Hot Water Quad Loop and Hutchison

current projects

UC Davis plans to replace the old and inefficient campus steam distribution system with a new energy-efficient hot water system for heating. Two new distribution heat exchangers will be installed: one located within the fenced Central Plant, east of the old cogeneration building and the other next to the Enology Building in the parking lot on the southwest side of the building. Installation of new underground piping from the Central Plant to the North Quad area will connect the hot water system to 2.8 million square feet of campus buildings along its path. Approximately four miles of underground supply and return piping will be installed, consisting of approximately three miles of main lines and approximately one mile of lateral lines that would run along Tercero Hall Circle, Bioletti Way, Hutchison Drive, California Avenue, Peter J Shields Avenue, North Quad Avenue, and East Quad Avenue. The new hot water supply and return pipelines will follow the existing steam pipe routes, to the extent possible.