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USACE / NAVFAC / AFCESA
UFGS-15768N (September 1999)
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Preparing Activity: NAVFAC
Replacing without revision
NFGS of same number and date
UNIFIED FACILITIES GUIDE SPECIFICATIONS
References are in agreement with UMRL dated 23 June 2005
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SECTION 15768N
ELECTRIC SPACE HEATING EQUIPMENT
09/99
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NOTE: This guide specification covers the
requirements for electric space heating equipment
for construction projects.
Comments and suggestions on this guide specification
are welcome and should be directed to the technical
proponent of the specification. A listing of
technical proponents, including their organization
designation and telephone number, is on the Internet.
Recommended changes to a UFGS should be submitted as
a Criteria Change Request (CCR).
Use of electronic communication is encouraged.
Brackets are used in the text to indicate designer
choices or locations where text must be supplied by
the designer.
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NOTE: Include a schedule of heaters on the
drawings. Information, as indicated in Appendix A,
should be included in the schedules. The following
generic terms should be used in the specifications
and drawings to ensure consistent terminology.
1. Unit heater. A self-contained heating unit,
usually suspended from ceiling or structure, with
fan and heating elements. Electric unit heaters are
also specified in Section 15760N TERMINAL HEATING
AND COOLING UNITS. If that section is included in
the specifications, do not include electric unit
heaters in this section.
2. Cabinet heater. A unit consisting of a heating
element and a fan, in an enclosure designed for
recessed or surface mounting, to provide circulation
of heated air for general heating. Cabinet heaters
are generally fan-coil units without cooling
provisions. Fan coil units are specified in Section
SECTION 15768N
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