Photos: (clockwise from top right) Utilities Tunnel, New Boiler Air Intake and Exhaust Fans, New Addition Structure, 2000 Ton Centrifugal Chiller, Steam Pressure Reducing Station, Emergency Genset plus Cooling Towers and Fans

McMaster University - Central Utilities Plant Upgrades

Major retrofits and automation to the central utility plant including the following:

• Rebuild of all 8 existing cooling tower cells complete with new structural components, fill material, and cold basins.
• Re-piping of the chilled water pumping system from dedicated pumping to a common header/pumping arrangement with new main variable frequency drive pumps.
• Automation of entire chilled water system including pumping, main branch distribution piping, condenser water distribution to cooling towers.
• New chemical treatment system and cooling water storage system.
• New building addition housing electrical equipment, deluge fire pump system for two new rooftop cooling towers with variable frequency drive fans and future air compressors.
• Demolition of one chiller and addition of two new 2000 Ton centrifugal electric chillers and associated soft starters, and electrical distribution and automation tied into the existing DDC system.
• New 13.8 KV outdoor transformer area with provisions for future upgrades, new 13.8 KV substation and study for replacement of PCB transformers and rework of existing switchgear.
• Addition of two new 1 MVA outdoor rooftop emergency diesel generators with automatic load shedding integrated with the existing generators and upgrades to the campus tunnel emergency electrical power distribution system for existing and future buildings.