With the right assessments and data-driven modeling, these systems can move from being drains on budgets to drivers of savings, reliability, and healthier environments.

Beyond the Boiler Room, Part I: Uncovering the Untapped Potential of Central Plants

Reimagining the central plant as a strategic asset rather than a background utility changes everything. With the right assessments and data-driven modeling, these systems can move from being drains on budgets to drivers of savings, reliability, and healthier environments. To understand how central plants can become assets rather than liabilities, it helps to first examine the daily challenges faced by the people who run them. 

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New Center for Advanced Care Opens in Chicago

CHICAGO — The new $100 million Center for Advanced Care at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center opened on April 27 in Chicago’s Lakeview community. The 164,000-square-foot, three-story facility was designed by SmithGroupJJR of Detroit.
Joining SmithGroupJJR on the design and construction team were KJWW Engineering of Rock Island, Ill., Thornton Tomasetti of New York and Turner Construction of New York.

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