The Villages of Merrick Park, Coral Gables, FL.
Client: General Growth Properties.
Project Reference: Josh Burrows (312)-206-6250. Josh was the GGP project manager for this project.
Mr. Elkins performed this project prior to forming Expert Consultations, LLC.
Project Description: The scope of this project began with a study of an existing 2000 ton condenser water central plant that was not performing as required. Study revealed multiple issues with the plant equipment and controls, as well as lack of adherence to the original design standards for the property by many of the tenants. All issues were addressed and corrected as part of a design and commissioning effort to restore the plant to proper operation and to add additional capacity into the plant so as to better absorb increase in tenant cooling requirements.
In addition to performing the analysis to determine root problems with the central plant equipment, Mr. Elkins also reviewed the original design of the system and implemented several improvements to the operation of the distribution system. The original design relied upon loop water pumps in the central plant to flow throughout the complex, but the differing pressure requirements to flow everywhere was causing the 125 HP main system pumps to use power that was being wasted in the automatic flow-control valves located in the heat pumps closest to the plant. Mr. Elkins determined that over 50% of the connected heat pumps were being provided with too much pressure virtually all of the time. Our design added tertiary pumps in the two remote buildings, which then allowed the central pumps to operate at a lower system pressure. Once the new design was installed, the new 20 HP pumps allowed the main system pump speeds to reduce 60%, which reduced the power consumption of the 125 HP main loop pumps to less than 10% of the original design.
Mr. Elkins also provided assistance during the construction phase of this project. Originally scheduled for a January start and immediate repair of the central plant, this project was delayed. The project actually started in June, and at that point required additional means of temporary cooling to supplement the existing plate and frame heat exchangers as they were taken off line one-at-a-time and reconditioned. Mr. Elkins assisted the Owner and Contractor in the application of a temporary air-cooled chiller and designed a misting system to assist in maintaining a reasonable temperature in the enclosed parking garage where the chiller had to be set.
Also during the summer, the contractor failed to order the new supplemental plates for the existing plate and frame heat exchangers in time for the repairs at the first exchanger to begin as scheduled. Mr. Elkins initiated discussion with Tranter to expedite new plates which resulted in slightly thicker plates being provided to the project at no cost increase to the Owner and kept the project on schedule.
Client: General Growth Properties.
Project Reference: Josh Burrows (312)-206-6250. Josh was the GGP project manager for this project.
Mr. Elkins performed this project prior to forming Expert Consultations, LLC.
Project Description: The scope of this project began with a study of an existing 2000 ton condenser water central plant that was not performing as required. Study revealed multiple issues with the plant equipment and controls, as well as lack of adherence to the original design standards for the property by many of the tenants. All issues were addressed and corrected as part of a design and commissioning effort to restore the plant to proper operation and to add additional capacity into the plant so as to better absorb increase in tenant cooling requirements.
In addition to performing the analysis to determine root problems with the central plant equipment, Mr. Elkins also reviewed the original design of the system and implemented several improvements to the operation of the distribution system. The original design relied upon loop water pumps in the central plant to flow throughout the complex, but the differing pressure requirements to flow everywhere was causing the 125 HP main system pumps to use power that was being wasted in the automatic flow-control valves located in the heat pumps closest to the plant. Mr. Elkins determined that over 50% of the connected heat pumps were being provided with too much pressure virtually all of the time. Our design added tertiary pumps in the two remote buildings, which then allowed the central pumps to operate at a lower system pressure. Once the new design was installed, the new 20 HP pumps allowed the main system pump speeds to reduce 60%, which reduced the power consumption of the 125 HP main loop pumps to less than 10% of the original design.
Mr. Elkins also provided assistance during the construction phase of this project. Originally scheduled for a January start and immediate repair of the central plant, this project was delayed. The project actually started in June, and at that point required additional means of temporary cooling to supplement the existing plate and frame heat exchangers as they were taken off line one-at-a-time and reconditioned. Mr. Elkins assisted the Owner and Contractor in the application of a temporary air-cooled chiller and designed a misting system to assist in maintaining a reasonable temperature in the enclosed parking garage where the chiller had to be set.
Also during the summer, the contractor failed to order the new supplemental plates for the existing plate and frame heat exchangers in time for the repairs at the first exchanger to begin as scheduled. Mr. Elkins initiated discussion with Tranter to expedite new plates which resulted in slightly thicker plates being provided to the project at no cost increase to the Owner and kept the project on schedule.
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