The chilled water system build-out holds 4,800 tons with future expandable capacity to 9,600 tons. The initial build-out includee four 1,200-ton high-efficiency hermetic electric centrifugal water chillers using R-1 23 refrigerant, constant volume primary pumps, variable volume secondary pumps, two expansion tanks and 24' of underground distribution piping. The system is provided with a chilled water optimization control capable of maintaining up to eight chillers and their associated auxiliary equipment, including cooling towers. The electrical system initial build-out included 22.9 KV primary selective fused switches, 22.9 KV to 5 KV transformation, 5 KV vacuum circuit breaker switchgears, and 5 KV to 480 volt transformation.

Project Information
Building Owner:		University of Florida
Owner Contact:		Joseph A. Kurinec, Project Manager
Building Location:		Gainesville, FL UNITED STATES
Project Type:		New Construction
Principal Building Function:		Chilled Water Plant
Project Delivery Method:		General Contractor
Project Timeline		Jan 1995 Planning Start Apr 1995 Design Start Jan 1996 Construction Start Jan 1996 Completion Last known status: Completed
Project Cost:		$11,400,000
Construction Cost:		$10,800,000
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Building Information
Project Includes:		Education Utility Plant
Total GSF:		12,700
Special Equip:		HVAC - 2: 1200-ton chillers 4: 2400 gpm primary pumps 2: 200hp distribution pumps pumping 10,000 gpm through distribution loop approximately 8,000 feet, steel pipe ranging from 30-inch to 24-inch to 2-inch diameter, CHW distributed in urban area requiring extensive utility service re-routing Electrical: 23 K/V substation
Project Team
Architect		Flad Architects
Consultant - Engineer		Affiliated Engineers Inc. (AEI)
Profile Created 01/01/1996
Last Updated 04/04/2006
About the Reported Cost Figures The cost figures reported are supplied by the firms that submitted these projects for publication, which in most cases are the designers or builders. Whereas these sources are intimately familiar with their projects, they may not be fully aware of the owners' finally-realized and recorded costs. In some cases, costs are truly and completely accounted for, and in others they represent a near approximation of the final costs. Costs have not been adjusted for year of construction, nor has any attempt been made to make regional cost adjustments. Further, costs are not comparable on any kind of detailed standard costing model. Hence, it is possible for the cost of one building to include a steam boiler, while the cost of a comparable building might not include the boiler, if steam is being supplied from an already existing campus grid. Or, in another case, a building might include excess boiler capacity to supply steam to another building. Some submittals include fees or unusual site improvements as part of the construction costs, which others do not.