Load Category

Category of internal or external load either directly to energy use (e.g., lighting electric load to electricity consumption and/or demand) or indirectly through a thermal load to interior conditioning (e.g., lighting heat load to space conditioning).

Data Type: 
Constrained List
Category: 
Loads
Unit of Measure: 
None
Sector: 
Commercial, Residential, Multifamily
List Options Option Definition Unit of Measure
List Options Appliance Option Definition Appliance load Unit of Measure None
List Options Conveyance Option Definition Elevators, escalators, etc. Unit of Measure None
List Options Cooking Option Definition Unit of Measure None
List Options Dishwasher Option Definition Unit of Measure None
List Options Domestic hot water Option Definition Unit of Measure None
List Options Electronic equipment Option Definition Equipment such as computers, monitors, copiers, etc. Unit of Measure None
List Options Heat gain Option Definition Heat gain is a measure of the transfer of heat to an interior space either from internal loads or through the fabric of a building from outside, either from conduction, convection, radiation, or any combination of these. Unit of Measure None
List Options Heat loss Option Definition Heat loss is a measure of the transfer of heat through the fabric of a building from inside to the outside, either from conduction, convection, radiation, or any combination of these. Unit of Measure None
List Options Latent Option Definition Latent heat is related to changes in phase between liquids, gases, and solids Unit of Measure None
List Options Laundry Option Definition Unit of Measure None
List Options Lighting Option Definition Unit of Measure None
List Options None Option Definition None Unit of Measure None
List Options Not applicable Option Definition Not applicable Unit of Measure None
List Options Other Option Definition Other Unit of Measure None
List Options People Option Definition Occupants Unit of Measure None
List Options Process Option Definition Industrial process such as air compression Unit of Measure None
List Options Refrigeration Option Definition Unit of Measure None
List Options Sensible Option Definition Sensible heat is related to changes in temperature of a gas or object with no change in phase. Unit of Measure None
List Options Unknown Option Definition Unknown Unit of Measure None
List Options Water feature Option Definition Unit of Measure None
List Options Water treatment Option Definition Unit of Measure None
Term ID: e554b6e8-b2c1-4a66-8fd4-12017b04d550

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