Containers offer a shipping method for small businesses that reduces theft, keeps the shipping load traveling together as a unit, and minimizes the likelihood of losing part of the cargo when shipped ...

Last month, we looked at how to calculate various lighting loads. This month, we'll look at how to calculate receptacle and appliance loads. Let's tackle receptacle loads first. Receptacle loads. A ...

You don't need to be an electrician to know the capacity of your home's electrical load. Brush up on some basic knowledge about fuse boxes and service panels that will help you use energy safely and ...

Based on the 2020 National Electrical Code. Article 220 of the 2020 National Electrical Code (NEC) contains the requirements for calculating demand loads for branch circuits, feeders, and services.

This is part 1 in an ongoing series on HVAC load calculations. The folks at SNIPS have asked me to do a basic how-to article about HVAC Manual J load calculation as that is allegedly a big part of my ...

Evaluating any given load’s value, it’s crucial not only to consider costs incurred to haul the freight on a per-mile basis, but also in relation to time. Fixed costs like insurance, the truck payment ...

Learn to design geoexchange systems. Attendees will learn about the design process, energy loads and requirements, how to calculate loads, how to select mechanical systems, ground heat exchanger ...

Here at Consumer Reports, we take dishwasher loading pretty seriously. For our performance tests, we load each dishwasher with 10 place settings of white ceramic dishes with baked-on food, then run it ...

The Wind Load Shear Wall Calculator is a shear wall design calculator for the iPhone or iPod Touch. It is a tool for engineers, architects, and builders, as well as students to design shear walls to ...

Almost sounds like something you could look up in a copy of Machinery's Handbook. I seem to remember dimensional lumber numbers being listed, along with typical loads they could handle. Either that or ...