×
INTELLIGENT WORK FORUMS
FOR ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS

Log In

Come Join Us!

Are you an
Engineering professional?
Join Eng-Tips Forums!
  • Talk With Other Members
  • Be Notified Of Responses
    To Your Posts
  • Keyword Search
  • One-Click Access To Your
    Favorite Forums
  • Automated Signatures
    On Your Posts
  • Best Of All, It's Free!
  • Students Click Here

*Eng-Tips's functionality depends on members receiving e-mail. By joining you are opting in to receive e-mail.

Posting Guidelines

Promoting, selling, recruiting, coursework and thesis posting is forbidden.

Students Click Here

Jobs

Office space electrical requirements
2

Office space electrical requirements

Office space electrical requirements

(OP)
Is there a standard for general office space as far as power requirements....something like  X amps per square foot of office space?  Just a general rule of thumb for an office where people just have the normal things like a computer etc..
Same question for light manufacturing...any general rule?

Thanks

RE: Office space electrical requirements

dear ss7stw,
Yes. It is of the order of 22 to 40 watts/sq m depending on the exact nature of office use. You can arrive at the amps from the voltage and an approx power factor of 0.8.
For more details just ask.
best regards,

RE: Office space electrical requirements

(OP)
Thank you sir.

RE: Office space electrical requirements

This is something that may help.

http://www.tpub.com/celec/27.htm

One thing to look for is electric heat ( VAVs in particular ) and indivual loads such as elevators, UPS systems etc.

In general we use:
Lighting 3 va/Ft-Sq
Devices 2 va/Ft-Sq
HVAC 4-5 va/Ft-Sq
Misc 1.2 va/Ft-Sq

OR about 7-10 va/Ft-Sq

YMMV Your millage may vary. Location, usage,lighting fixture type, building insulation,heat source ( gas or electric) and amount of windows are factors to consider.

Red Flag This Post

Please let us know here why this post is inappropriate. Reasons such as off-topic, duplicates, flames, illegal, vulgar, or students posting their homework.

Red Flag Submitted

Thank you for helping keep Eng-Tips Forums free from inappropriate posts.
The Eng-Tips staff will check this out and take appropriate action.

Reply To This Thread

Posting in the Eng-Tips forums is a member-only feature.

Click Here to join Eng-Tips and talk with other members!


Resources