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Plans are right on schedule when it comes to Western Wayne’s new elementary school on Route 191 in Salem Township.
Currently referred to as the south elementary school, anticipated completion is set for May or June of 2011 with occupancy slated for September of 2011.
“The underground electric utility is up to the footprint of the building,” says Superintendent Andy Falonk. “We’ll be putting the footers in during the week of April 26th.”
All 72 geo-thermal wells have been drilled and are now being interconnected with piping. Drilled 400 feet down, the dry wells have been grouted with a thermal transfer grout. “The heat signature is 54 to 57 degrees. That transfers the heat into the piping” which is then utilized through a series of heat transfer, heat pumps, said Supt. Falonk.
“There is no transfer of any liquids or chemicals from the system into the ground because it’s a closed loop,” Supt. Falonk said.
Cooling the new building won’t be a problem, since the geo-thermal system starts out at 54 degrees. When it comes to heating the building, Supt. Falonk said they’ll only need to raise the temperature by 16 degrees to reach the desired 70-degree temperature. The geo-thermal portion of the project is costing about $800,000.
“The energy use for this school is predicted to be about 15 percent less than a typical school of this size,” said Project Manager Todd Wescott of Burkavage Design Associates in Clarks Summit. The new school is a 100,000 square-foot building.
Plans are right on schedule when it comes to Western Wayne’s new elementary school on Route 191 in Salem Township.
Currently referred to as the south elementary school, anticipated completion is set for May or June of 2011 with occupancy slated for September of 2011.
“The underground electric utility is up to the footprint of the building,” says Superintendent Andy Falonk. “We’ll be putting the footers in during the week of April 26th.”
All 72 geo-thermal wells have been drilled and are now being interconnected with piping. Drilled 400 feet down, the dry wells have been grouted with a thermal transfer grout. “The heat signature is 54 to 57 degrees. That transfers the heat into the piping” which is then utilized through a series of heat transfer, heat pumps, said Supt. Falonk.
“There is no transfer of any liquids or chemicals from the system into the ground because it’s a closed loop,” Supt. Falonk said.
Cooling the new building won’t be a problem, since the geo-thermal system starts out at 54 degrees. When it comes to heating the building, Supt. Falonk said they’ll only need to raise the temperature by 16 degrees to reach the desired 70-degree temperature. The geo-thermal portion of the project is costing about $800,000.
“The energy use for this school is predicted to be about 15 percent less than a typical school of this size,” said Project Manager Todd Wescott of Burkavage Design Associates in Clarks Summit. The new school is a 100,000 square-foot building.
