Ambient loop / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

Diagram showing the flow of heat and cooling in a modern district energy system.
Heating and cooling

What is District Energy and How Does it Work?

...ambient loop or uninsulated network. This is the ultimate evolution, using a local water loop that is close to the ground temperature (41-77°F (5-25°C)). Buildings connected to this loop use individual high-efficiency heat pumps to extract or reject heat from the ambient loop as needed. A building needing cooling in th...