Designing for the Future: UNC's new infrastructure master plan

摘要

Chartered in 1789, the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill is the oldest state university in the United States. Its energy infrastructure certainly isn't 200 years old, but is nevertheless showing signs of age. In addition to its 14 million sq ft of existing buildings, the campus anticipates adding 6 million sq ft over the next decade. In 2000 when state voters approved a $3.1 billion higher-education bond program, with $500 million for UNC-Chapel Hill, one of the first priorities was to increase the capacities of its distribution systems and upgrade its utilities infrastructure.