James-Kilmer House Chiller and Boiler Replacement

ADDRESS: James Kilmer Condo Association, North Sandburg Terrace, Chicago, IL, USA

BUILDING TYPE: High-Rise and Mid-Rise Residential

TEAM / TEAM LEAD: Jay Parikh

TEAM / TEAM LEAD: Jay Parikh, Adam Sanders, Nathan Kinsey, Bhupendra Tailor

ELARA ROLE: MEP Engineer

Project Highlights & Results

Designed new, combined, high-efficiency chiller, boiler and domestic hot water heating plants for two residential buildings in Chicago’s Sandburg Terrace
Obtained $140,950 in utility incentives
Improved system control by installing an open protocol DDC system with web-based front end
Adjusted project schedule to address unexpected failures within the existing boiler plant to ensure system redundancy

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