The Fleet Combat Training Center is a vital component for the US Navy and is comprised of various multi-function buildings. An energy audit was performed to upgrade mechanical and electrical systems throughout the complex and Randall Lamb provided the engineering services for the infrastructure upgrade.
Randall Lamb's mechanical design included consolidating the chilled water production to one central location, then distributing the chilled water to the various buildings based on their individual demand. The system consisted of chiller equipment, cooling towers, variable flow water pumps and monitoring control equipment.
This project was funded based on future performance-based energy savings. Randall Lamb's knowledge and experience in chilled water distribution systems proved invaluable in strategically connecting each facility system to minimize disruption of service, retrofit costs, pumping and chiller operating costs, and maintenance costs of the open condenser water system. The design team arranged the system to allow easy verification of energy savings.