This is part 1 in an ongoing series on HVAC load calculations. The folks at SNIPS have asked me to do a basic how-to article about HVAC Manual J load calculation as that is allegedly a big part of my ...

What do turf wars, battle lines, and tug of war have in common? They are all being mentioned by people involved in the creation of two rival commercial HVAC load calculation standards, one from the ...

What is a load calculation? A load calc determines just how much heating and cooling is needed for a specific house or building. It takes the guesswork out of sizing HVAC equipment. Its methods have ...

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Designing a temporary heating system differs considerably from permanent installations. In early construction stages, you might face a tight roof with walls of sheet plastic, or nearly complete walls ...

I’m trying to figure out the correct size boiler I need to get for my building. Can someone recommend an engineer to do a Manual J heat load calculation?

German software company Autarc launched a platform for residential heat pump projects, covering design, planning and customer project management functionality. It uses LiDAR imaging to enable heat ...