What a Load Calculation is and Why One Is So Important

Learn what a heating and cooling load calculation on a building actually is. Discover what the main goal of a load calculation is. Explore what the heating and cooling loads on a building are and why a load calculation is unique to every building. Understand why it is important to perform a load calculation prior to specifying heating and cooling equipment. Learning Objectives: -Be able to define what a heating and cooling load calculation is. -Learn what the goal of the load calculation procedure is. -Realize that rules of thumb do not accurately predict how much heating and cooling a building needs