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Construction Quarterly Newsletter
Winter 2024
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This winter marks the beginning of a major ribbon-cutting period for the construction projects on campus. New buildings will be completed every few months and major progress will be made underground as the University converts the campus from a district scale steam system to a district scale chilled water and hot water system.
A new campus across Lake Carnegie is in the making as final touches are put on the Meadows Apartments, surrounding landscaping and the new Meadows Drive Garage. With the completion of CUB, Meadows is the first fully district-hot water and geo-exchange neighborhood at Princeton University.
In the Stadium Neighborhood, the TIGER facility has been completed. TIGER and CUB represent a major step forward in Princeton’s energy transformation and progress towards net-zero carbon emissions by 2046.
“By 2035, Princeton University will be almost entirely off steam, and our pioneering geo-exchange system will be running at full capacity,” wrote President Eisgruber in his January PAW essay. “It will be clean and quiet and invisible. But I hope it is not too invisible.”
See some of the progress at various Princeton Builds sites in this video and get caught up on project completions and updates below!
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PRINCETON GEO-EXCHANGE IN THE NEW YORK TIMES
The New York Times recently investigated how universities are cutting carbon emissions and prominently featured Princeton's geo-exchange system. The article features Energy Plant Director Ted Borer and touches on Princeton's journey to net-zero emissions.
“This moment is singular,” said Borer in the article. “This is when we’re switching to something that doesn’t require combustion.”
Read the full article: To Slash Carbon Emissions, Colleges Are Digging Really Deep (no subscription required)
Pictured above: The new TIGER plant in the Stadium Neighborhood.
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HISTORIC GROWTH ON CAMPUS
COMPLETED PROJECTS
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TIGER
The Thermally Integrated Geo-Exchange Resource (TIGER) plant construction is complete. The TIGER building is a single-story structure combining both Geo-Exchange utility facilities and operations spaces for Princeton Athletics. Two Thermal Energy Storage (TES) tanks are located on the project site. These tanks are used to store water to heat and cool the campus.
Earlier this fall, the existing West Energy Plant and the new TIGER facility were interconnected to establish a new hot water district heating system. Several buildings are already connected, including Bloomberg, Butler, New College West and Yeh and the TIGER / Athletic Operations facility. This is a significant step in Princeton becoming carbon neutral by 2046.
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THE MEADOWS NEIGHBORHOOD
The Meadows Neighborhood construction fence lines are beginning to change with the opening of CUB, Meadows Parking Garage and Meadows Apartments (pictured above) this spring.
The Meadows Apartments provides housing for graduate students and post-docs. The café and community center incorporates green roofs with the main buildings designed for future solar arrays. The construction is seeking both Passive House and LEED certification. The Meadows Apartments will experience a phased move-in through spring 2024 and will be fully occupied by fall 2024.
The Central Utility Building (CUB) includes the facilities to deliver thermal energy to all the Meadows Neighborhood. The CUB enables the entire Meadows Neighborhood to run on a district hot water geo-exchange system. The facility includes two TES tanks to store water to heat and cool this new campus. It was designed and built to serve new and future building in the neighborhood.
The new Meadows Parking Garage includes electric vehicle charging stations, will support parking for the Meadows Apartments and for athletic events and visitors to campus. The decorative fabric façade provides a striking architectural experience as you drive down Washington Road.
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SCIENCE PROJECTS
EQuad D-Wing Wissa Lab Renovation (pictured above)
- 4,000 sq ft renovation of A level and first floor laboratories to create a new general fluids and bio-inspired morphology lab.
- The work also included graduate working and meeting spaces
- Supports Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering; Professors Aimy Wissa, Marcus Hultmark, and Alex Smits.
Forrestal 144A Lab Renovation
- Renovation of the 3,400 sq ft Flow Lab to allow for installation of a new Aerolab closed-circuit wind tunnel for Professor Aimy Wissa, a new modular wind tunnel for Professor Maria Garlock, and the relocation of an existing smoke tunnel
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Supports Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and the School of Architecture; Professors Aimy Wissa, Maria Garlock, and Marcus Hultmark
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SCHULTZ DINING ROOM
The Schults Dining Room in Robertson Hall was renovated. This first phase of work included new terrazzo flooring and furniture in addition to updates to the servery. Paint, electrical work and the windows were also refreshed. Phase two will include new graphics, which in concert with Campus Dining’s efforts to develop more international and heritage celebrations food offerings, will better reflect the School of Public and International Affairs' strategic commitments to diversity, inclusion and internationalization.
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FERRIS THOMPSON GATE WINS AWARD
The recent restoration of the Ferris Thompson Gate has won the Gold Award from the National Ornamental and Miscellaneous Metals Association. Congratulations to the entire project team for this accomplishment.
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ART MUSEUM
- The new Art Museum will be fully enclosed by spring 2024 with on-going fit out taking place on the interior to install drywall, flooring, ceilings, paint, interior glass, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, electrical, plumbing and fire protections systems.
- On the exterior, the landscaping and hardscaping is underway.
- The building construction will be wrapping up by fall 2024 as the Art Museum prepares for a grand opening to the public in spring 2025.
UHS NOW FRIST
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The new University Health Services (UHS) building will be named Frist Health Center.
- Construction of Frist Health Center, scheduled to complete by winter 2025, advances Princeton’s commitment to a culture of health and well-being.
- The facility will double the size of the existing McCosh Health Center and incorporates a renovated and adapted Eno Hall adjacent to the new addition creating multipurpose spaces to promote campus collaboration.
CLASS OF 1986 FITNESS AND WELLNESS CENTER
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The NEW central fitness area of the Class of 1986 Fitness and Wellness Center opened with the start of the spring semester as Stephens Fitness Center temporarily closes for renovations and improvements.
- The Dillon Gym recreation pool is also scheduled to re-open this spring.
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MEADOWS RECREATION
As some areas of Meadows Neighborhood are completed, construction of the Racquet Center (pictured above), Softball Stadium, Haaga House and Recreation Fields continues. Additional areas on the Meadows site will come online through spring 2024 into fall 2024.
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GEO-EXCHANGE & POE FIELD
- Installation of storm water management systems below Poe Field are complete as geo-exchange drilling and installation of geo-exchange piping continues.
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Full restoration of Poe / Pardee Field is anticipated by fall 2024.
PROSPECT HOUSE
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Repairs to the existing exterior masonry and waterproofing and installation of new ADA ramps and entrances are complete as the renovations move to the building's interior.
- Prospect House construction will be complete by fall 2024.
HOBSON COLLEGE
- Drilling of final geo-exchange bores and demolition on site is coming to an end this spring as the project prepares for the installation of concrete foundations and structural components of the new buildings.
- When complete, Hobson College will greatly improve accessible movement through the center of campus via an improved east west connector.
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PRINCETON BUILDS
SUSTAINABILITY
at the heart of it all
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STAFF AMBASSADOR PROGRAM
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