System Design

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V.T.

System Design

Hi,

I have a 22,000 sq. ft. building which will be a showroom for plumbing fixtures, 10' ceilings, 7,000 sq. ft. in center, with perimeter being office space.

Then there is a warehouse space of 100,000 sq. ft with 25' ceiling which needs heating and A/C.

Can anyone suggest the most efficient design?
Thanks for any replies!

joel_19

The envelope please...

Start with a tight building envelope most traditional metal warehouse type buildings are very leaky .

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Radiant floor

heat may not be the best option for warehoude space. Depends a lot on what they are going to store on the floor. You might consider ceiling radiant like tube type heaters.

But if that warehouse space needs to be cooled also, sounds like forced air might be needed?

Office space can be a trick also for floor radiant floors. Hard to control the temperature in a bunch of small office spaces around a building perimeter. Perhaps floor warming or panel radiators.

Again a ducted FA system may be needed for the cooling? This could be a second stage heat source. Office spaces generally need some air movement to keep them healthy and liveable

I've had mixed luck trying to heat a bunch of small ofice spaces in commercial buildings. Hard to locate the thermostats. You really need to consider zoning every single space due to varying loads. Also different people have different comfort requirements. Computers and lights alone can add a lot of heat to a small office cube.

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