package steam boilers- commercial office building

[S_Kelly]

What would package steam boilers typically be used for in a commercial office building?

I am not sure how large this building is or the specifics, I just know it's a commercial office bldg. at this point.


Thanks

[retired btc]

Typically they could be used for heating, hot water, yrs ago some were used for humidification.

[ammoniadog]

Kind of an odd question. Steam boilers can be used for anything from dry-cleaning to generating electricity. My guess would be that for an office building, the steam is probably used for comfort heating.

There could be steam radiators or fin-tube heat near the windows, there could large air handlers with with steam heating coils in them, there could be steam coils hidden inside of make-up-air ductwork, there could be a steam to hot water converter that sends hot water to a bunch of VAV boxes or other heating devices that are scattered around, or there could be a combination of those things.

It could even be powering an absorption chiller to provide cooling.