July 12, 2013: Design Guide Published on District Cooling Systems
District Cooling Commonly Used for Large Building Complexes
ATLANTA — A newly published book from ASHRAE provides design guidance for all major aspects of district cooling systems. District Cooling Guide includes guidance on central chiller plants, chilled-water distribution systems, and consumer interconnection.
District cooling systems are commonly used to serve applications like cities, educational campuses, major medical facilities, and other large building complexes. When properly planned and executed, these systems can offer many environmental, efficiency, and economic advantages over other means of supplying heating and cooling services, according to Gary Phetteplace, lead author of the guide, which was overseen by ASHRAE’s technical committee on district energy.