Heating load

heating load

[′hēd·iŋ ‚lōd] (civil engineering) The quantity of heat per unit time that must be provided to maintain the temperature in a building at a given level.

Heating load

Rate at which heat must be added to a space to maintain a desired temperature.

heat load, heating load

The total heat per unit time that must be supplied in order to maintain a specified temperature in any space, building, or group of buildings.