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This Guide & Workbook is intended to give the reader a basic understanding of the commercial HVAC design process, including how seemingly different elements interact, and how to combine the basic design steps to complete the required calculations. Maria’s Restaurant is a case study designed to provide an example of the approach needed to succeed in developing commercial designs.

This Guide & Workbook is intended to give the reader a basic understanding of the commercial HVAC design process, including how seemingly different elements interact, and how to combine the basic design steps to complete the required calculations.

Maria’s Restaurant is a case study designed to provide an example of the approach needed to succeed in developing commercial designs. A restaurant design was selected for the guide and workbook because restaurants represent a more complicated subset of commercial load calculations for small buildings. Once you understand a restaurant design, you are well-positioned to apply the basic design requirements to less complicated retail spaces—such as beauty parlors, pet shops, and dry goods stores—as well as office areas. Whether you are a HVACR contractor preparing a proposal, or a code official reviewing a permit application, you need to understand the basic process covered in this Guide & Workbook.

Maria’s Restaurant provides a design sequence for:

• 1. Calculating the heating and cooling requirements for a typical storefront restaurant.

• 2. Selecting the heating and air conditioning equipment needed to meet those requirements.

• 3. Designing a duct system to deliver the correct amount of conditioned air.

• 4. Developing the building pressurization plan, and an airflow plan for comfort and energy savings.

• 5. Choosing the correct grilles and registers for optimal mixing of conditioned air for maximum comfort.

Maria’s Restaurant also covers some common pitfalls designers encounter when integrating the design and equipment selection processes. The text provides an overview of the process intended for general audiences. Appendices provide the process details for those who want to dig deeper into the design and equipment selection process.