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possible to delay installation of PowerBlock #4 until construction of Research
Building 1 in 2023. At completion of the master plan, the campus load (12.4
MW) is anticipated to exceed the capacity of the ISOC generator plant with
either variable refrigerant flow or ground source heat pumps as their main
recommends installation of two additional gensets in PowerBlock #1 prior
source of heating. The other proposed buildings would receive dedicated
The existing peak demand (6.4 MW) for the campus exceeds the current
to next year’s peak demand, which typically occurs between August and
additional gensets would need to be installed prior to bringing additional
buildings online. If a load shedding strategy is implemented, it may be
September. It is anticipated that PowerBlock #4 with at least three (3)
capacity of the ISOC generator plant (6.2 MW). As a result, SBEC

PowerBlock #4 at its full capacity of five (5) gensets (total of 10.1 MW of capacity). As a result, it will be necessary to implement a load shedding strategy to allow implementation of the master plan while remaining within the capacity of the ISOC generator plant. Mines will have additional historical electrical peak demand data at that time, which can be reviewed against the Based on Mines-S

generator plant total available capacity. shedding loads, which are listed below:

boilers for heating. ELECTRICAL 

Existing buildings to be renovated within Mines Park are anticipated to remain
source heat pumps. Refer to Chilled Water: Estimated Load by Neighborhood
Steam: Anticipated Campus Load Summary for a breakdown of buildings and
as stand-alone direct expansion cooling. New construction within Mines Park
and beyond those identified in the Campus Infrastructure Upgrade Project in
provide the heating for all the proposed buildings within the master plan that
The steam distribution piping requires a couple upgrades in pipe size above
all the anticipated condensate load of the proposed new buildings. Refer to
order to provide heating to the proposed new buildings throughout campus
is expected to be provided with variable refrigerant flow systems or ground
are anticipated to be connected to the heating plant. The heating plant will
need to receive two new condensate pumps in order to receive and pump
and maintain a fluid velocity below 140 FPS as recommended by Spirax
Sarco. However, once these upgrades are in place, it should be able to
The new buildings in the Innovation Hub and on South Campus are
anticipated to receive dedicated gas fired condensing boilers.
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South Campus development will provide its own cooling.

The existing buildings to be renovated within Mines Park would have gas fired boilers shared between two buildings. The proposed apartment buildings within Mines Park would have gas fired boilers for supplemental heat and
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