MCGILL UNIVERSITY - POWER PLANT
MCGILL UNIVERSITY - POWER PLANT
MCGILL UNIVERSITY NEEDED A NEW BUILDING TO HOUSE THREE 1.5 MW EMERGENCY FACILITIES , GENERATORS THAT WILL PROTECT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IN THE EVENT OF A POWER OUTAGE
The McGill University thermal power plant and the Wong , Rutherford , Administration , and Leacock pavilions are powered by a single emergency generator located in the Ferrier building in the immediate vicinity of the boiler room . This presents risks that should be limited by Housing New generators in separate spaces in the immediate vicinity .
The feasibility studies compared several location hypotheses , which led to the location of the structure between the Ferrier building ( 1963 ) and the Wong Pavilion ( 1990 ) being the best location . These preliminary studies also described the functional parameters associated with the two required 1.5 MW generators and the possible addition of a third in the future .
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