Central Plant

Responsibilities – Produces and distributes chilled water, steam and compressed air to over 58 main campus buildings (steam only to Highland Park First Methodist Church). They manage hot & cold calls during normal working hours and all Campus Planning & Plant Operations calls after normal working hours. The Central Plant is staffed 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Central Plant maintenance is accomplished with a combination of in-house staff and outside contractors.

Capabilities

Chilled Water

The plant is rated for 10,000 tons (although 12,000 tons is connected, the condensing water system pumps have a capacity of 30,000 gpm), currently the summer peak is 6000 tons. There are 2 – York 4000 ton OM R134a Centrifugal Chillers, 1 – York YK 2000 ton R134a Centrifugal Chiller, and 2 – Trane 1000 ton ZVHV R11 Centrifugal Chillers (All units are electric).

Steam

The plant has a capacity of 94,000 lbm/hr (although in the coldest of winters the steam load is below 90,000 lbm/hr). There are 1 – Babcock & Wilcox 32,000 lbm/hr water tube boiler, 1 – Cleaver Brooks 32,000 lbm/hr water tube boiler, and 1 – Holman 30,000 lbm/hr fire tube boiler.

Compressed Air

The capacity of the compressed air system is xx cfm @ 90 psig. There are 1 - _____________ and 3 - _______________ in various levels of backup.

Performance - The Central Plant main goal is to maintain a continuous supply of steam, compressed air and chilled water to the campus. An Interruption Tracking Procedure is in place for the occasional interruption and/or scheduled shut down.

Resources – Plant Manager (Tim Hebert) and a crew of six (David John, Sammy Sanchez, Jerrell Peck, Wa;ter Rpberts, Ruben Rodriguez, and Lottie Sphaler), combined they have over 100 years experience with central plants.

HVAC Call Center (Hot & Cold Calls)

The HVAC Call Center is reached at extension x83266. Operators record the information (name, location, phone number, problem type and description), troubleshoot areas connected to the campus energy management system (Inet 2000), open a work order and dispatch a control technician when necessary.