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Sylvania Campus upgrades boiler system to increase energy efficiency
Photos and story by Kate Chester
“Small” is the new “big” in terms of heat plant energy efficiency at Portland Community College’s Sylvania Campus.
One of PCC Sylvania’s eight new Aerco boilers. The new boilers – which provide heat and hot water to campus buildings – are significantly more energy efficient.
Eight petite Aerco Benchmark condensing boilers have been installed to replace part of the aging and monster-sized central plant boiler system that for more than 40 years has provided heat and domestic hot water to the campus’ 13 buildings. The remainder of the old system will stay on campus, serving as a back-up for the new boilers, which are already up and running.
“The new boilers will enable us to gain a number of energy efficiencies that long-term will reduce both heat costs and carbon emissions – and that puts us closer to reaching the college’s sustainability goals as outlined in its Climate Action Plan,” said Laura Ward, Energy Resource Conservation manager for the college.
To read more about these boilers and how the college is saving energy and money, visit the Bond Web Site story.