Apparently, contractors who do not perform residential load calculations would prefer to be anonymous. Whether they think they really should be doing load calcs, or whether they simply don't want to ...

Manual J 8th Edition is the national ANSI-recognized standard for producing HVAC equipment sizing loads for single-family detached homes, small multi-unit structures, condominiums, town houses, and ...

Not long ago a residential load calculation — also known as a heat loss calculation or a load calc — was something you had the luxury of skipping. There was a good reason for avoiding it. It was ...

Whether they're for journeymen, master electricians, or contractors, most electrical licensing exams require you to calculate residential loads and service or feeders sizes using one of two methods.

Each of the Annex D examples illustrates a different application. The first steps are always the same: Describe the problem (based on the one-line diagram) Characterize the loads as either continuous ...

DESIGN-BUILD 6.0 (Carmel Software, www.carmelsoft.com, 800/339-6030) is a suite of five software programs that automate the entire HVAC design-build process. The solution, which is based upon the ...