All thirteen campus buildings were heated using a central high pressure steam boiler plant. 90 PSIG of steam is circulated to all buildings in a vast underground piping distribution system totaling approximately 4,000 feet of underground piping. K&L Group was retained to design and prepare contract documents for the replacement of the underground distribution system.

Design included the cost benefit analysis of various underground piping system options. The final design utilized un-insulated schedule 40 steel carrier pipe and an outer fiberglass conduit for the high-pressure steel, with “push on” carrier pipe joints. The piping system was a proprietary system manufactured by Thermal Pipe. The condensate pipe utilized an insulated, welded stainless steel carrier pipe with outer fiberglass conduit.

Our specifications and drawings were developed to allow for alternate piping systems, other than the Thermal Pipe system. The design included three (3) manholes.

Project completed by K&L Group, A Division of MG Engineering

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