| Mold, a symptom of excess moisture in hotels, is costly in terms of hotel maintenance, renovation, and loss of revenue when guests reject rooms because of musty smells and discoloration. Recognizing the contribution of moisture from the external environment to hotel mold problems led to the incorporation of psychrometrics and weather data into tables and figures to better demonstrate the relative sensible and latent air-conditioning loads associated with infiltrating or makeup air. The latent load must be dealt with to produce the interior environment least likely to support mold growth. Terms for sensible cooling and latent in-filtration loads were designed, calculated, and plotted against months of the year for three locations in the state of Florida. 7his series of figures provides new insights into the demands for sensible cooling and latent heat removal that can be applied to meet local conditions. Comparisons of other U.S. areas are also included.
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