Calculating Cooling Loads

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Part 3 in a series of articles on sizing heating and air conditioning equipment

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A few decades ago, residential air conditioning was very rare in colder areas of the U.S., and cooling load calculations were usually unnecessary. These days, however, new U.S. homes routinely include air conditioning equipment, even in Minnesota, so most U.S. builders are faced with the need to calculate cooling loads.

[1]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/Heat gain illustration - IBACOS.jpg (Illustration of heat gain mechanisms in a house)
[2]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/musings/calculating-cooling-loads

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