Project Scope
Stellar Energy provided comprehensive design-build services for a district cooling plant to distribute and circulate chilled water to Shands Jacksonville Medical Center. The project included five chillers for a capacity of 7,500 TR. The fielderected tower has a capacity of 21,000 GPM.
Project Challenge
The Jacksonville Electric Authority (JEA) District Cooling Plant for Shands Hospital was third in a series of district cooling plants to support the city of Jacksonville’s downtown infrastructure investment program. The plant was to support the Shands Jacksonville Medical Center, a 635-bed academic hospital.
Project Solution
The key consideration of this project was lifecycle cost and energy efficiency. Stellar Energy managed a special chiller configuration with Trane in order to achieve Superior lifecycle efficiency targets identified by the client.
Objectives of the project also included:
- Incorporating excellent access to all components for easy maintenance, and lower maintenance labor costs;
- Integrating architectural elements from the surrounding environment and JEA’s specific architectural requirements to ensure the plant was aesthetically pleasing;
- Designing a solution that allows for future expansion and ease of construction;
- Uptime guarantees and redundancy; and
- Installation with minimum impact to the environment, traffic patterns, business operations and the ongoing business of Shands Medical Complex.