Plan for Systems or Pay for It Later

Chris and Phil get into the mechanical room, the space every green architect underestimates and every installer wishes was bigger. They talk through what actually ends up in there, from heat pump water heaters and ducted systems to ERVs, dehumidifiers, batteries, solar inverters, and the server room your client forgot to mention until week three of construction. Along the way they cover sizing rules of thumb, the new refrigerant space requirements that will catch a lot of people off guard, why maintenance access needs to be designed in from the start, and how to think about distribution before the structure makes it impossible. It is a practical one for architects and designers who want to stop guessing and start planning.