MEP’s Active Chilled Beam Design Project with Barron Area School District
Posted: October 2nd, 2009
Owner: Barron Area School District, Barron, WI
Contract Manager for the Dadanco Project: The TRANE Company, La Crosse, WI
This is one of Dadanco’s first active chilled beam projects in the U.S.
Analysis: The school has an existing wood chip boiler that makes steam for the school, community center and the hospital across the street so they have a steam demand year round; this was a good location for an Absorption Chiller.
Design Solution: MEP designed a 600 ton Steam Absorption Chiller to make chilled water currently for Barron High School and Barron Community Center.
Project Detail: MEP designed in 3 new air handlers (2) air handlers served the gym and stage areas and (1) which was serving the IMC, Computer Lab, Audio Visual, and Classroom areas had (37) Active Beams and also (8) Induction Diffusers. This air handler also had a CDQ Wheel in the air handler to keep the air dry so that we would not sweat the active beams.