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 ...

ARLINGTON, Va. - The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) has announced its opposition to a proposed ANSI standard on commercial load calculation offered by the American Society of Heating, ...

Last month in Code Basics, “Commercial Loads — Part 1,” on page 24 of the January issue, we discussed when it’s okay to apply demand factors when calculating ...

The NEC contains detailed requirements for calculating service and feeder loads in many types of occupancies. Although most of these requirements are found in Art. 220, other rules affecting service ...