You can specify space styles for the different room types in the building plan. For example, when designing an HVAC system for a manufacturing facility, you can create space styles for offices, manufacturing areas, and warehouse areas.
Regarding load calculations, defining a classification for space style is essential. This action sets the occupant density and outside air flow requirements automatically. These values are included in the software, and are based on the appropriate mechanical standard or code. For more information, see Viewing Classification Settings.
If multiple rooms use the same density of lighting and equipment, you can add property sets to the style that enable you to specify lighting and equipment loads per area. This action alleviates the need to manually enter lighting and equipment loads for each individual space. If you need to change the lighting and equipment load for a space, you can override these values using the Properties palette.
You can also specify the display properties for the space—such as visibility, layer, color, and linetype—and you can specify a hatching pattern to enhance the visibility of spaces in the floor plan.