Thermal Loads

Tyvek offers building designers a range of effective strategies for controlling thermal and air infiltration loads within a building's envelope. This lesson provides a background for understanding how system designers quantify those loads inside the building.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this lesson, you will be able to:

• Describe the basic process of energy transfer
• Identify the energy performance standards required by code for commercial buildings
• Identify four primary envelope loads
• Explain why HVAC systems must be sized to meet specific energy loads
• Identify the variables system designers account for in an energy load analysis
• Describe the basic types of moisture loads on a commercial building
• Explain the importance of controlled ventilation

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