniques. From 1976 through 1980 was project manager for GE's sonar signal processing research for the Naval Intelligence Support Center. He was responsible for 4 engineers performing acoustic data analysis and software development. While working for GE, Mr. Saum received a patent for an adaptive beam forming algorithm.

EDUCATION

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, B.S. Physics, 1967

University of Wisconsin at Madison, M.S. Physics, 1973

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

American Society for Testing And Materials

(past) First Vice Chair of Committee E6 on Building Construction

Member of ASTM Task Group E06.41 on Infiltration Performance of Buildings

(past) Chair of E06.41 TGs on Radon Mitigation & Blower Door Measurements

American Society for Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning Engineers

Member of Building Ventilation Subcommittee

American Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists

Board Member

PUBLICATIONS (partial list by topic)

BUILDING AIR INFILTRATION

"Repeatability of ASHRAE Standard 152P: Results of a RoundRobin Test", J Andrews, D Saum, R Hedrick, M Lubliner, B Pierce; and B Reid, submitted to ASHRAE 1998 Transactions.

"Infiltration and Ventilation in Russian Multi-Family Buildings", Peter Armstrong, Jim Dirks, Yuri Matrosov, Jarkko Olkinuora, & David Saum, Proceedings of the ACEEE 1996 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings.

"To Russia with Blower Doors", David Saum, Peter Armstrong, & Yuri Matrosov, Home Energy Magazine, October/November 1995.

RADON

"Air Flow Pressure Drop in Typical Radon Piping", William Brodhead, WPB Enterprises; David Saum, Infiltec, 1996 International Radon Symposium.

"Standard Calculation for Pressure Field Extension", David Saum, Infiltec, 1996 International Radon Symposium.

"Passive Stacks in a Multifamily Housing Project", David Saum, Infiltec, 1995 International Radon Symposium.

"Can You Find Hot Houses by Radon Decay Product Screening?", David Saum and H. Rector, GEOMET Technologies, 1993 International Radon Symposium.

"Failure Modes for Residential Passive Stack Radon Control Systems", David Saum, Infiltec; A.B. Craig, EPA-ORD, 1993 International Radon Symposium.

D. Saum, "Evaluation of Easy-To-Mitigate New School Construction at Desmares Elementary School in Flemington, New Jersey," EPA OPD Contract 68-D0-0097 Research Report, Infiltec, Falls Church, VA, April 1992

D. Saum, "Evaluation of Radon Mitigation by Adjustment of Unit Ventilators in Maryland School," EPA OPD Contract 68-D00097 Research Report, Infiltec, Falls Church, VA, April 1992

D. Saum, "Evaluation of HVAC Influence on Radon Levels at Dranesville Elementary School in Herndon, Virginia," EPA ORD Contract 68-D0-0097 Research Report, Infiltec, Falls Church, VA, April 1992

D. Saum, "Combined Ventilation and Radon Control System for Houses," EPA Radon Symposium, Minneapolis, MN, September 1992.

D. Saum, "Standard Guide for Radon Control Options for the Design and Construction of New Schools and Similar Large Buildings", draft ASTM standard prepared for the EPA Office of Research and Development, Infiltec, Falls Church, VA, October 1992.

D. Saum, "Evaluation of a Combined Ventilation and Radon Control System for Houses", final report for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Energy, Infiltec,

Falls Church, VA, December 1992.

K.W. Leovic, A.B. Craig, D. Saum, ASHRAE IAQ 91, "Cost and Effectiveness of Radon Resistant Features in New School Construction," Washington, DC, September 1991

K. Leovic, D. Saum, et. al., "HVAC System Complication and Controls for Radon Reduction in School Buildings," EPA Radon Symposium, Philadelphia, PA, April 1991

D. Saum and M. Osborne, "Radon Mitigation Performance of Passive Stacks in New Construction," EPA Radon Symposium, Atlanta, GA, April 1990

K. Wiggers, T. Bullers, K. Zoske, K.W. Leovic, D. Saum, "Electret Ion Chambers for Radon Measurements in Schools During Occupied and Unoccupied Periods," EPA Radon Symposium, Atlanta, GA, April 1990

K. Leovic and D. Saum, "Remediation of Hard-to-Mitigate Schools," EPA Radon Symposium, Atlanta, GA, April 1990

D.W. Saum and M.C. Osborne, "Radon Mitigation Effects of Passive Stacks in Residential Construction," The Fifth International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Toronto, ON, August 1990

D. Saum and M. Messing, "Handbook on Radon Mitigation in Schools", Infiltec Report for SC&A prepared under EPA Contract #68-02-4375, McLean, VA, April 1989

J. MacWatters, T. Inge, S. Hall, M. Messing, D. Saum, "Preliminary Information on Radon in the Workplace", SC&A report for EPA Contract #68-02-4375, McLean, VA, September 1989

K.W. Leovic, A.B. Craig, D. Saum, "Influences of HVAC Design and Operation on Radon Mitigation of Existing School Buildings," ASHRAE IAQ 89, San Diego, CA, April 1989

D. Sanchez, M. Messing and D. Saum, "Occupational and Environmental Exposures to Radon A Perspective for Mitigators," ACEEE Conference, Austin, TX 1989

D. Saum and M. Messing, "Report on Diagnostic Analysis for Radon Remediation of West Springfield Elementary School", Infiltec Report, Falls Church, VA, February 1988

K.W. Leovic, A.B. Craig, D. Saum, "New Construction Technique and HVAC Overpressurization for Radon Reduction in Schools," ASHRAE IAQ 88, Atlanta, GA, April 1988

D. Saum and D. Sanchez, "Radon Mitigation Performance Monitoring in Three Houses" ,EPA Radon Symposium, Denver, CO, October 1988

K.W. Leovic, A.B. Craig, and D. Saum, "Characteristics of Schools with Elevated Radon Levels", EPA Radon Symposium, Denver, CO, October 1988

D. Saum, A.B. Craig, K.W. Leovic, "Radon Reduction Systems in Schools", EPA Radon Symposium, Denver, CO, October 1988

M. Messing and D. Saum, "Worker Protection for Radon Mitigators and Diagnosticians", EPA Radon Symposium, Denver, CO, October 1988

D. Saum and M. Messing, "Guaranteed Radon Remediation Through Simplified Diagnostics," , prepared for EPA Symposium on Radon Diagnostics, Princeton, NJ, April 1987

FIRE PROTECTION

D. Saum, "Introduction to the Estimation of Halon Enclosure Leakage from Fan Pressurization Leakage Measurements," Infiltec Report, Falls Church, VA, April 1988

D. Saum, A. Saum, M. Messing, et. al., "Pressurization Air Leakage Testing for Halon 1301 Enclosures," Symposium on Substitutes and Alternatives to Chloroflurocarbons and Halons, Washington D.C., January 1988

D. Saum, A. Saum, R. Saum, "Reexamination of the NRL Halon Discharge Test Data", Society of Fire Protection Engineer's International Fire Protection Engineering Institute V, Ottawa, ON, May 1989

D. Saum, A. Saum, R. Saum, "Possible Improvements in the 1989 NFPA 12A Leakage Test for Halon 1301 Enclosures", International Conference on CFC and Halon Alternatives, Washington, DC, October 1989

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