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Evaluation of Campus Steam to Hot Water Conversion

Summary PSU's goal was to determine the energy, maintenance, and resulting carbon emission savings from converting the existing steam distribution system to a hot water distribution system. A study was conducted based on the existing campus heating distribution system condition consisting of...

6D.2_Pristash_Wickersham.pdf

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Resilient Redundant Control Systems Bridging Multiple Plants

Summary As part of a larger commissioning effort at CU Boulder’s East Plant and West Plant, AEI helped identify discrepancies between the control system installation, design drawings, and specifications. The control system installations for equipment and balance of plant controls are critical...

4E.4_Flock_Birosak.pdf

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Decarbonized District Energy Network for New Stanford Campus

Summary An energy masterplan determined the lowest life cycle cost to be an electrified district energy system with combined heating and cooling, 110F LTHW, and dual-temperature energy storage. The presentation will explain the energy model, operation of the system, and how this can be applied...

2A.2_Moyer_Lau-Seim_Bove.pdf

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Converting The University of Virginia District Steam and MTHW to a LTHW Heat Recovery System

Summary An existing 230F MTHW distribution from the central steam plant to the academic grounds will be converted to a 170F LTHW network with heat recovery and a hot water boiler, significantly lessening the demand for steam from existing boilers that burn fossil fuels. Buildings fed from...

3D.2_Moyer_Zmick.pdf

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Thermal Energy Storage System Installation & Optimization at The National Institutes of Health

Summary A new 8 million gallon above-ground stratified thermal energy storage system (TESS) is now operating to shift the chiller dispatch at the 60,000 ton capacity central plant. The presentation will provide an overview of TES technology, applications, materials, construction, and operation...

2C.2_Cesarz_Moyer_Asano.pdf

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Achieving Zero Net Energy with 57°F CHW and On-Site Energy Generation

Summary Affiliated Engineers, Inc. (AEI) is designing a new 386,000 square foot facility for the California Air Resources Board (CARB) in Riverside, CA. The building will house engine and chassis test cells, chemistry labs, and multiple floors of offices. Delivered under a design-build,...

2B.2_Friedman_Roberts.pdf

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Cogeneration Channel: CHP saves the University of Texas Medical Branch from Hurricane Harvey

Cogeneration Channel: Interview Bryan Bagley - Project Manager, Affiliated Engineers In 2008, Hurricane Ike crippled the University of Texas Medical Branch, the free health care center in Galveston. Among the initiatives taken to put the facility back on its feet, the installation of a...

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Converting UC Davis Campus Steam to Carbon-Neutral Heating Water System

Summary Session Track 2D Speakers Michael Bove, Affiliated Engineers Joshua Morejohn, University of California Davis Colin Moyer, Affiliated Engineers #ConferenceProceeding #2018 #AnnualConference #HotWater #AffiliatedEngineers #UniversityofCaliforniaDavis

2D.1_Bove_Morejohn_Moyer.pdf

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Centralizing, Upgrading & Optimizing Chilled Water on Existing Campus

Summary Five central chillers serving eight buildings were replaced with six new chillers that operate in parallel or in triple-series with three pipe distribution that was extended to serve 25 additional buildings where 20 local chillers and dozens of DX units were replaced by five...

2D.2_Morehead_Moyer.pdf

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University of Pittsburgh: Growing a Campus and Community While Reducing Energy, Water and Emissions

Summary The University of Pittsburgh’s Comprehensive Energy Master Plan and Energy Conservation Plan (2017) proposes capital investments for infrastructure enhancements and expansion, considers a campus microgrid and building conservation investments This plan is distinct in integrating energy...

6B.3_Kuh_Svoboda.pdf