Air-conditioning Systems

(Preliminary Planning Design Method)

Air-conditioning Standards
 The temperature and humidity of the air to be used for comfortable cooling shall be maintained
at 20 – 24 degrees Celsius (68-74 degree Fahrenheit) effective temperature at an air movement
of 4.57 to 7.60 mpm within the living zone

Mechanical Equipment Room (MER) Design Requirement

(Centralized Mechanical Equipment Rooms)

Table 1: Spatial Requirements for Mechanical Equipment

Equipment Type Floor Area Requirement1 Required Height2 (m)
(Percentage)
Centralized Mechanical 1.5 – 4 2.75 – 5.5
Equipment Room – Refrigeration
Machine, Cooling / Heating Unit,
and Pumps
Air-handling Unit Room
All-Air 2.0 – 4.0 2.75 – 5.5
Air-Water 0.5 – 1.5 2.75 – 5.5
All-Water 14
Cooling Tower 0.25 2.13 – 4.93
Packaged (Rooftop) 1 1.52 – 3.03
Split Units 1.0 – 3.0 2.44 – 2.74
1
The required floor area is a percentage of the gross building area served (parking is excluded). Use the upper end range for
small buildings and large buildings with a great deal of mechanical equipement requirements such as hospitals and laboratories
2
Use the lower end of the range in ceiling height for smaller buildings
3
Since cooling towers and package units are usually not roofed areas over their entire height, values given in the table are
actual heights of these equipment, not ceiling heights
4
The area refers to fan coil units.
Table 2: Cross Sectional Area of Ducts (Horizontal or Vertical)
System Cross sectional Duct Area per 1000 sq. ft. of
Conditioned Space (sq.ft.)
All-Air 1–2
Air-Water 0.3 – 0.8
Table 3: Cooling Capacities
(Single or Split, Packaged Type Air-conditioning Unit)
Room size (m2) Cooling Cap (KJ/hr) Ton of Refrigeration Approx. hp rating
10 – 13 5,275 – 6,700 0.42 – 0.532 0.50
14 – 16 7,385 – 8440 0.59 – 0.67 0.75
17 – 20 9,495 – 10,550 0.76 – 0.84 1.0
21 – 25 12,660 – 13,290 1.0 – 1.055 1.5
Up to 40 18,9990 – 20,045 1.5 – 1.59 2.0