HVAC Survey: Visual Guide

Use for reference while filling out the HVAC (heating + cooling) section of the survey

--Please review the following suggested prioritization for completing the HVAC portion of the survey.

Reminder:
The HVAC survey questions need to be answered for each building use section in the building

Prioritization:
1. 2. 3. Building owner, tenant, facilities manager Site visit Permit history or City documents

(e.g. a mixed-use building with a restaurant on the first

floor and apartments on floors 2-3 would have 2 use sections: restaurant + apartments).

Heating Only: A + B

Hot Water or Steam Radiator

Typical location of distribution equipment: in-room

Typical location of supply equipment: boiler room

Steam or hot water boiler room (medium-sized system)

Stand-Up radiator

Baseboard radiator
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Heating Only: C

Radiant heating
Typical location of distribution equipment: in-floor or in-ceiling Typical location of supply equipment: basement

Hot water boiler room (smaller system)

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Heating Only: D

Individual fan units from a central hot water source

Typical Location of equipment: ceiling or wall Typical location of supply equipment: basement

Types of Installation: 1.Vertical 2.Horizontal 3.Ceiling installation 4.Below-window placement

Hot water boiler room (larger system)

Heating Only: E

Ducted central system + heat pump

(Electric-only heat)
Typical Location of equipment: heat pump = exterior of building duct grilles = interior of building (wall, floor or ceiling)

Exterior heat pump (smaller system) Ceiling grille for warmed air distribution Roof-top heat pump (larger system) with air-handler inside building Roof-top packaged system (larger system) with combined heat pump and air handler

Heating Only: F

Ducted central system + combustion furnace

(Non-electric heat)
Typical Location of equipment: Furnace = mechanical room or roof-top Duct grilles = interior of building (wall, floor or ceiling)

Combustion furnace (smaller system)

Wall heat distribution grille Exterior combustion furnace (larger system)

Heating Only: G

Electric space heat

Typical Location of equipment: individual rooms

Plug-in heater In-wall unit

Baseboard

Heating Only: H

Reznor unit

Combustion space heat

Typical Location of equipment: individual rooms

Stacked

Hot water radiators from district energy

Typical Location of equipment: individual rooms

Heating Only: I + J

Steam radiators from district energy

Typical Location of equipment: individual rooms

The radiator will look the same as a non-district energy system

Confirm district energy system (if selected)

Heating + Cooling: A

Ducted central system with heat pump: heating + cooling (Electric-only heating and cooling)
Typical Location of equipment: heat pump = exterior of building duct grilles = interior of building (wall, floor or ceiling)
Ceiling grille for warmed air distribution

Exterior heat pump (smaller system) Roof-top packaged system (larger system) with combined heat pump and air handler

Roof-top heat pump (larger system) with air-handler inside building

Confirm cooling (if selected)

Heating + Cooling: B

Ducted or unducted, zoned air handlers

Typical Location of equipment: Zoned air handlers = individual rooms

Ducted terminal end unit (fan coil)

Types of Installation: 1.Vertical 2.Horizontal 3.Ceiling installation 4.Below-window placement

Unducted terminal end unit (fan coil)

Confirm cooling (if selected)

Heating + Cooling: C

Ducted central system + combustion furnace + exterior a/c

Typical Location of equipment: furnace = basement a/c = exterior
Exterior combustion furnace for heating (larger system)
Refrigerant line connected to furnace from exterior a/c unit

Confirm cooling + non-electric heat (if selected)

Interior combustion furnace for heating

Exterior a/c unit

Exterior roof-top heat pump (larger system) a/c only

Ducted central system + combustion furnace + cooling tower/chiller

Heating + Cooling: D

Exterior combustion furnace for heating (larger system)

Cold water connected to furnace from exterior cooling tower/chiller

Confirm cooling plus non-electric heat (if selected)

Roof-top gas furnace with integrated chiller

Interior combustion furnace for heating (smaller system)

Typical Location of equipment: furnace = basement or roof-top chiller tower/plant = rooftop & exterior

Cooling tower for chilled water

Heating + Cooling: E

Individual through-wall electric heat pump

Typical Location of equipment: individual rooms

Confirm cooling (if selected)

Heating + Cooling: F

Individual fan units in occupied space + exterior heat exchange

Typical Location of equipment: fan unit = interior heat exchanger = exterior

Exterior heat exchanger

Interior fan unit

Confirm cooling (if selected)