An office located in the last floor of a building, you are responsible for estimating the cooling

and heating loads to select the appropriate split air-handling units according to the following
data and the architectural plan shown:

• Location: Cairo, Egypt

• Outdoor Conditions: 40 °C @ Summer
• inside Conditions: 25 °C @ Summer
• Working Hours: From 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM (Launch Break from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM)
• Ceiling Height: 2.8 m
• Building Weight: 342kg/m2
• Overhead Lighting Wattage: 40 W/m2, Recessed Vented (Half Load at Launch Break)
• Occupancy: 30 People
• Activity Type: Sedentary Work
• Electrical Equipment:

Type Number Heat gain per each (Watt)

Computer 20 80

Monitor 20 75

Laser Printer 5 160

Fax Machine 1 20

Coffee Maker 2 1500

Water Cooler 2 350

• interior Wall: (U = 1.409 W/m2.K)

• Exterior Wall: 10 mm Plaster + 100 mm Brick (U = 1.917 W/m 2.K) and surface color:
medium

• Windows: 1.5 m Height x 3.0 m Width Single Glazed, 3 mm Clear Glass (U = 6.302 W/m 2.K)
• Doors: 1 m Width x 2.1 m Height (U = 1.703 W/m2.K)
• Roof: Built-up Roof + RSI-1.2 Bd + 102 mm HW Concrete (U = 0.569 W/m2.K)
• Infiltration: 2.5 ACH (All Hours)

Temperature in adjacent spaces is 8 0C below outside ambient temperature .