Heat load and heat demand of buildings

Heating load and heat demands for different building types

The heat demand and the heat load of a building are two of the most important parameters in the design of district energy systems. On this page, you find the heat load and heat demand for a variety of different building types as an example for the location Berlin, Germany. The data should only be used as initial estimates if no other building-specific data is available. Information on the size and nature of the building also plays a role in more accurate estimates of heat demand. In addition, demand data is site-specific: in northern Europe, the heat demand of a school is higher than in southern Europe. In nPro, estimates of heat demand and heating load are stored for all available locations and all building types.