According to ASHRAE, the growing use of plug loads in buildings as well as insufficient data on how much energy they generate present a challenge to engineers in determining how to best cool a ...

Based on the 2020 National Electrical Code. Part 1 of this two-part series taught you how to calculate branch-circuit loads. Now let's review how to perform feeder and service load calculations.

Designing a temporary heating system differs considerably from permanent installations. In early construction stages, you might face a tight roof with walls of sheet plastic, or nearly complete walls ...

This is part 1 in an ongoing series on HVAC load calculations. The folks at SNIPS have asked me to do a basic how-to article about HVAC Manual J load calculation as that is allegedly a big part of my ...

The electrical panel, also known as the service panel, is the control center for all the electrical circuitry in a residence. Today’s panels are bigger than earlier versions. They have to be, because ...