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Contacts: Mary Vosevich, (505) 277.6644
Steve Carr, (505) 277.1821 |
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June 24, 2003 NEW LOMAS CHILLED WATER PLANT AT UNM SET TO GO ONLINE
UNM President F. Chris Garcia, Vice President for Business and Finance
Julie Weaks-Gutierrez and Larry Willard, Regent president and chairman
of the board of Lobo Energy, Inc., will be among the dignitaries scheduled
to attend. Refreshments and tours will immediately follow the dedication
of the newest building on campus. “The completion of the Lomas Chilled Water Plant and distribution
lines marks the completion of the first of three projects to upgrade
and renew the utility infrastructure at the University,” said Mary
Vosevich, director, UNM Physical Plant. “This chiller plant provides
us with reliable capacity to cool the campus effectively, and will also
provide cooling capacity for the University for the next 20 years.” The $12-million, 19,000-square-foot plant will provide the additional
cooling to satisfy growing campus needs, now and in the future. It houses
state-of-the-art Trane electric chillers with a current capacity of
7,300 tons and a future capacity of 11,300 tons. The plant was funded
entirely through UNM Revenue Bond Series 2001. UNM will retire the with
utility services cost reduction through new efficiencies and energy
conservation. No state funding was requested for these utility projects. ‘The Chiller Plant,’ as it’s affectionately known, boasts
one of the newest, largest and most The Chiller Plant was designed by GLHN Archtects and Engineers (Tucson, Ariz.); the building was designed by Fanning Bard Tatum Architects, with Jaynes Corporation serving as primary contractor. The facility blends UNM’s traditional pueblo-revival design into an industrial building and serves as a beautiful and functional anchor to the Lomas Boulevard gateway to the campus. # # #
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The
University of New Mexico
Public Affairs Department
MSC01 1170
Hodgin Hall, 2nd floor
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0011
Telephone: (505) 277-5813
Fax: (505) 277-1981
It’s
been a long time coming, but help in the form of a new, state-of-the-art
chiller plant is ready to come online at the University of New Mexico.
The new Lomas Chilled Water Plant, located at the corner of Las Lomas
and Campus, will be dedicated on Wednesday, June 25, at 3:45 p.m.