CLEVELAND, OH-Siemens Building Technologies, Inc., reported on February 24th its plans to help The Cleveland Clinic Foundation treduce energy, water and sewer costs through the design and construction of a central heating and cooling plant expansion, in conjunction with numerous campus-wide energy conservation improvements to existing systems and facilities. The central plant expansion will provide service to The Cleveland Clinic's planned 900,000 square-foot Heart Center and support existing facilities. The Heart Center, one of the largest construction projects in Cleveland history, is currently in its final planning phase. It is scheduled to open in 2008.

The expanded central plant will provide 8,800 tons of cooling capacity. Siemens will integrate into the plant a new 100,000 lb/hr steam boiler, and a new 2,200-kW emergency generator that will provide basic emergency power to meet the Heart Center's chilled water and steam requirements. Upon completion, the expanded plant will replace nine existing chillers.

A Siemens APOGEE building automation system will provide sophisticated control strategies for the new central plant, including chiller optimization and controlled run-time. It also will monitor and control valves, dampers and associated controls to ensure energy efficiency and optimum temperature control throughout the Heart Center.