WELLESLEY COLLEGE CUP UPGRADE
WELLESLEY, MASSACHUSETTS
SUMMARY
Ameresco retained B2Q to be the prime design engineer to complete the upgrade of the Central Utility Plant (CUP) at Wellesley College. B2Q completed and coordinated the entire design in Revit with various subconsultants including electrical, plumbing, structural, and acoustical.
The new Central Utility Plant upgrades scope consists of two (2) new 2MW peak shaving engine generators to be deployed for demand response. The chilled water plant was also upgraded to include (2) new 800-ton water cooled centrifugal chillers & a five (5) cell rooftop cooling tower. A new 4,000 ton-hr ice storage plant was installed for additional demand response & peak shaving during the peak cooling season. The plant also required a new pony steam boiler for shoulder season operations. B2Q also supported the design of a new balance of plant control system for integration & centralization of all equipment.
New Major Equipment
Two (2) Peak Shaver Engines each capable of 2MW
Two (2) 800-ton Electric Centrifugal Chillers
One (1) 3,200-ton Five Cell Rooftop Cooling Tower
A 4,000 ton-hr ice storage system with a dedicated 400-ton glycol chiller for ice build
One (1) 600-hp Pony Steam Boiler
New Controls Infrastructure for entire CUP
Market:
Colleges and Universities
Services:
Building Systems
Resiliency and Distributed Generation
Project Design
