Verizon
Project Overview
The Verizon 2N Chiller Replacement project in South Lake, Texas, involved upgrading the facility’s critical chilled water infrastructure to enhance cooling reliability and redundancy. Upchurch provided project management, preconstruction, and special projects expertise to replace the existing 2,000-ton chilled water plant while ensuring seamless integration with existing systems.
Our Approach
Upchurch leveraged its experience in large-scale mechanical system replacements to execute the project efficiently and with minimal disruption, including:
- Strategic Mechanical Upgrades: Replaced the existing 2,000-ton chilled water plant, originally composed of four air-cooled chillers, with a new system consisting of five 400-ton air-cooled chillers to provide the required 2N capacity.
- Seamless System Integration: Established connections between the new chilled water plant in the mechanical yard and the existing chilled water plant in the MEP wing, ensuring uninterrupted cooling operations.
- Emergency Preparedness: Installed new emergency chiller connections to accommodate roll-up air-cooled chillers, enhancing system resilience in case of unexpected failures.
- Minimized Downtime & Disruptions: Executed the project with careful coordination to ensure operational continuity and avoid disruptions to critical facility functions.
Outcome
Upchurch delivered a fully upgraded chilled water plant that enhances reliability, redundancy, and operational efficiency. The project resulted in:
- Increased cooling capacity and redundancy to meet the client’s 2N requirement.
- A modernized mechanical system that ensures long-term performance and efficiency.
- Enhanced emergency preparedness with roll-up chiller connections.
- A seamless transition from the old system to the new, executed with minimal operational impact.
