Hi Vladimir, The best ...

Hi Vladimir,

The best approach I have found is to try and group different types of non-household property based on their likely water usage patterns - achieved by understand how each type of property is using their water. So, for instance there will be a group of property types which are characterised by typically domestic-like consumption (hotels). There will be a group dominated by domestic-like consumption during office hours (offices, shopping centres etc.) and there will other more complex categories (manufacturing, industrial uses) and some with 24 hour usage.

Of course, it depends for what purpose you are modelling - it may be as simple as saying 'residential-like profile' and applying a residential profile to some business, 'opening hours' and applying a fixed rate between e.g. 7am and 7pm, and '24 hours' and applying a fixed profile across 24 hours.

Best wishes,

Carmen