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CHAPTER 22

Case Study 4:

University Campus

CHP Analysis

Dragos Paraschiv

U niversity campuses typically include a large number of buildings with, quite
often, very diversified usage including

• Academic buildings
• Offices
• Laboratories
• Athletics
• Dormitories and residences
• Commercial buildings
Campus facilities are usually operated by the facilities management or physical
resources group, which is also in charge of maintaining and repairing equipment in these
facilities. Another major task of the physical resources group is the utility management for
the university. In many North American universities, the campus utilities are distributed
to the on-site buildings and facilities from a central utilities plant. University utility distri-
bution systems often include various combinations of the following utility systems:
• Electrical power
• Natural gas
• Fuel oil
• Steam
• Hot water
• Chilled water
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