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Sources of Summer Heat Gain in Commercial Buildings
To improve a building’s overall cooling efficiency, it is helpful to understand what sources of heat gain create the greatest cooling load on the air conditioning system. By reducing those loads, air conditioning energy costs can be lowered and comfort often can be improved. The following chart shows the sources of heat gain for a commercial office building in the Phoenix area.