North Energy Exchange Center (EEC)

drawing of map of campus showing several buildings and path marked in green showing the thermal wells
UMass Amherst

A regional ground-source heat exchange system for heating and cooling providing for a more cost effective and expandable versus stand alone systems. This project consists of the installation of geothermal wells, underground infrastructure and the fit-out of a spare bay in the existing north chiller plant for the ground-source heat exchangers at the North Chiller Plant to support the heating and cooling at CSL, SEL & future buildings.

 

OPM Firm:   CSL Consulting (MBE)

Design Firm:  RFS Engineering

CM (c.149A):  Consigli Construction

Project Completion Date: June 30, 2026

 

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