District Energy

4th Quarter 1994 | Volume 80 Number 2

On the Cover

With Boston and the Charles River in the background, the Medical Area Total Energy Plant (MATEP), seen in foreground, currently serves district heating and cooling and electricity to 8 million square feet of space in the Longwood Medical Area in Boston.

The Medical Area Total Energy Plant: Critical Service for Critical Care (p14)

Donald S. Yeaple, Vice President and General Manager, Cogeneration Management Company, Inc.

The Medical Area Total Energy Plant (MATEP) currently serves district heating and cooling and electricity to 8 million square feet of medical center and related office space in the Longwood Medical Area in Boston. By the year 2000, approximately I .5 minion square feet of research and clinical space will have been added.

GSA: A Public Developer Trying to Reinvent Real Estate Process (p5)

Kent Gregory, Vice President of National Accounts, Opus Corporation. Reprinted with permission City Business, Minneapolis, Minn.

With 270 million square feet of space nationwide, the General Services Administration is a significant player in the real estate market. The GSA acquires properties, provides day-to-day operations of properties and is responsible for their disposal. Operations often may include decisions regarding heating and cooling systems and their connection to district energy systems.

Thermal Ventures Pursues Growth Plans in San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Youngstown (p10)

Industry veteran Carl E. Avers and partner Lewis Mahoney founded Thermal Ventures Inc. in 1990. Since then, the company has acquired three systems, positioning them for rigorous growth. The company's priorities include improving thermal efficiencies, adding district cooling service where it doesn't currently exist, operating with an entrepreneurial style and emphasizing strong customer communication programs

District Heating and Massachusetts General Hospital - A Tale of Two Cities (p23)

A. Seth, Massachusetts General Hospital

Massachusetts General Hospital is one of the world's premier institutions for teaching, research and patient care. Founded nearly 179 years ago, it has grown to approximately 2.5 million square feet on its main campus, all of which is served with steam district heating. This article tells how the hospital decided to switch district heating providers in 1986 and performed the interconnection.

Vancouver, B.C. Industrial/Railway Lands Gain New Life (p27)

John S. Sames, President and General Manager, Central Heat Distribution Limited

As host of Expo 86, Vancouver, British Columbia, developed a mix of structures on a 204-acre site in downtown Vancouver. Although many were dismantled, some were retained, priming the space for future development. Developed by Concord Pacific Development, the site will include 9 million square feet of residential space and 3 million square feet of retail/commercial space and be served by Central Heat.

Award Brings Across-the-Board Recognition (p30)

1995 win mark IDEA'S third annual System of the Year Award competition. Past winners Energy Systems Company and District Energy St. Paul Inc. share their insight on award entry.

Cellular Glass Insulation Solves Problems at University Campus (p34)

Jeff A. Krakoff

In 1987, 6,000 lineal feet of 12-inch steam supply line and 6-inch diameter condensate return line were replaced at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. The original asbestos-based section had been installed in the 1960s. To eliminate future problems, new pipe was placed in a concrete vault and Pittsburgh Corning cellular glass insulation was installed around the pipelines.