A method to determine heating power and heat up time for intermittent heating of churches

Intermittent heating, common in churches, requires higher heating power than steady state heating. With respect to energy use and preservation aspects, the heat up time should be short. Systems for intermittent heating are often designed using rule of thumb estimates or inadequate steady state calculations. This paper presents a method to relate heating power and heat up time for a specific building where thermal characteristics of a building are determined using a step response test.