Stracher Roth Gilmore, Architects

Stracher Roth Gilmore, Architects

Proctor's Energy District
Heating and Cooling Plant

Project

• The boiler plant is comprised of two, 250 HP high pressure steam boilers, with future plant space capacity for two additional 250 HP boilers. Distribution to the district plant's customers is high temperature 2400F hot water in an underground distribution system to several buildings in the vicinity of the 400 block of State Street in Schenectady, NY.
• The chilled water plant consists of two 500 Ton absorption chillers and one 250 Ton screw chiller, with future plant space capacity for two additional 500 Ton centrifugal chillers. The underground distribution system supplies 420F chilled water to the State Street Area of customers in Downtown Schenectady, NY.

M/E Role

Prime Consultant to Owner for the complete design and construction administration of a new 20,000 SF District Energy Plant in Schenectady, NY.

Challenges

The project involved a "high rise" solution to deliver a district heating and cooling plant of sufficient capacity, on a small available footprint in a downtown urban area, that spans an underground creek.

Location:
Schenectady, New York