WFT Engineering has recently completed the mechanical, plumbing,
and electrical system design for Oakland Hall Dormitory and
Satellite Central Utility Building (SCUB) at the University
of Maryland. The project is being submitted for LEED Gold
Certification. The 9-story, 709-bed facility includes lounges,
study rooms and laundry rooms on each floor, suite bathrooms,
and ground floor multipurpose and seminar rooms. The building
is conditioned by a four-pipe chilled/hot water system. Rooftop
units supply conditioned outdoor air to all residential floor
rooms. Air handling units with airside economizers and demand
control ventilation serve amenity spaces on the ground and
first floors. Water for space heating and domestic water heating
utilizes campus-wide central steam.
The SCUB, located on the ground floor, houses a 3,800 ton
chilled water plant for air conditioning Oakland Hall as well
as other existing and future buildings on campus. The plant
includes an 800 ton electric chiller, a 2,000 ton future electric
chiller and, a 1,000 ton steam turbine driven chiller. The
four-cell cooling tower is located on the roof of Oakland
Hall. Chilled water distribution is a primary-secondary-tertiary
system utilizing plate and frame heat exchangers for the tertiary
loop.
