Central Plant
Section 1
Central plant is the heart of the utility infrastructure on campus. It is staffed by licensed Steam Engineers and is operational 24/7. In addition to monitoring the sophisticated plant equipment, all after-hours trouble calls are received and triaged by the plant operators.
Central Plant List of Services:
- Maintain equipment in campus buildings, such as boilers, water purification and vacuum equipment, as well as mechanical maintenance of HVAC system equipment and filters
- Produce and distribute chilled water (for cooling, dehumidification, and process cooling), high temperature hot water (for building heating water, domestic and industrial hot water, low-pressure steam generation for research equipment) and compressed air (for instrumentation and automation functions and for research laboratories) to campus buildings
- Produce and distribute electricity via the cogeneration plant (CHP - Combined Heat and Power)
Other Central Plant Services Include:
- Air compressors
- Air handlers
- Chemical treatment for pools
- Emergency generators
- Heat exchangers
- Industrial hot water heaters
- Motors
- Process cooling systems - central
- Pumps
- Steam boilers
- Steam generators
- Steam supply
- Vacuum pump systems
- Valves - isolation and control
- Water systems - central: DI, RO and soft water systems
To request a Central Plant Service, please submit an online request to the Facilities Management Services Portal (UCInetID is required).