CHAPTER 1

Introduction
Having a good ventilation and air conditioning system in buildings, offices and
other infrastructures is very helpful to us human being especially to those who live in
tropical countries like Philippines. Installing heating ventilating and air conditioning system
is recommended because it creates a climate that allows for maximum comfort by
compensating for changing climatic conditions. This kind of ventilation will help us human
being to perform better with clean air and a healthy indoor climate. Heating, Ventilating,
and Air Conditioning (HVAC) equipment perform heating and/or cooling for residential,
commercial or industrial buildings. The HVAC system may also be responsible for
providing fresh outdoor air to dilute interior airborne contaminants such as odors from
occupants, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from interior furnishings,
chemicals used for cleaning, etc. A properly designed system will provide a comfortable
indoor environment year round when properly maintained.

Ventilation refers to the process of exchanging or replacing of the air in any space
to provide a high indoor air quality which involves temperature control, oxygen
replenishment, and removal of moisture, odors, smoke, heat, dust, airborne bacteria,
carbon dioxide, and other gases. Removing of this pollutants around the building will help
the occupants to breathe properly without worrying. Ventilation has three basic strategies
which are the natural ventilation, spot ventilation and full-house ventilation. In todays
infrastructures, full house is widely used because this system use one or more fans and
duct system to exhaust stale air and supply fresh air to the infrastructure, though the
system is expensive it is very helpful to make us comfortable in the environment.

Air conditioning is a process where heat is remove in a confined space and placed
it with cool air and it is the one who controls the condition to maintain the health and
comfort of the occupants within the space. The system can be classified into four type
which are the split type, window type, package type and centralized type air conditioning.
Centralized type air conditioning is the commonly used type nowadays especially in large
establishments so that it can manage to support the comfort and health of the occupants
of the establishment.

The researchers aims to evaluate the existing air conditioning system and propose
an air supply system to an existing establishment to provide a good and proper air
ventilation and cool air flow throughout the building. The design will also include
computations of cooling loads and proper design of the air supply
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ESTABLISHMENT TO BE AIR CONDITIONED

The establishment to be air conditioned is a company building that is responsible
in manufacturing sensors. The building is located at Makiling Drive, Calamba City,
Laguna. The building is consist of 2 floors, but because of large floor area of each floor
we choose the ground floor area having a floor area of 3854.79 m.

The ground floor area of the building is subdivided into different zones. The first
zone of the ground floor area consists of office area where the employees of the company
is working and a clinic where sick employees is given a medication. The second zone of
the ground floor area consists of security, locker room, ante room and non-employee
room. The third zone of the ground floor area of the building consists of production area
of the company is placed and some rooms for the workers of the company. The fourth
zone of the ground floor area consists of areas where the packaging, receiving and a
warehouse is placed and a utility room and long term hold room is placed.

1.1. FLOOR PLAN