For Leed EA C1.3 calcs to comply with Core Perf Guide:
We need to provide load calcs, zone by zone load calcs at design conditions, Fan sizing calcs, critical path supply duct pressure load calcs and part load condition calcs.
10 story building
6th floor occupied by one tenant
Chilled water...
Laundry room with 6 dryers that exhaust to outside.
RTU supplies into room.
OA is modulated up as dryers come on.
Room pressure sensor is used to control the OA damper.
Pressure sensor to maintain 0.05" setpoint (adjustable) in room.
Is this the best way to control?
Current sensors on the...
How to read counter map?
See attached image
Are A and B invert elevations or rim elevations? Can both be determined by this number?
How can we find the elevation of the house? C
Is E and F the elevation of street or house? Generally there are 4-5 steps up to first floor of house in front yard...
6 dryers, 6"dia vents at 500 cfm, run on gas at 75 mbh each, commercial 30lbs capacity Speedqueen
high rise bldg laundry
10 ton dedicated rtu serves the room Currently balanced to 3200 cfm.
This unit can only do 800cfm oa (per model number)
Dryer vents tied to two headers (set of 3 dryers...
Office space and training room with 50 people ~2000sf.
Office space load is 3 tons, training room load is 10 tons
Existing RTU-1 is 7.5 ton unit only and it will serve office (cannot demo it and have to use the remainder capacity). The remaining 4 ton will serve training room.
The training room...
LOADING DOCK
1100 SF
12FT HIGH WALLS
36X30
TWO 12X10 ROLLUP STEEL DOORS
USING ENVELOPE LOADS/ 60DEGF SPACE TEMP
2ACH= 33MBH UNIT HEATER
4ACH= 56MBH UNIT HEATER
30 BTUH/SF OR 50 BTUH/SF, WHICH IS BETTER
THE DOORS WILL OPEN DURING DELIVERY AND WILL NEED TO HEAT UP QUICKLY WHEN GONE.
TWO...
Attached is gas piping diagram.
IFGC 2015
Total load of 1170 CFH, see attached roof plan and riser. Furthest RTU is 200' from the meter. Lengths of the branches on dwg
How do we determine which chart to use 402.4---(1) , (2) or (3). If we can reduce the gas pressure to any of these charts then...
Can a furnace and water heater flue (92% eff) combine and go out side wall of basement? Final height about 36" above grade (washington, dc)
For a 92% eff furnace is concentric vent kit required? Can a regular 5" or 6" vent be used, with combustion air coming from inside the house.
What is...
Building built in 1955.
Original use: Office.
Converted to Retail space, 1990's
Area of modification: 4000 sf
Will convert to Banquet hall/assembly, Occupancy type A-2, Not all area will be banquet hall, some corridor,kitchen, toilets.
It is less than 5000sf but there will be more than 100...
Basement is 4ft below street level. The water closet and Tub rims are below the street level, in bathroom in basement. Existing waste pipe has no backflow valve. Per code if the flood level of the lowest fixture is below the manhole on street need a backflow valve. IPC2012, washington, dc. The...
A sauna that uses 3000W of heat (infrared) to be installed in a room Two sides of the room have office/consultation room. Front is corridor. back to retail space. The room is 60 Sf. The Sauna is about 30 sf. Will sauna dissipate heat to the room it is in? Will it dissipate heat to adjacent...
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The waste pipe is 4" from a wall mounted water closet that discharges into wall horizontally (tank valve, discharge about 8" Above floor, centerline). Then it turns down and drain pipes from 2 lavs and shower are connected. The first elbow is right behind the wall. Then the pipe...
See attached. The shower is on 2nd story of a high rise condo building (below is an office space). The drain is 2" . We don't want to raise the shower floor.
There is beam below. If we stay to the left of the beam then the pipe will be too low, as we only have 8" drop to the bldg sewer in 1st...
We have a 4500 cfm grease exhaust duct tied to a hood. The duct will penetrate wall behind kitchen and then go through a two bay loading dock and then to the exterior. The walls around the loading dock are 3 hr rated.
The duct will have standard 2 hour rating, double wall manufactured with...
Fitness center:
10000 sf total space 7000sf fitness area
Two 10 ton RTU, One 5 ton RTU
RTU’s oginally designed for a standard Retail space -
10000 CFM supply air total, 2500 CFM OA total
7 ft windows
Condensation on glass on very cold days (25 degf or less)
No baseboard heat
What is most...