Western Washington University
RFQ
PW830 Heating Conversion/Campus Decarbonization Project
Project: Heating Conversion/Campus Decarbonization Project Western Washington University
SOQ Due Date and Time: Proposer’s SOQ shall be submitted no later than:
3:00 PM (PST), July 15th, 2025
This project will replace WWU’s antiquated gas-fired central steam plant and accompanying distribution system. Feasibility study analysis and budgeting exercises to date have reviewed replacing the current system with several smaller independent nodal plants that are not reliant on GHG combustion. Each potential nodal plant could use a combination of geo-exchange and air-source heat pumps, heat recovery chillers, and air-cooled chillers to provide low-temperature heating and chilled water to the portion of the campus they each respectively serve. Geo-exchange fields could be used to heat and cool buildings while storing thermal energy to increase efficiency. A four-pipe (heating and chilled water supply and return) distribution system extending from each of the nodal plants could supply heating and/or chilled water as required to energy transfer stations located in each building served. This project will also be designed with the flexibility to potentially connect to a regional low carbon district energy system and positioned to capitalize on federal funding through project components being eligible for direct payment at completion of the project from the Inflation Reduction Act clean energy tax credit while also satisfying requirements found in the WA Clean Buildings Act (HB1257 & HB1390) and the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) Section 70A.45.020 which requires the lowering of GHG emissions. Overall, the project will significantly improve WWU’s operations and reduce campus greenhouse gas emissions, reducing Western’s current scope 1 and scope 2 GHG emissions by at least 86% by 2030.
See details at -
https://fdo.wwu.edu/sites/fdo.wwu.edu/files/2025-06/PW830%20RFQ%20for%20website_1.pdf
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