Heating load- The amount of heating required to keep a building at a specified temperature during the winter, usually 65° F, regardless of outside temperature.
Cooling and Heating Load Calculation Principles (1998). American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE).
Cooling and Heating Load Calculation Principles by C.O. Pedersen, D.E. Fisher, J.D. Spitler, R.J. Liesen. ASHRAE, 1998. ISBN 1-883413-59-1
Datacom Equipment Power Trends and Cooling Applications by ASHRAE, TC 9.9 Mission Critical Facilities, 2005.
Tips To Manage Home Heating Load
One of the best, low-cost ways to reduce your overall heating costs is to manage your home heating load.
The heating requirements or "heating load" (as the industry professionals call it) of a house depends on climate, size, and style of house; insulation levels; air tightness; amount of useful solar energy through windows; ...
Discussion of Effect of Wind Breaks on Heating Load Planting trees could be important
January Wind Direction Map - Useful for heating load calculation
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Passive solar homes range from those heated almost entirely by the sun to those with south-facing windows that provide some fraction of the heating load. The difference between a passive solar home and a conventional home is design.
To find the infiltration heating load factor (HLF), the formula to account for the extra BTUs needed to heat the infiltrated air is BTU/HR = building volume x air changes x BTU/cu.ft/hr x TD (temperature difference).
Infiltration
The process by which air leaks into a building. In either case, heat loss results. To find the infiltration heating load factor (HLF), the formula to account for the extra BTU's needed to heat the infiltrated air is: ...
By saving the water in the tub, it will slowly transfer its heat to the room air and reduce the heating load on your furnace. It will also add humidity to the air, which most homes need in the winter.
radiation, standup hot water radiators, and radiant heat slab floors in many commercial and institutional buildings. Hydronic heating systems are one of the best ways to heat multiple rooms having different temperature setpoints and heating loads at ...
can operate at higher water temperatures than the gravity system can. When the water is moving faster and at higher temperatures, it makes a more responsive system, with smaller temperature drops and smaller radiators for the same heating load.
 See also: Heating, Building, Water, Floor, Energy
  
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