Annual Energy Requirements

To obtain the annual energy requirement, locate the premises in the alphabetical listing below and apply the appropriate factor to the total rated output capacity of the heating equipment.

The factors apply to all types of installation i.e. oil or gas,warm air, make-up air, radiant heaters and all water boilers whether for space heating or hot water supply. Allowance has been made for installation oversizing.

 

Premises Description

 

kW

Factor

Factor

'000Btu

Air Terminals

 

1200

12

Amusement arcades

 

900

9

Art galleries

 

1200

12

Banks

 

900

9

Bars: coffee, milk, snack-, etc.

 

900

9

Boarding houses

 

1200

12

Boot and shoe repair shops

 

900

9

Camps

Holiday

900

9

 

Armed Forces

1700

17

Cafes

 

900

9

Caravan wholesale and retail premises

 

900

9

Churches, chapels

 

900

9

Cinemas

 

1200

12

Clinics

 

1200

12

Clubs

Residential

1700

17

 

Social

900

9

 

Sports

900

9

 

Youth

900

9

Department stores

 

1200

12

Factories

 

1200

12

Furniture

repositories

900

9

Garages

Motor repairs

1200

12

 

Omnibus

1200

12

 

Road haulage

1200

12

 

Vehicle sale

900

9

Government training centres

 

1700

17

Greenhouses, botanical gardens

 

1700

17

Guest houses

 

1200

12

Hairdressers

 

1200

12

Halls

Bingo

1200

12

 

Church

900

9

 

Dance

900

9

Health centres

 

1200

12

Homes

Children's

1700

17

 

Nurses, midwives

1700

17

 

Old persons

2300

23

Hospitals

 

2300

23

Hostels, residential

 

1700

17

Hotels

 

1700

17

Hypermarkets

 

900

9

Libraries

 

1200

12

Motor cycle wholesalers and retailers

 

900

9

Motels

 

1700

17

Museums

 

1200

12

Newsagents/confectioners

 

900

9

Nurseries, day

 

1200

12

Offices

Block

1700

17

 

Meteorological

1700

17

 

Post

1200

12

Orphanages

 

1700

17

Pavilions sports

 

900

9

Photographic studios

 

1200

12

Postal sorting depots

 

1700

17

Public houses

 

900

9

Restaurants

 

900

9

Schools

Boarding

1700

17

 

Dance

1200

12

 

Day only

1200

12

 

Day and evening

1700

17

Shops (all kinds)

 

900

9

Stations

Ambulance

1700

17

 

Bus and coach

1200

12

 

Fire

1700

17

 

Police

1700

17

 

Railway

1200

12

Surgeries

Doctor/dentist

900

9

 

Veterinary

900

9

Supermarkets

 

900

9

Telephone exchanges

 

1700

17

Theatres

 

1200

12

Warehouses (all kinds)

 

1200

12

Wholesale premises (all kinds)

 

1200

12

Zoo buildings

Normal use

1700

17

 

Topical

2300

23