Building Loads

Question 1

ACCA

Answer 1

Air Conditioning Contractors of America

Question 2

ASHRAE

Answer 2

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers

Question 3

Ballast Factor

Answer 3

A factor used to account for the additional heat gain generated by the ballast used with fluorescent lights

Question 4

Block Load

Answer 4

Calculated by finding the single instance in time when the sum of the space loads is the greatest. This method is used for sizing a VAV supply fan which delivers a varying amount of air to the system

Question 5

CLF

Answer 5

Cooling load factor. Similar to CLTD and SCL, this term is used to account for the ability of space to absorb and store heat

Question 6

CLTD

Answer 6

Cooling Load Temperature Difference. A factor used to determine the conduction heat gain through a sunlit surface of a building. It is used to account for the effects of the temperature difference across the surface and of the solar radiation striking the outside surface