Practical HVAC System Design Examples for Engineers and Technicians is a hands-on design handbook that walks through complete, worked HVAC design examples for real building types — offices, retail, single-family and multi-family residential, warehouses and light industrial, and healthcare facilities. Rather than restating theory, each chapter follows a practicing engineer through the entire design process for a specific project, applying the codes and standards used on the job every day: ASHRAE 62.1, 90.1, 170, 15, 34, and 55; ACCA Manual J, S, and D; and the IMC and IECC. You see the actual calculations — psychrometrics, cooling and heating loads, ventilation rates, equipment selection, ductwork and piping sizing, fan and pump static pressure, and energy performance — shown in full so you can replicate the methodology on your own projects. Inside you will find: • Step-by-step load calculations using the ASHRAE CLTD/CLF method and ACCA Manual J • Complete system-selection logic for VRF + DOAS, AHU + VAV, chilled water, packaged RTU, unit heater, and fan-coil systems • Worked ventilation calculations under ASHRAE 62.1 and 62.2 • Building automation, BACnet, PID loops, and control sequences • Testing, adjusting, and balancing (TAB) and the ASHRAE Guideline 0 commissioning process • The A2L refrigerant transition under the AIM Act, with ASHRAE 15 and 34 safety requirements • Documentation, drawing sets, equipment schedules, and Division 23 specifications • Reference appendices: climate design data, ventilation-rate tables, equipment and functional-test checklists, and a full glossary Written for engineering students, HVAC technicians, and early-career mechanical engineers who want to move from theory to confident, code-compliant design — and a fast field reference for experienced engineers checking a method or an unfamiliar building type. Important: The design examples are simplified illustrations of methodology. Every real HVAC system must be developed, stamped, and sealed by a licensed professional engineer for the specific project and jurisdiction.
