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This new Central Energy Plant is at the core of a 10-year master plan to overhaul and modernize a major automotive manufacturer’s research and engineering campus. Alex Michl, OPN Architects Alex Michl, OPN Architects The new facility fulfilled multiple initiatives: the replacement of an aging central steam system, distributed cooling assets with a 3,000 ton geothermal system, a 19,000 ton chilled water system, as well as low-temperature water-based energy distribution loops, 40,000 ton-hours of thermal energy storage, and on-site electrical generation via combined heat and power. Alex Michl, OPN Architects The design team used the latest in three-dimenional modeling software to navigate the complex web of MEP systems... More