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Stanley Consultants has exceptional experience with The technical issues can range from type and systems. We have designed over 500,000- size to chilled water pumping schemes, all with several tons of installed chiller capacity for over 40 different alternatives and each with their own advantages and chilled water facilities. Our experience includes the disadvantages. world’s largest district cooling plant, totaling 120,000- tons. Our technical familiarity with these issues and alternatives makes Stanley Consultants a strong asset Steam-driven, electric centrifugal and gas-powered to a client’s project team. We have in-house control ranging from several hundred-ton to 8,000-ton sequencing experts to optimize system performance, cooling capacity have been integrated into these chilled including integrating main and satellite plants, different water plants to serve our broad range of clients. combinations of prime movers and seasonal fluctuations throughout the year. Our services span the spectrum from examination and condition assessment, analysis, planning and design on We have a unique familiarity with the need to minimize through construction. operational and maintenance costs, the sensitivity to energy efficiency, the utility needs associated with plants Stanley Consultants has the technical expertise, and the sensitivity associated with architectural and management skills and background to design both large acoustical issues relative to the surrounding area. and small chilled water plants. We have a thorough understanding of the critical issues associated with chilled water plants.

STANLEYCONSULTANTS 1 COOLING PLANT CRITICAL ISSUES COOLING PLANT SERVICES » Site Selection » Project Planning and Master Planning » Plant Arrangement » Load Analysis and Projections » Chiller Types » Hydraulic Analyses » Building Interface » Life Extension Studies » Design Conditions » Due Diligence » Pumping Schemes » Economic Analyses » Thermal Storage » Conceptual Design Services » Chiller Configurations » Equipment Procurement Packages » Types and Sizes » Environmental Permitting and Licenses » Architectural Considerations » Project Engineering and Design » Distribution System Arrangement » Building Information Modeling » Prime Movers (motor, turbine, etc.) » Plant Maintenance and Retrofit » Makeup Water Needs » Owner’s Engineer Services » Plant Start-up Support » Construction Services » Commissioning

STANLEYCONSULTANTS 2 REPRESENTATIVE CENTRAL COOLING PLANT PROJECTS

Project Scope

CLIENT AND PROJECT Ultimate Plant Capacity (Tons) Installed Capacity (Tons) or N) Satellite Plant (Y # Units in Project Machine Size Drive Type Study Design Construction The C.A.T. Group - Doha, Qatar 120,000 115,000 N 46 2,500 Electric ● District Cooling Plant Gujarat International Financial - India 110,000 110,000 N 44 2,500 Electric ● District Cooling Plant Confidential Industrial Client - MN 28,785 3,435 N 2 1,717 Electric ● ● ● Chiller 4 Replacement Baylor University - Waco, TX 26,250 2,700 N 1 2,700 Electric ● ● Chiller and Cooling Tower Expansion University of Wisconsin - Madison, WI 1 8,500 25,000 16,500 N Steam ● ● Charter Street Capacity Optimization 2 4,000 Texas A&M University - College Station, TX Electric - 16,350 8,000 N 2 4,000 Steam ● ● CUP Chillers 10 and 11 Steam - 8,000 Mayo Foundation - Rochester, MN 20,000 4,000 Y 1 4,000 Steam ● ● ● Prospect Utility Plant Chiller six University of Texas - Austin, TX 15,000 15,000 Y 3 5,000 Electric ● ● Central Chilling Station Confidential Client - UT 10,000 10,000 Y 5 2,000 Electric ● ● ● Chilled Water Plant Lansing Board of Water & Light -

Lansing, MI 10,000 8,000 N 4 2,000 Electric ● ● ● Central Chilled Water Plant Texas A&M University - College Station, TX SUP1 Chiller Replacement 10,000 -- Y 6 1,000 Electric ● State of Wisconsin - Madison, WI 6,000 1,500 N 1 1,500 Electric ● ● Capitol Heat and Power Plant Trinity University - San Antonio, TX 5,400 5,400 N 4 1,350 Electric ● ● ● Thermal Utility Plant Consolidation Illinois State University - Normal, IL 5,000 2,000 Y 2 1,000 Electric ● ● ● South Campus Power Plant Texas A&M University - College Station, TX 1,600 1,600 Y 1 1,600 Electric ● Chiller 32 Replacement University of Iowa - Iowa City, IA

Oakdale Renewable Energy Plant Central Chilled 1,200 600 N 1 600 Electric ● ● ● Water Production

STANLEYCONSULTANTS 3 University of Texas at San Antonio Addition and Replacement Project

Central Heating Plants Reliability is crucial to meet the 24/7 demand 365 As pressure mounts to reduce your energy operating costs, Stanley Consultants can assist you in improving the reliability of your days a year for heating with solutions that increase your system efficiency and sustainability, while and process. reducing your environmental footprint. We understand your challenge in competing for major capital investment, repairs and maintenance dollars DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS and justifying the payback. We can assist you in optimizing your heating • Site Selection system through load shaping and efficiency, fuel switching, aggregation, • Industrial Heating and Process cogeneration and other renewable energy sources to reduce your energy • Institutional Heating and Process costs. • Steam, High Temperature Hot Water and Hot Water Our expertise includes distributed heating systems (tunnel and direct), • Load Profile Analysis plants and combined heat and power (CHP) plants • Plant Layout for optimal heat recovery and power generation. Our experience with • Prime Movers and Boiler Types varying fuel types, includes coal, oil, natural gas, biomass and waste and • Hydraulic Modeling gasification. Our load profile and 3D modeling provides you with options for • Pipe Support selecting the best solution to meet your current and future heating expansion • Efficient Distribution System • Building Interface needs, while helping you visualize system layout for easier equipment • Air Permitting Compliance access and maintenance. • Renewable Fuels (Biomass and We offer planning (including feasibility and energy studies), load analysis Biogas) and projections, design, environmental permitting, procurement, construction • CHP Opportunities management and commissioning and startup. Our expertise includes • Boiler Controls heating plants for industrial, college and university, research, medical, • Distribution System Arrangement government (including military) and commercial and residential development • Building Interface • Architectural and Landscape facilities. Aesthetics • Budget, Schedule and Safety

STANLEYCONSULTANTS 4 REPRESENTATIVE CENTRAL HEATING PLANT PROJECTS

Fuel

CLIENT AND PROJECT Source Condition Assessment Lifecycle Cost Analysis Environmental Permitting Emission Controls Fuel-Handling Feedwater Deaerator Controls Life Safety/Fire Protection Emergency Power Distribution System Baylor University - Waco, TX

Boiler Replacement Gas/Oil ● ● ● ● ● 2 (28,000 lb/hr) Brigham Young University - Provo, UT Coal/ Central Heating Plant Upgrades ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Gas 3 (100,000 lb/hr), 2 (200,000 lb/hr) Confidential Industrial Client

Coal to Gas Conversion Gas ● ● ● ● 2 (50,000 lb/hr) Indiana State University - Terre Haute, IN

New Central Power Plant Gas/Oil ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 3 (75,000 lb/hr) Indiana University - Bloomington, IN Coal/

Central Heating Plant Feasibility Study Gas/ ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 2 (150,000 lb/hr), 2 (180,000 lb/hr) Oil Purdue University - West Lafayette, IN

Replacement Stoker Ash System Upgrade Coal ● ● 1 (200,000 lb/hr) University of Illinois – Urbana/ Champaign, IL Gas ● ● ● ● ● ● Central Heating Plant Boiler Replacement 1 (175,000 lb/hr) University of Iowa - Iowa City, IA Coal/

Central Heating Plant Expansion Gas/ ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 (240,000 lb/hr), 4 (170,000 lb/hr) Oil University of Minnesota Crookston - Crookston, MN Coal/ Central Heating Plant Upgrades Gas ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 2 (15,000 lb/hr), and 2 (25,000 lb/hr) University of Wisconsin - Madison, WI

Multiple Heating Plant Improvement Projects Coal ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 (200,000 lb/hr), 3 (100,00 lb/hr) Utah State University - Logan, UT

Central Heating Plant Upgrades Coal ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5 (60,000 lb/hr) Western Illinois University - Macomb, IL Coal/

Central Heating Plant Upgrades Gas/ ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 2 (45,000 lb/hr), 3 (100,000 lb/hr) Oil

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