Description
Space-conditioning systems for residential use vary with both local and application factors. Local factors include energy source availability (present and projected) and price; climate; socioeconomic circumstances; and availability of installation and maintenance skills. Application factors include housing type, construction characteristics, and building codes. As a result, many different systems are selected to provide combinations of heating, cooling, humidification, dehumidification, ventilation, and air filtering. This chapter emphasizes the more common systems for space conditioning of both single-family (i.e., traditional site-built and modular or manufactured homes) and multifamily residences. Low-rise multi-family buildings generally follow single-family practice because constraints favor compact designs; HVAC systems in high-rise apartment, condominium, and dormitory buildings are often of commercial types similar to those used in hotels. Retrofit and remodeling construction also adopt the same systems as those for new construction, but site-specific circumstances may call for unique designs.
Systems
Equipment Sizing
Single-Family Residences
Multifamily Residences
Manufactured Homes
ISBN: 978-1-936504-94-7 (for SI versions of chapters)
ISSN: 1078-6082 (for SI versions of chapters)
Citation: 2015 ASHRAE Handbook — HVAC Applications: Chapter 1, Residences (SI)
Product Details
- Published:
- 2015
- ISBN(s):
- 9781936504947
- Number of Pages:
- 9
- Units of Measure:
- SI
- File Size:
- 1 file , 790 KB
- Product Code(s):
- D-A012015SI
