When
UMass Memorial Health Care began planning a demolition/renovation to
fit out 14,000 sq ft of mixed space for a new clinic, the assumption
was that an additional 80 to 120 tons of cooling capacity would
be needed. But in the current economic
climate, the administration had to ask: Is there an effective
alternative solution? From assessing the
infrastructure to the effects of rebalancing the entire chilled water
system, see what went into their final conclusion and plan of action.