Table 10 Sensible and Latent Gains from People

Sensible (S) and latent (L) heat emissions (in Watts) from an adult human male with a body surface area of 2m². Further information on people gains can be found in Section 1.4 of CIBSE Guide A.

Degree of Activity	20°C		22°C

	Sensible	Latent	Sensible	Latent


Seated at rest	90	25	80	35
Light work	100	40	90	50
Walking slowly	110	50	100	60
Light bench work	130	105	115	120
Medium work	140	125	125	140
Heavy work	190	250	165	275

Sensible and latent gains from machinery etc. can be found in Section 6 of CIBSE Guide A.