Cooling Heating Type

Type of cooling or heating system

Data Type:

Constrained List

Category:

Unit of Measure:

None

List Options	Option Definition	Unit of Measure
Absorption chiller		None
District chilled water		None
Fireplace		None
Heating stove		None
No cooling		None
No heating		None
None		None
Not applicable		None
Other		None
Unknown		None
Vapor compression chiller		None
District heating	A centrally located plant that is used for heating. Use "Cooling Heating Medium" to further categorize as hot water or steam, if desired.	None
District steam to hot water HX	A centrally located plant that is used to generate steam that is then moved through a heat exchanger to create hot water for heating.	None
Evaporative cooler	A cooler that cools indoor air by moisture evaporation, thereby lowering its dry-bulb temperature and raising its wet-bulb temperature, all at a constant energy (adiabatic) level	None
Packaged terminal air conditioner	A packaged terminal air conditioner, or PTAC, is a self-contained air conditioning system commonly found in hotels, motels, senior housing facilities, hospitals, condominiums, apartment buildings, add-on rooms and sunrooms.	None
Packaged terminal heat pump	A Packaged terminal heat pump, or PTHP, is a factory-packaged refrigerant-based heat pump with no air distribution system other than a built-in fan.	None
Packaged unitary direct expansion RTU	A unit that includes all the components- evaporative coil, compressor, expansion valve, condenser coil, and fans that's installed outside and the supply air is ducted inside. A separate heating source- electric or gas pack- is added if needed	None
Solar thermal	Air or water heated using solar collectors	None
Built in heater	Built-in heater is a category intended to represent wall or floor mounted units that generate and deliver heat to a local zone such as wall-mounted electric heating panels.	None
Single package vertical air conditioner	Compact through-the-wall packaged system capable of providing total heating and cooling functions for a single zone or multiple rooms, designed with sufficient air-handling capacity for ducted installations.	None
Single packaged vertical heat pump	Compact through-the-wall packaged system capable of providing total heating and cooling functions for a single zone or multiple rooms, designed with sufficient air-handling capacity for ducted installations.	None
Packaged unitary heat pump	Factory-packaged refrigerant-based heat pump with an air distribution system and a reversing valve to alter the flow of refrigerant based on the need.	None
Chiller	Generic chiller	None
Heat pump	Generic heat pump	None
Individual space heater	Individual space heater is a category intended to represent a free-standing or self-contained unit that generates and delivers heat within a local zone. These heaters are characterized by a lack of pipes or ductwork for distributing hot water, steam, or warm air through a building. These heaters are portable and would include electric radiant or quartz heaters, heating panels, gas- or kerosene-fired or electric unit heaters, and infrared radiant heaters.	None
Furnace warm air	Packaged assembly of components that includes a heating source, a fan and an air filter, that relies on convection for heating delivery	None
Furnace	Packaged assembly of components that includes a heating source, a fan and an air filter, that relies on convection for heating delivery. Use "Cooling Heating Medium" to specify air if desired.	None
Split DX air conditioner	Split direct expansion	None
Variable refrigerant flow	System using refrigerant as the cooling and heating medium, conditioned by a single outdoor condensing unit, and circulated within the building to multiple fan-coil units. The system supports variable motor speed and thus variable refrigerant flow rather than simply on/off operation.	None
Boiler	Use "Cooling Heating Medium" to further categorize the boiler as hot water or steam, if desired.	None

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