COOLING CHECK FIGURES

Cooling Lights/Equip. People

Building Type (sq ft/ton) (Watts/sq ft)1 (sq ft/person) Ventilation2
Apartments
Rental Suites 450 1.0 600 0.35 air changes per hour, but not
Hallways 550 2.0 - less than 15 cfm/person
Auditoriums/Assembly 250 (20 seats/ton) 2.0 15 15 cfm/person
Bakeries3 225 6.01 80 20 cfm/person
Banks 230 4.01 30 15 cfm/person
Barber Shops 250 3.51 45 15 cfm/person
Bars/Taverns/Pubs 100 1.0 20 30 cfm/person
Bathrooms (public)
with Blow Driers2 200 8.01 50 50 cfm/water closet
with Towel Dry 400 2.0 50 50 cfm/water closet
Beauty Shops 180 5.01 45 25 cfm/person
Bowling Alleys 250 (1.5 tons/alley) 2.5 40 25 cfm/person
Clothing Shops (retail) 280 2.0 50 .30 cfm/sq ft
Computer Rooms 80 6.01 - 15 cfm/person
Department Stores
Main Floors 300 2.0 35 0.30 cfm/sq ft
Upper Floors 380 2.0 50 0.20 cfm/sq ft
Doctor's Office
Waiting Rooms 330 2.0 30 15 cfm/person
Examination Rooms 380 2.0 50 15 cfm/person
Drug Stores 250 3.01 50 15 cfm/person
Educational
Classrooms 280 2.0 20 15 cfm/person
Hallways 350 2.0 - 0.10 cfm/sq ft
Factories
Light Manufacturing 240 3.01 100 15 cfm/person
Medium Manufacturing 150 10.01 200 15 cfm/person
Heavy Manufacturing 80 45.01 300 15 cfm/person
Florists 250 3.01 125 15 cfm/person
Gambling Casinos4 100 15.01 25 30 cfm/person
Gift Shops 300 2.0 50 15 cfm/person
Grocery Stores 350 2.0 125 15 cfm/person
Hospital/Nursing
Patient Rooms 300 1.5 100 25 cfm/person
Hallways 400 2.0 - 0.05 cfm/sq ft
Exam/Procedure Rooms 300 3.01 50 15 cfm/person
Waiting Rooms 330 2.01 30 15 cfm/person
Hotel, Motel, Dorm
Guest Rooms 500 1.0 150 30/room
Hallways 560 2.0 - 0.05 cfm/sq ft
Lobby/Public 220 2.0 30 15 cfm/person
Offices
One-Story 350 3.01 150 20 cfm/person
Mid-Rise 400 3.01 150 20 cfm/person
High-Rise 450 3.01 150 20 cfm/person
Reception 350 2.0 50 15 cfm/person
Post Offices 280 2.0 30 15 cfm/person
Residences
15% Glass5 7006 1.51 400 0.35 air changes
25% Glass5 5506 1.51 400 not<15 cfm/person
Restaurants
Kitchen 180 12.01 100 15 cfm/person
Fast Food Service, Dining 150 3.251 30 20 cfm/person
Formal Dining 250 3.251 30 20 cfm/person
Shoes Stores 300 2.0 50 15 cfm/person
Smoking Lounges 100 1.0 20 60 cfm/person

NOTES: There is no substitute for an accurate load analysis of a building, but these figures will help you to get a ballpark idea of the occupancy,
lighting, ventilation and cooling requirements of a building in a timely manner. All figures assume the outdoor air ventilation rates shown.
1
Where indicated, the lighting load includes other equipment such as driers, stoves, computers, etc.
2
Ventilation rates are based on ASHRAE Standard 62-1999.
3
Bakery figures assume that half of the floor space is dedicated to the kitchen and half to seating/serving/display area.
4
The figures for the casino include some are allocated for a modest restaurant and for public bathrooms.
5
In residences, the percent shown is the ratio of glass square footage to total outside wall square footage, expressed as a percent.
A typical standard is 15%. A custom-built standard is 25%.
6
Do not count unexposed, below-grade areas. They have no cooling load.