remote heat generation
Heat is supplied by an external heating plant, and delivered in the form of a heat conductor such as water.
Remote heat generation indicates that heat is not generated on the building's site, but is supplied to the building from a generating plant elsewhere and delivered through a special network, usually in the form of hot water pipes. This heating type is especially common on university and hospital campuses.
The heat is generated at another site and delivered through a dedicated network. Hot-water pipes are common, while the external location of generation is the essential distinction.
A campus is one common setting rather than a required ownership or location arrangement. The heat-distribution facilities route the supply toward the receiving buildings.