richard Ward's Articles http://www.a1articles.com en-us editorial@a1articles.com Calculating your air conditioning requirements Heat Load The amount of heat generated is known as the heat gain or heat load. Heat is measured in either British Thermal Units (BTU) or Kilowatts (KW). 1KW is equivalent to 3412BTUs. The heat load d... http://www.a1articles.com/article_29625_47.html 16th February 2006