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April 7, 2016 by patrick

Canandaigua VA Medical Center Biomass Boiler Plant Addition

Owner

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Location

Canandaigua, VA
United States

Project Information

Renewable Energy Project
Occupied Campus Environment

Sector

Oil, Gas & Chemical / Industrial
Healthcare

In an initial phase, Rhino reviewed the sprinkler system design specification documents for the expansion of the Biomass Boiler Plant at the Canandaigua VA Medical Center in the Finger Lakes region of central New York. This facility uses biomass byproducts such as wood chips and bark salvaged from local lumberyards and logging operations to generate clean, steam-powered energy for the VA campus. The expansion building houses a steam-driven generator, automated conveyers, woodchip storage, emissions control equipment, and supporting utilities.

In a subsequent phase, Rhino developed the design of a deluge system to satisfy code equivalency requirements for fire rated construction between the wood chips silo and boiler rooms. We also designed a fire pump to provide the water supply to simultaneously support the deluge system and ceiling sprinkler systems.

Services Provided

Building Code Consulting
Life Safety Code Consulting
Special Hazard Suppression Design
Fire Pump Design
Construction Phase Services

Markets: Healthcare, Oil, Gas & Chemical / Industrial

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