If the cost of the official ASHRAE software is a barrier, or if you simply need the data, consider the following legitimate alternatives:
The file had also attracted attention from a new generation. An open-source group of graduate students had mirrored parts of the Archive online, arguing that practical engineering knowledge should be widely shared. That group’s mirror had been taken down once after a legal challenge from a supplier who argued that some scanned shop drawings were proprietary. The Archive—careful about provenance—had redacted those pages but kept the lessons: how proprietary details can stall broader safety improvements.
