Dear all,
When simulating district cooling for LEED, a virtual plant is required to be added to the proposed building, according to the "Treatment of District or Campus Thermal Energy in LEED V2 and LEED 2009 ? Design & Construction".
The efficiency of the virtual plant is obtained through modeling if the district cooling system is new.
The "Treatment of District or Campus Thermal Energy in LEED V2 and LEED 2009 ? Design & Construction" said, "Apply measured or estimated load profiles as ?process loads? to reflect the estimated total loads on the district energy plant".
My question is:
What is the estimated load? If the district cooling system provides cold to any other buildings that are not in the LEED certificate scope, how can I get the estimated load?

Regards,
Esmi