Projects – Central Plants: Heating and/or Chilled Water

Michael D. Haughey, P.E., CEM, HBDP, LEED AP, Principal:

 

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Temple Complex Expansion, New Central Plant, Salt Lake City, Utah

Cost analysis, systems alternatives study, and chiller design for a 19,000 sf, 7,500 ton design output, central plant using 4,800 tons of chiller capacity and 6,846 tons of future ice storage capacity to serve the new Assembly Hall and existing and future buildings

Lucille Erwin Middle School Chilled Water Plant, Loveland, Colorado – chilled water/ice thermal storage system

Design of an ice thermal storage chilled water system serving a large middle school (honors (3rd place) society (international) ASHRAE award, 2003 for New Institutional Buildings category).  The design is a unique “flexible pumping” and valve system that uses only the necessary pumping energy for the task at hand.  The system monitors building kW and has the ability to modulate the chilled water and ice system components to avoid setting monthly utility kW peaks.  The system monitors remaining ice and uses that in calculations that save ice for the end of the day.

Denver Art Museum Chiller Upgrade, Colorado

Study and design to add two 600-ton chillers

Fitzsimons Redevelopment, Steam and Chilled Water Study, Aurora, Colo­rado

Life cycle study of steam plant, chilled water plant, and distribution alternatives for redevelopment of the Army Medical Center including 5,000,000 sf of relocated and new University of Colorado Health Sciences Center facilities

Great West Life Building Chiller Plant Expansion, Englewood, Colo­rado

Redesign to expand plant from 1,200 tons to 2,400 tons to accom­mo­date 248,000 sf building addition and to provide backup capacity

IBM Corporation, Building 011 Chiller, Boulder, Colorado

2,000-ton chiller addition to main central plant serving 2.5-million sf industrial site

IBM Corporation, Shared Host Facility Chiller Plant, Boulder, Colorado

Design for a 5,000-ton plant with 32,000 gallons of chilled-water storage for a 295,000 gsf computer center, including coordination of control and fire pro­tec­tion sys­tems

Lowry Air Force Base, Steam Distribution and Central Boiler Plant Master Plan, Aurora, Colorado

Energy study, field survey, and preparation of steam dis­tribution record drawings

National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration Building Energy Upgrades, Colorado

Mechanical consulting services for energy improve­ments for the new NOAA building (evaluation of chiller and cooling tower alternatives as well as addenda documents for a high-efficiency chiller; control sequence to accommodate VAV box temperature offset during unoccu­pied periods) as part of Public Service Company of Colorado EPACT program

Plaza Tower Energy Study, Denver, Colorado

Energy study and follow-on design for hybrid heating retrofit, addition of absorption chillers, hydronic economizer, and gas radiant parking entrance snow melt for downtown high-rise building

University of Denver, Campus Energy Audit, Colorado

Review of utility systems serving buildings on two campuses with design recommendations

Air Force Academy Hospital

Master plan update

Colorado School of Mines

Master plan for mechanical, life safety, and tunnel piping

Buckley Air National Guard Base

Master plan, mechanical systems including central steam plant