West Chester University Site Geothermal System
Date: 2011
Cost: $2,500,000
West Chester University, West Chester, PA: As part of a design team that included another engineering firm and an architectural firm, Mark Ulrick Engineers, Inc. (MUEI) prepared design documentation for Phase II construction of a the campus wide construction of the geothermal well system. Our design included documentation of 160 geothermal wells, site distribution system, 32 circuit well flushing vault and existing main tie-ins. The piping system was exclusively a high density polyethleyne (HDPE) material. We were responsible for geothermal well calculations for proper well depth, pipe sizing and construction observation/inspection.