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matthew strong LEEDuser Basic Member 33 thumbs up September 22, 2011- 6:04 pm I see that the comment that I've posted here has gotten no responses. We would just like to know if anyone has modeled a system like this and, if so, do you think we have to model this as a district energy system since we are using the return side of the loop? Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks. Log in or register to post comments Gerard Hazel Owner Sustainable Systems LLC LEEDuser Basic Member 14 thumbs up September 27, 2011- 8:13 am Matthew, You might want to try posting this in the energy modeling forums...