The recently constructed Civic Center relied on a 37-ton DX, vav air conditioning system, which serviced several large meeting rooms, a kitchen, and a small amphitheater.
The system was designed to handle the area under a heavy load of people, lighting, and kitchen use. Many times only one room was in use out of the entire area (usually a small group of people having a meeting). The large condensing unit was able, through unloading, to reduce the system capacity to approximately 12 tons of cooling.